Raising the Standard of Performance in the School Districts of the Coastal Plains RESA:
Middle School
Mathematics and Science
Valdosta State UniversityGeorgia Performance Standards
iPod Videos
The iPod Videos provided in this project are visual demonstrations of how you can implement the Georgia Performance Standards in your math or science classroom.
>> go to the Middle School Mathematics project website
The new Georgia Performance Standards incorporate the content standard, which tells the teacher what a student is expected to know (i.e., what concepts he or she is expected to master), and expands upon it by providing three additional items: suggested tasks, sample student work, and teacher commentary on that work.
Performance standards provide clear expectations for assessment, instruction, and student work. They define the level of work that demonstrates achievement of the standards, enabling a teacher to know “how good is good enough.” The performance standards isolate and identify the skills needed to use the knowledge and skills to problem-solve, reason, communicate, and make connections with other information. Performance standards also tell the teacher how to assess the extent to which the student knows the material or can manipulate and apply the information.
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(You must have iTunes 7.x installed to use this option.) When you subscribe to this Podcast Channel, iTunes will automatically download new episodes.Synchronize your iPod to always have your GPS videos handy in the classroom.
Valdosta State University Colleges of Education and Arts & Sciences • Coastal Plains RESA
Ben Hill • Berrien • Brooks • Cook • Echols • Irwin • Lanier
Lowndes • Tift • Turner • Valdosta City