Standards For Learning

Presentation Plan

In this session, participants:

• Learn about standards and the role they play in their child’s education.
• Can ask questions and discuss issues related to standards and standards-based reform.

Use:
Can stand alone as a single session. Good session in a series following Classroom Assessment and/or preceding Standardized Testing.

Time Frame: 2 hours

Key Concepts Addressed

Purpose of Assessment

Are Tests Accurate?

Multiple Measures

Accountability

Standardized Testing

Parent's Role

Related Tools
	Assessing Standards
	What is Alignment?
	What Is Meant By Accountability?

Handouts
	Achievement Gaps in Our Schools
	What Are “Multiple Intelligences?”
	Multiple Intelligences and Your Children
	No Child Left Behind