Standards Writing

Facilitator:
Anne Katz

Standards development workshop: Using standards to improve instruction

This workshop is designed to guide participants through the process of applying standards to the teaching/learning context. Using teacher standards as the starting point, participants will explore the role of standards in describing effective teacher performance. They will then relate this new understanding of standards to applications relevant to improving classroom environments. In hands-on activities, participants will explore ways to use standards by designing standards-based observation checklists.

Bio

Anne Katz has worked for over twenty years as a researcher and evaluator with educational projects involving linguistically and culturally diverse students both in the US and abroad. As a lecturer at the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont, she teaches courses in curriculum, assessment, and evaluation. She led the TESOL-sponsored team that developed assessment guidelines for the pre-K-12 ESL Standards, and for the last two years has consulted for the Pharos Project, an EFL standards project in Egypt.

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