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This is an updated location for all Academic Standards professional development offerings.

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The Essential Standards webpage contains, the standards, supporting materials, and guidance for the field.

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English Language Arts and Math Essential Standards

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The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) requests input and feedback from educators and the public regarding the identification of Essential Standards. These Essential Standards will receive heightened emphasis and reporting within their standards groups, or “clusters” through the annual Arizona Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) exam, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. BACKGROUNDBeginning in November 2024, ADE organized an effort to identify Essential Standards for the annual AASA exams for grades three through eight.

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This is the main Academic Standards webpage for all content areas, grants, and additional programs and resources.

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Learning begins at birth and continues throughout every stage of life. The Academic Standards team oversees the standards for learning for children and students in Arizona from birth to high school graduation. The Academic Standards team leads standards work across the state by writing, revising, and implementing the standards with different stakeholders. This team provides professional learning opportunities, resources, guidance, and technical assistance to build educator and caregiver capacity in best practices across the birth through twelfth-grade continuum. The Academic Standards team leads state-level work related to early childhood, literacy, computer science, educational technology, English Language Arts, history and social sciences, math, science, and world and native languages. Academic Standards Annual Report FY23
Teachers Institute and Leading Change 2024 Conference

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Academic Standards Banner.png Learning begins at birth and continues throughout every stage of life. The Academic Standards team oversees the standards for learning for children and students in Arizona from birth to high school graduation. The Academic Standards team leads standards work across the state by writing, revising, and implementing the standards with different stakeholders.

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This is the main Effective Teachers and Leaders webpage containing links to all the trainings offered.

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To improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders through professional learning opportunities that are short on theory and long on practical strategies.

Our Goal

Our trainings will provide concrete actions you can implement the very next day to increase your effectiveness.

Effective Teacher and Leader staff work with schools and districts to provide guidance, strategies, and resources through in-person trainings here at the department or "on the road" out in the field.
We are here to support you.
Recent participants at our trainings had this to say:

"This has been the best and most useful professional training I have attended in my 8 years as an educator! I learned so much that I can't wait to implement in my classroom."

"[The Qualified Evaluator Training] was a wonderful and valuable experience for administrators at all stages of their career. It provided valuable information and tools. Not to mention, multiple opportunities to discuss and practice applying/using new information/techniques."

"I usually have hesitations about the quality of PDs...I'm leaving this PD energized to share this information with my admin and team...However, I will use these tools as soon as I get back to class."

"ADE's training on The Well-Managed Classroom was helpful and engaging. The instructors provided useful skills to apply in the classroom."

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Welcome to Effective Teachers and Leaders

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Effective Teachers & Leaders Banner 2.png Our PurposeTo improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders through professional learning opportunities that are short on theory and long on practical strategies.Our GoalOur trainings will provide concrete actions you can implement the very next day to increase your effectiveness.Effective Teacher and Leader staff work with schools and districts to provide guidance, strategies, and resources through in-person trainings here at the department or "on the road" out in the field.We are here to support you.

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Workshop Presentation with Presenter Notes

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Workshop Presentation with Presenter Notes

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This is the slide deck for the workshop presentation. It includes presenter notes.

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Presentation PowerPoint

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Sample Essential Standards Lesson Plan 5th Grade mini-lesson

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Sample Essential Standards Lesson Plan 5th Grade mini-lesson

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This is a sample template you can use to unwrap the standards.

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Sample from Alhambra Elementary

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Sample from Alhambra Elementary

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Sample from Alhambra Elementary

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Sample from Alhambra Elementary.

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Sample from Alhambra Elementary

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Sample from Alhambra Elementary

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ADEL video showing how to create an account and sign into the system

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ADEL step-by-step instructions using the AI lesson plan builder

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Selecting Curriculum Tips for ELA and Math

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Selecting Curriculum Tips for ELA and Math

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Tips on selecting curriculum from ELA Director, Tianna Sanchez, and Math Director, Eboney McKinney

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ADE Assessments webpage for all assessemnt required by ADE

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The Assessments Section is responsible for statewide assessment of students enrolled in Arizona public schools. The section works closely with educators in the development and administration of statewide assessments. All Arizona public schools, including district schools and charter schools, are required to properly administer state and federally mandated assessments.

Calendars for Statewide Testing

2022-2023 Statewide Assessments Infographics

For information about the Kindergarten Entry Assessment, please visit the Early Childhood Kindergarten Entry Assessment webpage.

Friday Focus Webinars 2022-2023

State Assessments

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The Assessments Section is responsible for statewide assessment of students enrolled in Arizona public schools. The section works closely with educators in the development and administration of statewide assessments. All Arizona public schools, including district schools and charter schools, are required to properly administer state and federally mandated assessments.

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Third Grade Math Essential Standards

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Third Grade Math Essential Standards Unwrapped

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Math 4th Grade Essential Standards

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Math 5th Grade Essential Standards

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Fifth Grade Math Essential Standards Unwrapped

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Math 6th Grade Essential Standards

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Sixth Grade Math Essential Standards Unwrapped

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Math 7th Grade Essential Standards

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Math 8th Grade Essential Standards

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Eighth Grade Math Essential Standards Unwrapped