after the bell

Anthony, Diana, and I saw this NYT article and thought it interesting.  This article reports on NAEP test results for elementary and middle schoolers.  It would be interesting to know more about the assessment items.

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I ran across a Washington Post article by Jay Matthews that summarizes a history of standardized testing.  Though it was interesting learn about the roots of standardized testing, the article does not delve into the influence that state-level testing plays or should play in daily instruction.  To illustrate this point, there is a sidebar article [...]

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One difference between teaching a college course and teaching a high school course is the lack of continuity. Our teaching methods class meets one evening per week. This is very different from seeing students an hour each day every weekday. When you see your students everyday, you share what is going on [...]

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