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Presentation to 2007 Fall Forum, Coalition of Essential Schools

This slide show was the basis of the workshop for the 2007 CES Fall Forum, Challenging the Traditional Transcript.

CES Slides

Keynote by Dr. Margaret Small at the Illinois Conference of Teachers of Mathematics Pre-Conference

Margaret Small, PhD, gave the pre-conference keynote at the 2007 ICTM meeting in October in Peoria. Here is a copy of the presentation in slide format.ictm powerpoint

CES Fall Forum Presentation

PDF version of the presentation at the 2008 CES Fall Forum, 11/8/2008first slide

Policy Paper on Student Assessment for the 21st Century

The structural foundations for the current prevailing models of student assessment and credit go back to the turn of the 20th century and the industrial model of education.  Here is a critique written for the American Youth Policy Council and recommendations building on the data-driven, outcomes-based approach supported by EASE.

From Outcomes to AIMS, shaping class time with outcomes

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Here is a roadmap to help teachers get from their outcomes to the daily work of the classroom. It includes sample AIMS, and step-by-step guidance on creating and implementing daily AIMS.

 

Sample Transcript

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This file shows a student transcript as it appears on line to parents, students, and school staff. With EASE, the percentages proficient and high performance are recalculated at least daily, so students see the results of their work right away.

Schools with EASE

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In addition to our founding school, the Young Women's Leadership Charter School,

(here's a video about the school) each year we have seen the approach to data-driven, outcomes based assessment expand.

 New to outcomes-based assessment with EASE:

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