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Explore the Pennsylvania Standards Aligned Systems (SAS) that provide a common framework to enhance and improve schools through clear standards, fair assessments, curriculum frameworks, instruction, materials, and interventions.
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Standards Aligned Systemsby Jeff Jacobs, M.Ed.Montgomery County Health & Physical Education CouncilFall, 2009
Every Child by Name… • Proficient in core subjects • Graduates from high school, ready for college & career • Achieves equitable outcomes, regardless of background, condition or circumstances
Understanding by Design • Based on the research of Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe • Explains a “backwards design” process
SAS Overview The Pennsylvania Standards Aligned Systems (SAS) is a collaborative product of research and good practice that identifies six distinct elements which, if utilized together, will provide schools and districts a common framework for continuous school and district enhancement and improvement.
Instruction Aligned with standards in order to identify strategies that are best suited to help students achieve the expected performance.
Materials & Resources A repository of material from textbooks, reading materials, software, sample model curricula, and any other instructional resources that are needed to fit the framework and match the standards.
Interventions A safety net/intervention system to ensure that all students meet standards
Clear Standards Standards summarize what we value in our educational program. Standards establish what all students should know and be able to accomplish.
Fair Assessments Aligned to PA Standards • Summative • Formative • Diagnostic • Benchmark
Curriculum Framework A framework specifying Big Ideas, Concepts, and Competencies in each subject area/at each grade or course level.
SAS Connections to Curriculum Writing • SAS is designed to give focus to school districts as they design curriculum and instruction. • Curriculum mapping tools provide schools the opportunity to write and manipulate local curriculum.
SAS Development • Educators from across the Commonwealth have created Big Ideas, Concepts, and Competencies in literacy, math, science, social studies and Physical Education. • Essential Questions, Exemplars, and Vocabulary have also been created in these subject areas.
Standards Aligned Systems on PDE’s Ed Hub www.pde.state.pa.us/sas
PSAHPERD ConventionValley Forge, PA • Title: Standards-Aligned Systems for Health, Safety, and Physical Education. • Time: Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:00-4:00 • Presenter/s: Shirley Black, PA Department of Education; Dr. Regina Palubinsky, Department of Education; Caroline Kuchinski, East Stroudsburg University, Sue Schiemer, Bloomsburg School District; and Lynn Hamilton, West Chester University. • Facilitators for Presentation:Robert Christner; Martin Donahue; Jennifer Bubser; Dawn Janssen, Jeff Jacobs and Ginny Ward. • Presider: Ginny Ward, North Penn School District • Abstract: Much research has been conducted as to what makes a great school. Great schools and school systems tend to have six common elements: clear standards, fair assessment, curriculum framework (big ideas, concepts, competencies, essential questions, vocabulary and exemplars), instruction, materials and resources and interventions. Participants who attend this workshop will learn and interact with the new on-line “Standards Aligned System” document that is aligned with the Pennsylvania Health, Safety, and Physical Education standards. • Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers to presentation.