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posted by:
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Ana Lopez
on May 15, 2003
at 6:43PM
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subject:
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Forthcoming test
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We too have started working with 4th and 5th grade teachers to prepare
them for the 5th grade science assessment that will become part of
STAR. We have recruited a 5th grade teacher from every k-6 site to
serve as a point of contact for their school. We conducted a needs
assessment at the beginning in order to make sessions meaningful for
the participants.
To facilitate instruction, we asked teachers to analyze standards-based
adopted curriculum to see if in fact standards are being met. Teachers
found that even though publishers identified specific standard
instruction, in some cases this was not so, therefore, strategies were
given on how to make connections between the instructional materials,
standards, and their delivery in a way that would be comprehensible to
them as well as the student.
Teachers are also aware of the importance of working with their 4th
grade peers in planning out their science instruction in order to make
conceptual ties to meet both 4th & 5th grade standards
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