In order to make grading and reporting practices more meaningful and appropriate, schools must design core instruction to reflect both academic standards and specific academic and behavioral targets that clearly indicate what students must know and what they must be able to do. The authors experience shows that taking this approach positively impacts teaching and learning. This six-page, quick-reference laminated guide is designed to help schools move beyond standards to target-based grading and reporting. In 13 clear steps, it walks collaborative teams through the process of: Prioritizing standards and breaking them into specific learning targets; Creating assessments that accurately measure the relevant standards and learning targets; Designing and delivering instruction that specifically addresses learning targets; Administering and analyzing assessments; Reassessing when there is evidence of new learning; Reporting proficiency levels against learning targets using a summative scoring rubric. The guide includes examples of proficiency scales, proficiency targets, progress trackers, and summative rubrics.

Target-based Grading in Collaborative Teams: 13 Steps to Moving Beyond Standards

Education & Teaching

Garth Larson

Tom Hierck

Schools & Teaching

Dude Publishing, a division of National Professional Resources, Inc.

This six-page, quick-reference laminated guide is designed to help busy teachers easily access a wide range of basic mindfulness practices that help them return to the present moment throughout the day. It also guides teachers through the process of teaching mindfulness to students (K-12) in the classroom so that students are calmer, more confident, more self-reflective, less reactive, and better able to manage relationships and problem solve. Sections include: Mindfulness 101; Daily mindfulness for teachers; Meditation techniques; Mindfulness activities for the classroom; Guided meditation; Cultivating optimism; Using the senses; Personal mindfulness journal.

Mindfulness for Teachers and Students

Elizabeth McAvoy and Jacqueline Thousand

In 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law, reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and replacing No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The law significantly limits the role of the federal government in education policy, returning substantial responsibility and flexibility to states. It emphasizes the obligation districts have to making the curriculum accessible to all learners including students with disabilities and English learners by incorporating universal design for learning (UDL). While UDL is not a new concept, many teachers need support to plan, instruct, and assess students under this framework. UDL and ESSA, by Dr. Stacy Dean, provides this support in a handy, quick-reference tool for K-12 teachers. Features of this comprehensive yet concise laminated guide include: Review of UDL framework, including the Seven Guidelines of Universal Design; Provisions of ESSA related to UDL; 25 Classroom strategies for providing multiple means of representation; 25 Classroom strategies for providing multiple means of expression; 25 Classroom strategies for providing multiple means of engagement; Pre-planning checklist for teachers; Sample student planning template; Post-Planning checklist; 20+ online UDL tools and resources.

UDL and ESSA: An Educator's Guide to Effective Planning, Instruction & Assessment

Stacy Dean

Designed for use by teachers, this 6-page, quick-reference laminated guide by Jim Wright, founder of Intervention Central, describes a range of evidenced-based Tier 1 (whole class) RTI/MTSS strategies and interventions to prevent and manage disruptive or inappropriate classroom behaviors. Topics include: Teaching and reinforcing behavioral expectations; Making instruction engaging and effective; Developing effective teacher-student communication; Strategies for dealing with non-compliant behaviors, inattentive behaviors, anxious behaviors; Breaking the aggression cycle. An invaluable classroom tool that will help teachers maintain a positive and productive classroom climate where all students learn.

Managing Classroom Behaviors Using an RTI/MTSS Framework

Jim Wright

This six page, quick-reference laminated guide by Dr. Joseph Renzulli and Marcia Gentry guide provides an overview of Enrichment Clusters, an innovative component of the Renzulli Schoolwide Enrichment Model, along with seven steps for implementation. Enrichment Clusters engage students in interest-based, student-driven, real-world learning experiences. An Enrichment Cluster is a brand of learning that focuses on providing resources, guidance, and feedback to individuals and small groups based on their interests, learning styles, and preferred modes of expression. The facilitator serves as a guide-on-the-side rather than a dispenser of prescribed curriculum. Students use authentic investigative skills, how-to books, and inquiry strategies to produce a product, presentation, or performance for targeted audiences. Enrichment Clusters are the academic equivalent of extra curricular activities with teachers serving as coaches or facilitators rather than traditional instructors. Includes a getting started guide and examples, as well as tips for evaluation and assessment.

Gifted Education: Using Enrichment Clustersto Provide Challenging Strategies for All

Joseph Renzulli

Marcia Gentry

In this six-page, quick-reference laminated guide, author Paula Kluth presents simple, effective strategies for supporting students on the autism spectrum in inclusive pre-K through 12th grade classrooms, and helping all learners succeed. Teachers will find up to date information about the diagnosis of autism, as well as guidance on what to do if you suspect a student is on the autism spectrum, and a list of needs of students on the autism spectrum. In addition, it recommends specific strategies for the following: addressing/incorporating student fascinations and passions; helping students cope with change and transitions; building a supportive classroom community; creating a comfortable classroom; supporting students who resist doing classwork; creating appropriate assessments; creating accessible whole-class discussions and lectures; teaching literacy and math to students on the spectrum; helping students manage homework; preventing behavior struggles. In addition to being a valuable classroom resource for teachers, aides and support professionals, this concise yet comprehensive guide is also a perfect tool for pre-service or in-service professional development. Parents will also benefit from the strategies outlined in the guide.

Teaching Students on the Autism Spectrum in the Inclusive Classroom

Paula Kluth

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