1. STANDARDS ALIGNED SYSTEM (SAS) Palmyra Area School District Lisa Brown Summer 2011

2. SAS: WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?

3. SAS – WHAT IS IT? 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.” A depository of resources for educators

4. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Clear Standards Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement PA’s Standards Aligned System

5. GOALS FOR TODAY’S SESSION To establish an account in SAS To explore the components of SAS To become familiar with the layers of info To begin to think about how you can use the info

6. GETTING STARTED Website http://www.pdesas.org New User - Join Now Help Resources Teacher Tools….a few of them - My Profile *Update and save - My ePortfolio *Establish folders to begin

7. CLEAR STANDARDS View Standards Vertical Viewer Keyword Search Download PDFs Common Core

8. FAIR ASSESSMENTS Keystone Exams Reference Materials Graduation Requirements Assessment Creator Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT)

9. CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK Framework – Big Ideas, Concepts, Competencies, and EQs ELL Overlay Content Pages

10. INSTRUCTION Videos Strategies Resources

11. MATERIALS & RESOURCES Search/Advanced Search Voluntary Model Curriculum (VMC) – Unit & Lesson Plans Learning Progressions

12. INTERVENTIONS Intervention Resources

13. BACK TO TEACHER TOOLS My Profile My ePortfolio Curriculum Mapping PD Center And, for another day….My Website, Publish Your Best, and My Communities

14. REFLECTIONS What did I find useful? How might I share this with others? Questions?