Resources and Support Documents

 

The Prince George's County Public Schools has developed a series of documents designed to telegraph key facts, concepts, and principles associated with many of the "hot topics" in contemporary learning theory, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and school improvement planning. The following are available in both electronic format via this web site and in hard copy versions. The PGIN numbers required to order them from the PGCPS warehouse are identified at the end of each entry.

Maryland School Performance Program
(MSPP) Preparation

  • "Are You Ready for the Future?" (MSDE document and accompanying video related to the preparation of students for the Maryland State High School Assessments; contact Office of Program Development for information.)

  • "Core Learning Goals - High School Skills for Success, English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies" (PGIN 7690-2454).

  • "An Educated Guess - A Videotaped Investigation of MSPAP Best Practices with Accompanying Study Guide" (copies may be obtained from the Office of Program Development).

  • "Improving Student Performance on the Maryland High School Assessments - A Menu of Research-Based Instructional Strategies" (copies may be obtained from the Office of Program Development).

  • "Maryland State High School Assessments - What Do We Now Know About Them in Prince George's County Public Schools?" (PGIN 7690-2455).

  • "Preparing Students for Success on the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (Revised)" (PGIN 7690-1620).

  • "Skills for Success and the High School Assessments - What Do We Now Know About Them in Prince George's County Public Schools?" (copies may be obtained from the Office of Program Development).

  • "Strategies That Work! Best Practices in MSPAP Preparation in Prince George's County Public Schools" (PGIN 7690-2436).

Performance-Based Instruction and
the Constructivist Classroom

  • "Equity in Response" (copies may be obtained from the Department of Staff Development).

  • "A Guide to Cooperative Learning" (PGIN 7690-2626).

  • "Reading Across the Curriculum in Prince George's County Public Schools" (copies may be obtained from the Office of Program Development).

  • "What Do We Know About Learning?" (PGIN 7690-2628).

  • "Writing Across the Curriculum in Prince George's County Public Schools" (copies may be obtained from the Office of Program Development).

Performance-Based
Assessment

  • "Developing Performance Assessment Tasks" (PGIN 7690-1621).

  • "Portfolio Assessment" (PGIN 7690-1741).

Developing Higher-Order Thinking Skills,
Processes, and Habits of Mind

  • "Brain-Based Dimensions of Learning" (PGIN 7690-2627).

  • "Dimensions of Learning - Revised Reference Guide"
    (PGIN 7690-1622).

  • "Dimensions of Learning Graphic Organizers for Dimension Two-Four" PGIN (7690-2387).

  • "Questioning to Promote Higher-Order Thinking" (PGIN 7690-2629).

Strategic/School
Improvement Planning

  • "High School Assessments and School Improvement Planning" (copies may be obtained from the Office of Program Development).

Web Sites

  

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).