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Gary Obermeyer, Wednesday Aug 15, 2007, 08:14 pm
Academic standards should • Be rigorous and challenging • Be related to the technological forces that will mold the 21st century in which students will work • Provide fair and equitable basis for evaluation
Accountability and comprehensive and meaningful assessments are integral part of making standards work
Standards must be • High • Place emphasis on the need for technology literacy, student collaboration, and higher order thinking skills o Students must be able to explain or justify their answers o Students must be able to analyze and synthesize informal o Students must be able to apply general principles to new and unfamiliar information
Standards-based approach begins with the premise that all students can learn and achieve at high levels—but that does not imply that all students learn in the same way and at the same pace
