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Having clarity about our students’ strengths allows

Having clarity about our students’ strengths allows u s to make thoughtful decisions about what we need to t each in a given year and keeps focused on specific g oals. It also helps students to find value in what we are doing ,as they are able to see how our teaching is aimed

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Having clarity about our students’ strengths allows

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  1. Having clarity about our students’ strengths allows us to make thoughtful decisions about what we need to teach in a given year and keeps focused on specific goals. It also helps students to find value in what we are doing ,as they are able to see how our teaching is aimed at developing their abilities in an explicit way. Schnellert,Datoo, Ediger, and Panas, Pulling Together,2009 Read and select vocabulary that resonates with you.

  2. PA’s RtII Components (Secondary) Universal access to high-quality, standards-aligned core instruction Relational support Research-based instruction/intervention, instructional methodologies and strategies Multi-Tiered Support systems Data-based decision making Professional learning

  3. What Are the CDTs ? The Pennsylvania Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) is a set of online assessments, divided by content area, designed to provide diagnostic information in order to guide instruction and remediation. The CDT reporting system is fully integrated in the Standards Aligned System (SAS). It assists educators in identifying student academic strengths, and areas in need of improvement,by providing links to classroom resources.

  4. Benefits for Students Teachers • Moves students along path toward career and college readiness • Promotes teachers partnering with students to set learning goals • Provides descriptive and timely feedback to students while in the process of learning and creating • Builds efficacy bringing students into the process of their own learning • Promotes goal-setting • Supports ownership • Access to immediate, detailed diagnostic reports • Understand the strengths and needs of each student • Provides tools needed to group students for different mini-lessons throughout the school year depending on their needs and goals set for learning • Gain insight into students’ strengths and needs during the school year, as well as focus their teaching for classes and grade level • Provides immediate access to available SAS resources at students’ instructional level

  5. The CDT goes beyond focusing only on What students should know and be able to do at a particular grade and/or course. It also provides a snapshot of How and Why students may still be struggling or extending beyond the grade and/or course Eligible Content.

  6. How CDTs can Impact you and your students… The CDT provides information about student strengths as well as recognizes areas for student improvement. The information from the CDT may also be aligned to multiple instructional solutions to provide differentiated instruction. http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/CommonCore

  7. Lets’ take a look at what the CDTs can do for a District, School, and Teams of Teachers https://pa.drcedirect.com

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