ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND THE MINNESOTA ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL DESCRIPTORS
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Session
Explore the relationship between MN state standards-based education and assessment system, North Star’s achievement and academic progress measures, Achievement Level Descriptors (ALDs), and curriculum and instruction.
LINKING ASSESSMENT WITH LEARNING
Learning Objective 1: Attendees will be able to review curriculum and instructional materials alongside the Achievement Level Descriptors to ensure that instruction is at or above the Meets the Standards level.
Learning Objective 2: Attendees will be able to look at curriculum to identify what achievement levels are being addressed by the questions being asked. Students should encounter questions and materials that test skills in at least the Meets the Standards achievement level.
Learning Objective 3: Attendees will be able to analyze student responses from classroom assessments, both formative and summative, to understand each student’s level.
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