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Defining Quality in Education

Defining Quality in Education. Taking a Stand Against High-Stakes Testing. Shall we remain silent in the presence of injustice?. Injustice: Primary-aged students take high-stakes tests without knowing what is at stake. Injustice:

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Defining Quality in Education

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  1. Defining Quality in Education Taking a Stand Against High-Stakes Testing Berry College

  2. Shall we remain silent in the presence of injustice? Berry College

  3. Injustice: Primary-aged students take high-stakes tests without knowing what is at stake. Berry College

  4. Injustice: Competency in reading, writing, and math is construed as an “education”. Berry College

  5. Injustice: Standardized testing lowers levels of learning in our schools. Berry College

  6. Injustice: One-size-fits-all-at-one-point-in-time mentality rules American education. Berry College

  7. Injustice: Standardized test scores correlate reliably with socio-economic status. Berry College

  8. Injustice:Students are judged and sentenced by high-stakes tests when longitudinal, authentic assessments are readily available. Berry College

  9. Injustice: Teachers and schools are “held accountable” for circumstances beyond their control. Berry College

  10. Injustice: Speed and retrieval of “facts” (superficial engagement) are valued above mental processes and critical thinking. Berry College

  11. Injustice: The world’s leader in liberty, justice, economics, science, power, technology, medicine, foreign aid, and education condemns its teachers and schools as failures. Berry College

  12. Injustice: Between kindergarten and 12th grade at least 100 days are committed to mandated tests in the State of Georgia. GKAP-R SAT9 ITBS CRCT AP NAEP PSAT GHSGT GADOE http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/sla/ret/recotest.html Berry College

  13. Finding our Voice(s) GAE GATE TE Professional Citizen GACTE PAGE GAICTE Teacher Parent Student Registered Voter Berry College

  14. Taking Action • Know the facts - research • Advocate authentic assessment strategies • Submit editorials, commentaries, and opinions to local paper • Write or visit board members, legislators, and governor • Sponsor a forum, demonstration, or “teach-in” • Print bumper stickers/signs – “Standardized testing is dumbing down our schools!” • Challenge testing advocates • Protest – invite the media • Organize, petition, and boycott Berry College

  15. Resources www.fairtest.com Berry College

  16. www.cpoga.org Berry College

  17. www.nomoretests.com Berry College

  18. www.geocities.com/educationaccountability/ Berry College

  19. Talk of the Nation - NPR http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/totn/20000106.totn.02.ram Standardized Minds Peter Sacks The Case Against Standardized Testing Alfie Kohn Berry College

  20. One Size Fits Few Susan Ohanian The Way We Were? Richard Rothstein Berry College

  21. Failing Our Kids Why the Testing Craze Won’t Fix Our Schools Rethinking Schools High Stakes Testing for Tracking, Promotion, and Graduation National Research Council Berry College

  22. Contradictions of School Reform Linda McNeil The Disciplined Mind Howard Gardner Berry College

  23. None of the Above The Truth Behind the SATs David Owen w/ Marilyn Doerr Testing! What Every Parent Should Know About School Tests James Popham Berry College

  24. Testing to Learn Learning to Test Joanne Capper Gender and Fair Assessment Warren Willingham Nancy Cole Berry College

  25. Institute for Educational Accountability www.geocities.com/educationaccountability/ 2277 Martha Berry Highway P. O. Box 5011 Mount Berry, GA 30149-5011 Fax/Phone: 706-238-7805 Email: dwakefield @ berry . edu Berry College

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