http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/nclb?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "nclb" on Netvouz http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/claiming_opportunities/claimopp_all.pdf The Ed. Alliance Brown University This handbook provides support for Comprehensive School Reform and NCLB in ways that address the needs of ELLs Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 26 May 2006 14:09:40 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.c00a836e7622024fb85516f762108a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=818d37ec925d82800173fc1062108a0c_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_818d37ec925d82800173fc1062108a0c_viewID=article_view&javax.portlet.prp_818d37ec925d82800173fc1062108a0c_journalmoid=b7e6e4534ef9e010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.prp_818d37ec925d82800173fc1062108a0c_articlemoid=0c37e4534ef9e010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=token&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=token%20 November 2006 | Volume 64 | Number 3 NCLB: Taking Stock, Looking Forward Pages 22-27 Common sense dictates that if you administer a test to students in a language they don't understand, they probably won't do well on it. Nevertheless, NCLB mandates that English language learners do just that, and schools are punished if they don't. The latest Educational Leadership examines this and other flaws of NCLB in respect to English language learners. Administrators > NCLB jgordon Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:13:16 GMT http://www.colorincolorado.org/introduction/nclb.php Summary of NCLB requirements pertaining to ELLs Administrators > NCLB jgordon Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:32:22 GMT http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/ginsberg222.cfm More and more, states are requiring school districts to look at test scores according to race, poverty, and gender so schools will acknowledge and deal with differences in achievement. Educators may be sensitive to this requirement because schools often are caught in shifting or superficial political agendas. Yet individual schools can be inspiring examples of how looking at data and acting on it can contribute to reversing the academic effects of racism and poverty. Assessment > NCLB jgordon Fri, 26 May 2006 13:49:24 GMT http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/06/04/39sacramento_ep.h27.html?tmp=1524794172 School sees strong progress, but says credit proves elusive under NCLB federal law. By Mary Ann Zehr This article supports the need for a Growth-Model for meeting AYP. Administrators > NCLB jgordon Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:37:50 GMT http://www.aft.org/topics/nclb/downloads/QAELL0404.pdf Questions and answers about NCLB (a link provided by Colorin Colorado) national, not Illinois specific since we have the IMAGE test Assessment > NCLB jgordon Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:21:51 GMT http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/growthmodel/proficiency.html LEAD & MANAGE MY SCHOOL In April 2005, Secretary Spellings announced a New Path for the No Child Left Behind Act—a set of common-sense principles and approaches to guide states as they measure their progress in meeting the law's important "bright line" goals. (Note: All students still need to meet grade level standards by 2014 but perhaps the NCLB law by then could be revised to reflect growth for students who are making significant progress but still not meeting grade level standards.) Assessment > NCLB jgordon Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:36:07 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.ef397d712ea0a4a0a89ad324d3108a0c/template.article?articleMgmtId=0e3329f22444b010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD Article by Gene Carter, Executive Director ASCD. Concern is rising in the ASCD community that the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law is overemphasizing testing, leading schools to focus too much on the numbers and not enough on the needs of the children. Several recent reports raise concerns about flaws in the NCLB data collection requirements that could not only penalize diverse schools but also cause inaccurate measures of student and school progress. Administrators > NCLB jgordon Fri, 26 May 2006 13:28:47 GMT http://www.njpep.org/tutorials/ell_mainstream/resources.html This professional development tutorial provides the school community with awareness, knowledge, information and techniques for creating a supportive learning environment for these students. Tutorials jgordon Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:02:04 GMT http://www.coursecrafters.com/ELL-Outlook/2005/mar_apr/ELLOutlookITIArticle1.htm By Dr. Natalie Kuhlman, ELL Outlook™ Contributing Writer ELLs are always taking English language proficiency tests, but what do these tests really mean? How should they affect what happens in the classroom? The author discusses the most common ESL tests used for the past 20 years as well as the NCLB mandates. Assessment jgordon Sat, 20 May 2006 12:45:17 GMT