Mar 26, 2015
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MORE TEACHING, LESS TESTING PLEASE! It astonishes me how much standardized testing our children are being subjected to in schools today. We have the NECAPS, NWEA, NAEP, ACT, ACT ASPIRE, and now the Smarter Balanced Assessment Tests (SBAT). Do...
Feb 1, 2015
Still thinking about letting your kids take the Smarter Balanced Assessment in the Spring? I’d suggest you read through this first: http://idahoansforlocaleducation.com/2014/03/sbac-psychometric-testing/ SBAC and Psychometric Testing Filed in Uncategorized...
Oct 31, 2014
Scott Mantie, Ph.D., Administrator – Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Smarter Balanced, NECAP, Alternative Assessments, NAEP, and Curriculum Frameworks, will give brief the Nashua Board of Education on the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) in a special...
Oct 11, 2014
OPT OUT OF THE STATE TEST: The National Movement posts: When the State Recovery Board cancelled Philadelphia’s teachers contract, it may have removed the last hurdle to a national opt out movement of standardized testing. Up to now, teachers have only sporadically...
Aug 31, 2014
This is a VERY informative article from the Manchester Union Leader on the new “Teacher Evaluations” being used in the Manchester School District. Please read through it then note the comments at the end of the article. To read the FULL article, click on...
