Standards Based Classroom?

by GAfirst

Mar 27, 2009

My principal has begun to toss around the term "standards based classroom" and is hinting that it will be included in our school improvement plan for next year. I'm not sure about the definition of this term and would like to hear from anyone who is familiar with it. Thanks!

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Ann/2/CA On 3/28/09, Mary/OH wrote: > Is there any research to prove that children who can quote the > standards do better on testing?

You know, I have the same question! It would seem that being able to quote the standard is not enough to raise test scores. But it's what we are asked to do, so I hang the hoops and we jump!

Mar 29, 2009

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sincere We are a standards based district...and the implementation of the curriculum varies greatly from school to school...here the final decisions are "up to the principal" for implementation

If our schools are not doing "well" the district visits more often (with a checkless of standards based practices they would like to see) and puts more pre...See More

Mar 30, 2009

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Mary/OH I know we have to teach to the standards, but my question still remains--if the child can quote the standard, does that translate to better learning and higher test scores?

Mar 30, 2009

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Not sure On 3/30/09, Mary/OH wrote: > I know we have to teach to the standards, but my > question still remains--if > the child can quote the standard, does that translate > to better learning and higher test scores? I am not sure about the comment I am going to write. The purpose for making the students repeat the standard is get them familiar ...See More

Apr 2, 2009

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Teach I'm definitely not against teaching to the standards. I write the standard on the board before each lesson. (My district has schools piloting SBRC but my school is not one of the pilot schools). As far as I know, I'm the only teacher in our school that displays the standards.

My question is the standard based report card. Does it really t...See MoreI'm definitely not against teaching to the standards. I write the standard on the board before each lesson. (My district has schools piloting SBRC but my school is not one of the pilot schools). As far as I know, I'm the only teacher in our school that displays the standards.

My question is the standard based report card. Does it really tell the parent what the child is doing? How much time do you spend on the report card? I guess there is no arguing with the parent on the standard. The child knows it or doesn't know it.

What if the child doesn't know the standard? Do you keep teaching until they learn it? It seems like a lot of work. I don't mind working hard. I'm at school an hour early every day and stay an hour or two after. But I do mind working harder if I don't see results. If my district has said that students may not get a 4 on the report card (leveled 1-4) what's the point of a student working exceptionally hard in effort?

I know anything new is difficult to embrace. I'm just afraid our district is moving too fast in order to be known as a district following the latest trend. Our IT department isn't ready to handle all the problems we'll encounter with the tech side of this.

What about the computer and SBRC? Did your district train all the teachers?

On 3/28/09, Ann/2/CA wrote: > On 3/27/09, GAfirst wrote: >> My principal has begun to toss around the term "standards >> based classroom" and is hinting that it will be included >> in our school improvement plan for next year. I'm not >> sure about the definition of this term and would like to >> hear from anyone who is familiar with it. Thanks! > > > It's the latest and greatest! > Our classrooms have to be "standards-based", which means that > whatever we are doing has to be aligned with the state > curriculum standards. Most likely you are already doing that, > which is a good thing! Of course our instruction is standards- > based--it's what we do every day! > > The downside of this is that, like anything else that is > mandated by administrators, you and your students will have to > show evidence and justify that the standards are being used by > jumping through a series of hoops. In my school that is: 1) > Standards must be posted for each lesson being taught (usually > on a Focus Wall), 2) All student work posted on the walls must > reference the standard, 3) Students and teachers are expected > to quote the specific standard (and apply it) numerous times > during each lesson. > > At first it seems a bit artificial, but I made a game of it > with the kids and they love it (2nd graders love games :-). > Once you get used to doing this, though, it isn't such a bad > thing. It does give kids a deeper understanding of what they > are doing and why. My kids are competitive with each other and > very eager to be able to quote the standard when asked, and the > ones that were just sitting there zoning out are just as eager. > It seems that they are more able to use higher level thinking > skills and evaluate their learning. It's pretty automatic now; > when the door opens and an adult walks in, they all turn to > look at me to volunteer to tell what standard we are working > on. Good luck. I can tell you more specifics if you are > interested.

Apr 5, 2009

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