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Table of contents

Aligning CASAS Competencies and Assessments to Basic Skills Content Standards

Agenda—October 5

Agenda (Cont’d)—October 5

Agenda—October 6

Training Objectives

Training Objectives (Cont’d)

What are Content Standards?

Impetus for Content Standards?

Why Content Standards?

Aligned Assessments

Alignment with Assessment is Key

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Where do CASAS States Stand?

California Content Standards for Adult Education

The Approach

Content vs. Context Standards

Guidance from CASAS Consortium Member States

Technical Work Group

Task Specifics

Task (Cont’d)

June 2004 Meeting with CASAS Summer Institute (SI)

Adapt or Adopt?

Purpose for Iowa Training

Formal Lesson Planning

 

Next Steps—Iowa and Beyond

Iowa’s Content Standards:

Teacher Review of Content Standards Draft:

Basic Skills Certification Systems:

Systems (cont.)

Characteristics of Iowa’s Basic Skills Certification Program

Characteristics

Characteristics

Characteristics

Preview

Descriptor Statements for Iowa’s Basic Skills Certification Program by Subject Area and CASAS Level

Descriptor Statements for Iowa’s Basic Skills Certification Program by Subject Area and CASAS Level (continued)

Descriptor Statements for Iowa’s Basic Skills Certification Program by Subject Area and CASAS Level (continued)

Descriptor Statements for Iowa’s Basic Skills Certification Program by Subject Area and CASAS Level (continued)

Reading Certificate

Reading Certificate

 

Author: Jim Harrison

Homepage: http://www.readiowa.org/

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