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| Classroom Assessment Training |
Assessing Mathematical Power |
$125.00 |
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| Using the new National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards, participants learn how to design and use mathematical assessments, conduct student interviews, evaluate group work, and use student self-assessment.(3-hour workshop) |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Assessing Reading Proficiency |
$125.00 |
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| Reading is a dynamic interaction among reader, text, and context, and this important aspect of the reading process is examined in relation to assessment. The videotape discusses key attributes of a good reader and procedures for using paper-and-pencil tests, performance assessments, and personal communication to evaluate reading skills.(3-hour... |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Assessment in the Science Classroom |
$125.00 |
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| Four approaches to designing a science curriculum are described—textbook, inquiry, science/technology/society (STS), and design engineering. Participants analyze the assessment implications of each approach, evaluate the applicability of paper and pencil tests, performance assessments, and assessments based on communication with students.(3-hour... |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Developing Assessments Based on Observation and Judgment |
$125.00 |
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| A step-by-step process of designing and constructing performance assessments is presented. Viewers learn how to align assessments with important behavior and achievement targets.(3-hour workshop) |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Developing Sound Grading Practices |
$125.00 |
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| This package explores the purposes of report card grades, student characteristics that should be factored into grades, appropriate sources of grading data, and ways to combine data over time to determine grades.(4-hour workshop) |
| Other |
How Do You Spell Parallel? Visiting Middle School Math |
$165.00 |
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| Parents, who are unfamiliar with current teaching practices, worry that students are not learning enough mathematics content. In this program, parents see what middle school mathematics classrooms are really like and learn how current approaches improve teaching and learning. Companion booklet is included with video. |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Paper-and-Pencil Test Development |
$125.00 |
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| This informative videotape shows teachers how to plan tests, select material to be tested, and write sound test items. The package provides many ideas for integrating paper-and-pencil tests into instruction. (3-hour workshop) |
| Teachers |
PICTURE THIS:Using Picture Books in Middle and High School to Teach Writing |
$165.00 |
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| Picture books are a highly visible and motivating way to teach students about quality writing. Used as models, picture books help students organize ideas, explore new topics, and reorganize multiple viewpoints. This 20-minute video features teachers sharing their ideas about using picture books in the classroom. |
| Teachers |
Putting Portfolio Stories to Work |
$165.00 |
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| This new program covers four types of portfolios, emphasizing the importance of having a clear purpose and using student self-reflection. Featuring video footage from real classrooms, this program shows students working with portfolios at different grade levels and in different learning contexts. |
| Teachers |
Seeing With New Eyes |
$165.00 |
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| If you’d like to assess and teach beginning writers, this is the program you need. Teachers learn how to emphasize the positive, build on the reading-writing link, and teach students to think and work like writers. A fast-paced, visually-rich video, viewers watch students engaged in the activities that deepen their understanding of how writing... |
| Teachers |
The Journey of a Reader |
$165.00 |
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| Designed to serve as a resource for K-12 educators, this 37-minute video centers around the “traits of an effective reader.” In addition to critical reading skills, the program focuses on the three types of learners: hands-on; visual; and verbal. |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Understanding Standardized Tests |
$125.00 |
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| Viewers learn how norm-referenced standardized achievement batteries are designed and how the norming process provides the basis for score interpretation. Commonly used scoring schemes are clearly explained.(3-hour workshop) |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Understanding the Meaning and Importance of Quality Classroom Assessment |
$125.00 |
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| Attention focuses on what student characteristics teachers assess and what can go wrong. Viewers learn how to prevent problems and how to evaluate the quality of their own assessments. A series of brainstorming activities help viewers become more critical of assessments and their results.(3-hour workshop) |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Using Portfolios in Assessment and Instruction |
$125.00 |
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| A portfolio is a purposeful collection of work designed to tell a story about the student’s growth and development. Participants will learn how to establish criteria for the selection of portfolio material; actively involve students; and develop appropriate criteria for the evaluation of student work.(3-hour workshop) |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Why Won’t You Tell Me The Answer? Inquiry in the High School Classroom |
$165.00 |
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| This program features science teachers who have successfully implemented inquiry strategies in their instructional practices. Viewers see teachers and students participating together in inquiry activities. Brief narration points out specific examples of structured, guided, and student-directed inquiry techniques. The video comes with a 37-page... |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Writing Assessment:Issues and Answers |
$125.00 |
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| This videotape package focuses on direct assessment of writing based on teacher evaluation of student writing samples. Holistic, analytical, and primary trait scoring alternatives are demonstrated.(3-hour workshop) |
| Classroom Assessment Training |
Writing Assessment:Training in Analytical Scoring |
$125.00 |
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| Viewers learn how to apply a six-trait analytical scoring model to assess writing competencies. Each trait is described, followed by opportunities to apply each scoring criterion to actual samples of student writing.(7-hour workshop) |
| Teachers |
Writing from the Inside Out:Revising for Quality |
$165.00 |
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| Educators see precisely what the teaching of the six-trait model of writing looks like—using real classrooms, real students, and real teachers. Four teaching strategies are featured: sharing sample papers with students; linking literature to the traits; asking students to help revise the teacher’s writing; and having students work in pairs on the... |
