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Appendix A
Pages 47-49

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... 44 to inform staff of the schedule and nature of the implementation activities and professional (levelopment they will be involve(1 in; · Engagement of principals anti (lepartment chairs (mi(l(lle anti secondary level) in professional development to inform them of the nature of the new program anti the results of the pilot test, as well as the following the (recisions they will nee(1 to make concerning procedures and timelines for implementation in their respective buildings, the availability anti type of professional (levelopment to which their teachers will have access, the costs anti sources ((resigners, i3 The nature and order of the activities listed, although briefly stated, are part of an overarching strategy based on the Concerns- Based Adoption Model (CBAM)
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From page 48...
... These inclu(le parents of students in the school broarier than the assignment of gra(les system, the non-parental public in the community, and representatives of local businesses and industry, local corporations, universities, professional organizations, science-relate (1 agencies , an museums. The wide range of reasons for exam ining student achievement include · helping teachers improve their instruction and the achievement of their students; · providing teachers with a basis for · · .
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... The pervasive need for explicit performance standards that align with content standard expectations argues for inclusion of performance standards in the curriculum program. If these standards are not included in the initial design of the curriculum program, teachers and the assessment developers will need a(l(litional professional (levelopment to assist them in understanding how assessment tasks and scoring guides are developed and how performance stan(lar(ls are establishe(l.
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  • science education
  • student assessment

  • additional processes
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  • standard expectations
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  • adoption model
  • effective instruments
  • school district
  • briefly stated

  • teachers engaged
  • building consensus
  • improving elementary
  • inform staff
  • formally exist

  • achievement include
  • scoring guides
  • student achievement
  • implementation activities
  • implementation plan

  • initial design
  • activities listed
  • expect students
  • overarching strategy
  • explicit performance


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