STANDARDS ALIGNED SYSTEM (SAS) Palmyra Area School District Lisa Brown Summer 2011
SAS: WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
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
Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Clear Standards Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement PA’s Standards Aligned System
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
GETTING STARTED Website New User - Join Now Help Resources Teacher Tools….a few of them - My Profile *Update and save - My ePortfolio *Establish folders to begin
CLEAR STANDARDS View Standards Vertical Viewer Keyword Search Download PDFs Common Core
FAIR ASSESSMENTS Keystone Exams Reference Materials Graduation Requirements Assessment Creator Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT)
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK Framework – Big Ideas, Concepts, Competencies, and EQs ELL Overlay Content Pages
INSTRUCTION Videos Strategies Resources
MATERIALS & RESOURCES Search/Advanced Search Voluntary Model Curriculum (VMC) – Unit & Lesson Plans Learning Progressions
INTERVENTIONS Intervention Resources
BACK TO TEACHER TOOLS My Profile My ePortfolio Curriculum Mapping PD Center And, for another day….My Website, Publish Your Best, and My Communities
REFLECTIONS What did I find useful? How might I share this with others? Questions?