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Preparing Students for Success - CCSS ELA Assessments
Course Overview
Accountability measures require educators to prepare each student transitioning from their class to the next grade level to be at or above grade level. Without a doubt, this is a daunting task, especially with varying student abilities. Work with classroom teachers and reading specialists have shed light on practices (i.e., using assessment data—item analysis—to determine instructional activities) that may work against adequately preparing students for success on CCSS ELA assessments. While data can be used for meaningful decision making and action, educators should look to other strategies, especially when it comes to new ELA tests aligned to the Common Core.
This course provides educators and school leaders with research-recommended steps that are aligned to the requirements of CCSS, which will better prepare them and their students for success on CCSS ELA assessments.
Objectives
• Understand the role of education data as it relates to teachers preparing students for CCSS ELA tests.
• Understand and be able to implement research-based strategies for successfully preparing students for CCSS ELA tests.
• Be able to use quantitative and qualitative measures to assess complexity and appropriateness of instructional texts used with students.
• Understand the components of effective close reading.
• Be able to generate and use text-dependent questions in close reading.
• Possess enhanced self- and collective efficacy around CCSS ELA instruction and test preparation.
Requirements
Successful course completion includes:
1) Evidence of application of quantitative and qualitative measures to determine actual in-use class reading texts.
2) Complete list of text-dependent questions for one sample text aligned to rubric for generating appropriate text-dependent questions.
Saturday, November 9, 2019
9am – 12:15pm
$79
CSU Main Campus
Julka Hall Room 191
2485 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115
PROVIDES 3 CONTACT HOURS/0.3 CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS/CEU’S FOR TEACHERS
Cleveland State University is an accredited university approved to offer CE education in the state of Ohio.