ETS banner

Performance Tasks and Unit Web Sites

http://aln.aiu3.net/perftopic.htm
Allegheny Intermediate Unit website which contains both elementary and secondary performance units.

http://www.pals.sri.com/pals
A resource bank of standards-based science performance assessment tasks. The tasks are organized by grade level and standards and include student work.

http://www.elm.maine.edu/index.asp
A collection of teacher-developed assessments. Assessments include student work.

http://www.lincnet-liu.k12.pa.us
A collection of performance based tasks and units in language arts, mathematics, and science.

http://www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/~instruct/documents.html#s
Prince George's County, Maryland, website contains numerous examples of performance units for science at both the elementary and middle school level.


Rubric Web Sites

Chicago Public Schools Rubric Bank
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Rubric_Bank/rubric_bank.html

(Ontario Teachers) The StaffRoom Rubrics...this site has many content specific examples ready to use! http://www.odyssey.on.ca/~elaine.coxon/rubrics.htm

Write on Rhode Island
www.ri.net/WORI/

San Diego State rubric sites
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/july/rubrics/Rubrics_for_Web_Lessons.html

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/tidepoolunit/Rubrics/reportrubric.html

You can download the rubricator at www.rubrics.com
They recently developed an alternative assessment grade book also.

College of Education On-Line. ..electronic portfolio development site
http://coents2.coe.iup.edu/portfolio

Information Works!...Rhode Island Public Schools data
http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu/

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Assessment Rubrics . . . student presentations , content specific rubrics, cooperative work rubrics and more!
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html

This Chicago Public Schools website includes ideas for writing assessments, writing rubrics, and a rubric bank.
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/ideas_and_rubrics.html

Assessment Rubrics
http://129.7.160.115/COURSE/INST_5931A/Rubric.html#Group

Rubrics & Assessment...this site is an EXCELLENT resource.
http://bragg-es.odedodea.edu/devers/rubrics.html

National Center on Education and the Economy. . .authors of New Standards materials and other assessment-related professional resources
http://www.ncee.org/

Frameworks Table of Contents..RI Dept. of Ed's English Language Arts guide
http://instruct.ride.ri.net/TOC.HTML

A Software Program for Creating Rubrics: The Rubricator, Authentic Assessment, Performance-based assessment, Rubric Software, Grading Alternatives..
http://www.rubrics.com/Product.html

Negotiable Contracting ... creating rubrics with your students.
http://www.interactiveclassroom.com/neg-cont.html

Carol A. Belair, SALT Fellow, Department of Education
cbelair@ride.ri.net

A variety of sample rubrics for all content areas
http://www.odyssey.on.ca/~elaine.coxon/rubrics.htm
 


Educational Standards Web Sites


Pennsylvania Department of Education
http://www.pde.psu.edu/issini.html

McRel Standards
http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks

Putnam Valley Central Schools
http://putwest.boces.org/standards.html

CA State Standards
http://www.score.k12.ca.us/

The following standards are all on the CA Dept. of Ed site:
History/Social Studies
http://www.cde.ca.gov/board/historya.html

Mathematics
http://www.cde.ca.gov/board/mcs_intro.html

Science
http://www.cde.ca.gov/board/science.html

Language Arts
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/stand/sbestd.html


Here is the Texas site with links to all of the foundation area resources
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/

Colorado State Standards
http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_stnd.htm

Maryland's Content Standards
http://mdk12.org/mspp/standards/index.html

Florida State Standards
http://www.sunshinestatestandards.net

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing
http://www.fairtest.org/

Educational Cyber Playground-Teaching to State Standards
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/standards.html

A list of 35 sites featuring Educational Standards
http://learnweb.harvard.edu/ent/library/list.cfm?category=Curriculum%20Standards&reviewed=N
 

Massachusetts standards are located at:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks

The state of Florida offers the FIRN(Florida Informational Resource Network with connections to the DOE and other sites.
http://www.firn.edu

TCET(Texas Center for Educational Technology) START-Sharing Technology and Resources with Teachers
http://www.tcet.unt.edu/START/

Jefferson County, CO Content Standards
http://204.98.1.2/isu/home/standards.html

Georgia Learning Connections
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/