This report provides action steps that principals can take in five areas to support strong standards implementation in their schools. The five areas aligned to the Wallace Foundation’s research on essential principal practices associated with increasing student achievement are: Shaping a vision of academic success for all students; Creating a hospitable climate; Cultivating leadership in others; Improving instruction; and Managing […]
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Toolkit for Evaluating Alignment of Instructional and Assessment Materials to the Common Core State Standards
This overview of the Toolkit for Evaluating Alignment of Instructional and Assessment Materials to the Common Core State Standards provides a one-page description of each tool included in the toolkit, including when they should be used and by whom. Descriptions of and links to the following tools are included in the overview: Instructional Materials Evaluation Tool (IMET) Grade-Level IMET EQuiP […]
CSAI Update: Standards Alignment to Curriculum and Assessment
This update from the Center on Standards and Assessment Implementation provides definitions of standards, curriculum, and assessments and explains what alignment means in the context of curriculum and assessment. Following this overview, the brief provides summaries of alignment processes in two states, Louisiana for curriculum alignment and Oregon for assessment alignment. These summaries include links to tools and resources these […]
Rubric for Evaluating Reading/Language Arts Instructional Materials for Kindergarten to Grade 5
This rubric, based on rigorous research, is designed for use by practitioners and university faculty who are reviewing Grades K–5 reading/language arts instructional materials. The rubric is organized by content area for each grade span, Grades K–2 and Grades 3–5, with a set of criteria for evidence-based practice that instructional materials in these content areas and grade spans should include. […]
Colorado Academic Standards: A Roadmap to Student Success
This document was developed by the Colorado Department of Education as a brief overview for parents when the state updated its academic standards in 2016. The document includes an explanation of what standards are, how they connect to the curriculum taught in schools, and the tests used to determine whether students are gaining the knowledge and skills that they should. […]
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