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. Dec. 2nd registration was open.
. A total time commitment of a couple of hours per course
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. Stanford certificate upon completion!

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The wonder of Science assessment based of each standard

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The wonder of Science assessment based of each standard

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Next Generation Science Standards - Topic View - The Wonder of Science

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Next Generation Science Standards is a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it. Visit the official NGSS website.

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Upload or create science assessments

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What is PALS?
PALS is an on-line, standards-based, continually updated resource bank of science performance assessment tasks indexed via the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and various other standards frameworks. Take the guided tour to become familiar with PALS.

About the tasks
The tasks, collected from numerous sources, include student directions and response forms, administration procedures, scoring rubrics, examples of student work, and technical quality data calculated from field testing.

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What is PALS? PALS is an on-line, standards-based, continually updated resource bank of science performance assessment tasks indexed via the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and various other standards frameworks. Take the guided tour to become familiar with PALS.

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Online Tool

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Create a Performance Task - performance task assessments

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Math and Science Classroom Materials | Assessment Services, Inc.

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At Assessment Services, Inc. we believe in the importance of hands-on learning. That's why we are one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of educational manipulatives. Our learning tools are designed with educational enrichment in mind. From math manipulatives like algebra tiles and base ten blocks to reading and science manipulatives, our products help connect children with valuable concepts in classrooms around the world.

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InnerOrbit ~ A Rigorous NGSS Assessment Platform

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An NGSS Formative Assessment platform for Science - do nows, exit slips, quizzes, and tests

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Write Your Own and Database Test Questions

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Write Your Own and Database Test Questions

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The question bank provides a variety of question types and asks students to think about the mathematics, promoting deeper understanding. I love it! Thanks for all you do to continue to make Problem-Attic a great resource for teachers and students!

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Example Assessments

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The Stanford NGSS Assessment Project (SNAP), funded by S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, focuses on ways that high-quality performance assessments can facilitate meaningful implementation of the standards. This project was founded by Ray Pecheone, Executive Director of SCALE, Helen Quinn, Professor Emerita, Physics and Astrophysics, and Jonathan Osborne, Professor Emeritus, Kamalachari Professor Of Science Education.

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The Performance Assessment Resource Bank is an online collection of high-quality performance tasks and resources that support the use of performance assessment for meaningful learning. Resources include performance tasks, professional development tools, and examples of how schools, districts, and states have integrated performance assessment into their systems of assessment.

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ACESSE Resource B - How to Assess Three-Dimensional Learning in Your Classroom

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How is assessing three-dimensional science learning different than how we have thought of science learning in the past? How can we design assessment tasks that elicit student's current understanding of specific aspects of the disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts in order to shape future instruction?

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Great Test Examples for Grades 5, 8, 11

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Edulastic: Interactive Formative Assessment for classroom or distant learning

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Online assessment tools with technology-enhanced items, help students learn and measure growth all in one easy system in the classroom and at home.

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Our tasks are intended to be used to support teaching and learning in classrooms that are enacting NGSS-aligned instruction. Currently, we have made available through our portal a comprehensive set of assessment tasks and rubrics for middle school physical science and life science.

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Science Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques (FACTS) Templates

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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Click here for templates from Volume 1: Science Formative Assessment- 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning (Keeley 2008)Â Click here for templates from Volume 1: Mathematics Formative Assessment- 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction

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Model Based Inquiry

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Seven Types of Curriculum Linked Assessments

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Seven Types of Curriculum Linked Assessments

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NGSS Storylines

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Great resource for 3D assessment