Effective Teaching Strategies for Middle School Learners in Multicultural, Multilingual Classrooms
This article explores teacher evaluations of researcher-endorsed instructional strategies employed by 16 middle school teachers in Florida to address the developmental and educational needs of their students.
Fewer, Clearer, Higher Common Core State Standards: Implications for Students Receiving Special Education Services
The goal of the Common Core State Standards is to focus on the knowledge and skills needed by all students so they can be successful in college and careers, including students receiving special services. This publication illustrates five key elements from the International Center’s Special...
Common Core State Standards and Implications for Special Populations
This policy brief explores the potential impact of the implementation of Common Core State Standards on students with disabilities, Native American students, and English language learners, and gives examples of implementation targeting these populations, followed by recommendations and questions...
How Can Teachers and Schools Use Data Effectively?
This article seeks to provide guidance for schools and teachers interested in using data to improve students’ mathematics achievement. The article covers types of data uses, structural supports for data use, and steps in data use.
Principles and Characteristics of Inclusive Assessment Systems in a Changing Assessment Landscape
"This document is the fourth in a series of Principles documents produced by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). NCEO revisited and revised its 2008 Principles for inclusive assessment systems to respond to the many changes in the current educational assessment context. The revised...
WIDA Consortium Website on English Language Development (ELD) Standards
This website is a resource for the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium’s English Language Development (ELD) Standards. The WIDA ELD Standards are designed as a curriculum and instruction planning tool to assist educators in determining English language learner (ELL)...
Connecting Common Core to Teacher Evaluation
This article in AASA’s School Administrator magazine says that rigorous instructional demands tied to standards warrant system-wide supports at the supervisor level. The author says that to address the Common Core standards effectively, teachers and their school district supervisors must ensure...
Guidelines for the Assessment of English Language Learners
This document comprises guidelines for practitioners when making suitable decisions regarding the assessment of English language learner (ELL) students in academic content areas. The guidelines provide recommendations about assessment issues relevant to ELL students, such as developing assessment...