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Autore: | Tileston Donna Walker |
Titolo: | What every parent should know about schools, standards, and high stakes tests / / Donna Walker Tileston |
Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2006 |
©2006 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (89 p.) |
Disciplina: | 371.2 |
Soggetto topico: | Education - Standards - United States |
Educational tests and measurements - United States | |
Education - Parent participation - United States | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - Whose Standards?""; ""The History behind School Standards""; ""No Child Left Behind""; ""How to Access the Standards for Your Child�s School""; ""National Standards""; ""Chapter 2 - Why Standards are Important to Education""; ""How Standards Help Produce the Alignment That Leads to Equity""; ""Alignment in the Classroom""; ""Standards as a Measuring Rod for Schools""; ""Why Adequate Yearly Progress Matters""; ""What to Do if Adequate Yearly Progress is Not Being Achieved"" |
""Why Alignment is Important""""The Reality of Alignment""; ""Five Things Parents can Do""; ""Chapter 3 - Standards and Alignment""; ""The Format of Standards and Benchmarks""; ""How Standards are Used as a Guide for What Teachers Teach""; ""Why the Instructional Practice is Important to Student Success""; ""How Standards are Used as a Guide for What Teachers Assess""; ""What Does the Research Say is the Best Way to Teach Vocabulary?""; ""What Processes Will Students Need to Know?""; ""Chapter 4 - Asking the Right Questions"" | |
""What are the Standards and Benchmarks for My State�s Schools?""""How Do I Know That My Child�s School is Teaching to the State Standards?""; ""What Do I Need to Know about the High Stakes Test Given in My State?""; ""What Information Do I Need at the Local School Level?""; ""What Other Information is Important to Examine on the School�s State Report Card?""; ""How can I be Sure That My Child�s School Keeps Current with Quality Research on Learning?""; ""What Questions Should I Ask When Adequate Yearly Progress is Not Being Achieved?"" | |
""What can We Do to Improve the Education System?""""Where can I Go for More Information?""; ""What if?""; ""Chapter 5 - Helping Your Child Master High Stakes Tests""; ""Know the Vocabulary""; ""Practice Compare and Contrast""; ""Pay Attention to Your Child�s Stress Levels""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Index"" | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Help parents understand educational standards, mandated tests, No Child Left Behind, and other issues affecting their children's schools with this reader-friendly guide. |
Titolo autorizzato: | What every parent should know about schools, standards, and high stakes tests |
ISBN: | 1-4833-6145-4 |
1-4833-6362-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910816385403321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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