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Talk:Essay:Draft Conservapedia Application to Become SES Provider (view source)
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, 19:08, February 12, 2009→Assessment Programs: some thoughts
: How's that?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:00, 12 February 2009 (EST)
: How's that?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:00, 12 February 2009 (EST)
Good for you for offering your time to at-risk kids! Some thoughts that may be helpful:
*As for the weekly homeworks and exams, you'd have to beef up the assignments in US History to include the skills standards. For example, I don't remember any assignments where the students had to use multiple sources, and except for the cartoons, there wasn't much use of primary sources. (I didn't follow the course closely, so I may have overlooked these things.)
*The emphasis for this program is on language, math, and science, whereas your work so far has been in social studies. You'll want to think about whether you plan to incorporate the focus areas into your existing social studies classes, such as having your students do essay writing, or whether you plan to develop new material in the desired areas.
*The SAT has historically been considered an aptitude test rather than an achievement test (I'm not sure if this has been changed recently; I know there has been some talk about that), so it may not be a good tool to assess achievement. The SATII subject tests may be a better approach.
*I'm not sure that looking at your previous student's results will be all the state needs, in that they are not remedial students. It will provide evidence of your ability to teach, but it doesn't speak to improving the performance of students who are significantly behind.
*Section D is asking about evaluating a particular student's needs (in advance) and tailoring the work to address their weaknesses - you'll have to decide how you're going to do this, and you'll need to use research-supported strategies for both assessment and remediation.
*The reports by email are OK, but remember that they asked how you would communicate with families who do not have access to computers, and/or the ability to use them.
Remember that this is a ''significantly'' different student/family population than you have dealt with in the past, and the challenges are quite different. Do you have in mind running a course very similar to what you've been offering, only in an after-school setting? Or are you looking more at a one-on-one tutoring situation? --[[User:Hsmom|Hsmom]] 14:08, 12 February 2009 (EST)