Tag: standardized testing

On BEDS Day, Put the Testing to Bed!

BEDS Day is October 2nd this year… let’s put high stakes testing to bed! via Students, Not Scores!… Here’s the plan: Email YOUR State Senator and Assembly Member. ·        Not sure who that is? Click the links below. o   http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?sh=search o   http://www.nysenate.gov/senators Steps: 1. Write a brief message telling them that they represent YOU and you want the high stakes …

Dr. Rella’s Opening Day Presentation

In case you want to share it with friends or other teachers who had to sit through analyzing test results today, here is Dr. Rella’s Opening Day Presentation in all it’s glory…

MORE Teaching, Less Testing!

Via our friends from the MORE Caucus of the UFT…

Send the Scores Back!

Our friends at NYSAPE are running a “Send the Scores Back!” campaign.  If you are a parent of a child who took the state tests this should be of interest to you. Via NYSAPE’s Facebook page… New York State believes in REAL students, not FAKE test scores. This year’s test scores are invalid and provide …

Links for the Last Week of Summer

I have had a few links to some great reads to share the past few days, but have been busy with some of our other posts, so I’ll give you a few at once here.  As you are laying on the beach enjoying your last week of summer here are a few “must reads” for …