• Assessment Podcasts

    These podcasts are interviews between Assistant Superintendent, Mary Sterling, and Lincoln parent, Randy Harrison. These informal conservations explore questions parents are asking about the assessment system, the report cards, and the frequent reference to standards.

     

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  • Podcast #1

    by Mary Sterling & Randy Harrison on Length: 3:57
    • What is a standard?
    • Where does critical thinking fit in?
    • Where do the standards come from?
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  • Podcast #2

    by Mary Sterling & Randy Harrison on Length: 4:52
    • Where does MCAS come in?
    • Are we teaching to the test?
    • How does an approach based on standards address individual student needs?
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  • Podcast #3

    by Mary Sterling & Randy Harrison on Length: 4:11
    • What happens for students who reach standards easily?
    • What is a "learning target?"
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  • Podcast #4

    by Mary Sterling & Randy Harrison on Length: 6:38
    • How does the scoring scale (4-3-2-1-) work?
    • What does a “2” really mean?
    • How do students earn a “4?”
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Last Modified on April 15, 2016