Kentucky science teachers tried something new this year, and there is little doubt that the through-course task component of the new Science Assessment System can make a big difference in science education across the Commonwealth.
Kentucky’s new science assessment system will go beyond a summative test to measure students’ understanding of the standards.
To keep Kentucky moving forward, we need to be thoughtful, we need to be strategic and we need to be informed while charting the course ahead. Greatness is a decision.
Kentucky's 4th- and 8th-graders continue to outperform their peers nationally in science, according to data from the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, released Oct. 27 by the Kentucky Department of Education.
The Kentucky Association for Assessment Coordinators will host the Scott Trimble Workshop on Instruction and Assessment on Oct. 17-18 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. The conference focuses on using instruction and assessment data to guide classrooms, schools and districts toward continuous improvement and is open to teachers, administrators, district assessment coordinators, building assessment coordinators and superintendents. Click here [...]
The Mathematics Design Collaborative is just as it suggests, a collaborative of people involved in the work of improving mathematics teaching and learning.
The number of students graduating from high school and considered college/career-ready continues to increase, according to data released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
In the changing world of assessments and accountability, Rhonda Sims says there’s one thing teachers need to keep in mind.
Edivation, the professional learning resource available to all Kentucky educators on CIITS, is offering videos that can help teachers create assessments that measure learning, support growth and help to adapt and personalize teaching. Goals are to: Assure that assessment serves learning Use multiple measures Align assessment to goals Measure what matters Assure that assessments are fair and equitable To watch [...]
Sarah Yost By Sarah Yost, NBCT sarah.yost@jefferson.kyschools.us When A Nation at Risk was published in 1983, the American education system seemed to be shaken awake from the dreamy optimism of the 1970s to face the hard fact that public schools were not meeting all the needs of their students. Suddenly the era of open classrooms and holistic learning [...]