Professional Development Ideas for the
Maryland State High School Assessment Initiative

 

CLICK HERE for overhead transparencies that can be used for introductory or orientation sessions for staff, parents, and community members.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to help staff understand the design and organization of the Core Learning Goals/Skills for Success.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to update staff in school system initiatives to address the high school assessments.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to assist staff in designing and using rubrics, rules, and keys related to the modified holistic scoring process for limited and extended constructed responses. Additionally, you can find ideas for training students to self-monitor and self-evaluate their own progress using State scoring tools.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to prepare for the types of questions on the high school assessments.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas for assisting staff in integrating instructional modifications to prepare students for the high school assessments.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to assist staff in facilitating meaningful, purposeful, and ongoing parent and community outreach related to the Core Learning Goals and High School Assessments.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to assist staff in identifying student achievement targets related to the high school assessments as well as integrating this initiative into their high school improvement plan.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to assist staff in understanding and addressing the unique needs of such special populations as Special Education, Talented and Gifted, and English as a Second Language (ESOL) relative to success on the State high school assessments.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to assist staff in helping students to understand how they can prepare for the State high school assessments.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to assist staff to understand and apply learning theory as it relates to the Core Learning Goals/Skills for Success and the high school assessments.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to assist staff in understanding the design of the high school assessments and their relationship to the State Core Learning Goals, Skills for Success, and school system Scope and Sequence documents.

CLICK HERE for staff development ideas to assist staff in understanding the high school assessment program and its connection with State graduation requirements.

 

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This site was developed by the Department of Staff Development, in collaboration with the Division of Instruction. Questions, comments, and other inquiries may be addressed to Allene Chriest (achriest@pgcps.org) or Jeff Maher  (jmaher@pgcps.org).