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Gke Task 2

Decent Essays

The major emphasis in education for the 21st century is on data driven accountability measured by student performance on standardized testing. National and state expectations require students to demonstrate mastery of curriculum objectives. Instructional objectives are the focus of the building principals to show measurable student progress. The improvements are evaluated based on data and monitoring of the curriculum. The superintendent must help board members, district staff, principals and teachers understand their important roles in the evaluation of curriculum. The superintendent’s role is to empower central office and school staff to use data as effectively as possible to meet the board’s mandates. District level curriculum leaders under …show more content…

Teachers should begin to selecting evaluating techniques as soon as they identify their instructional goals. (Oliva, 2013 p. 310) The classroom teacher must answer questions such as: What are the objectives to be accomplished based on instruction, what topics to cover, what procedures for best direction for learning and who do we evaluate learning (Oliva and Gordon p.247) The students and parents should ask how does the learning meet real world 21st century expectations, what does the test scores measure, how can I perform on task? The community leaders should ask if the children are safe as they attend school, how effective is the transportation and travel to the school. Are there jobs and resources for the students after they graduate from school? Local colleges and schools should ask how can I establish a relationship with the school to continue in the development of the child after

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