11/21/2014
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) will be posting additional practice tests and tutorials online. These previews will allow students and teachers to see PARCC test items the way they will appear on statewide tests in English language arts and mathematics starting in spring 2014.
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11/21/2014
Resources are now available to help your school promote OhioMeansJobs K-12. State law requires schools to share this education and career planning tool via newsletter and website by April 1, 2015. Whether you are a classroom teacher, school counselor, administrator, parent or community member, there are tools to support you with helping students begin using OhioMeansJobs K-12.
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11/21/2014
The department recently posted the new Ohio Teacher Evaluation System Resource Guide to help educators clarify and deepen their understanding of the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System process. The guide features suggested professional development activities that would span approximately one hour to a full day. It also includes resource bibliographies of books and websites on teacher evaluation and performance, evaluation methodology, student growth measures and coaching teachers in the classroom. The guide is posted on the department’s Teacher Evaluation Web page under the Resources heading.
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11/21/2014
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are the nation's highest honors for mathematics and science teachers. The program recognizes teachers for their contributions to instruction and learning, as well as their abilities to help students make progress in mathematics and science. Nominations are being accepted for teachers in grades 7-12 for the 2015 awards, now through April 1, 2015. For further information, go to PAEMST awards.
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11/21/2014
Earlier this fall, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Richard A. Ross announced Akron-area resident Lori Michalec as the Ohio Teacher of the Year at a surprise assembly at Tallmadge High School in Tallmadge.
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11/21/2014
Students and teachers doing research for projects in grades 4-12 are faced with a hard choice: spend hours searching library catalogs and digital collections one by one to find quality information, which eats into time for the more important work of analyzing, synthesizing and creating; or take a shortcut and search the Internet knowing there’s a risk of finding resources that are inaccurate and possibly even unsafe. With the release of INFOhio's ISearch, students no longer need to make that choice. ISearch makes finding quality, vetted resources for school research easier. It works best for students in grades 4-12 who are now “reading to learn,” although it is open to all Ohio preK-12 students.
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11/20/2014
Ohio’s fourth-grade teachers have free access to a special collection of 160 eBooks through Scholastic’s Storia as part of an INFOhio pilot program for the remainder of the 2014-2015 school year. The 160 titles were specially chosen to support Ohio’s fourth-grade standards in English, mathematics, social studies and science.
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