Teach For Meaning

• Read the article titled “You Can Teach for Meaning” and discuss your views of the authors’ claim: “…that teachers can best raise test scores over the long haul by teaching the key ideas and processes contained in standards in rich and engaging ways.” Comment on any state, district, or school policy decisions that may hinder effective assessment.

In the article, “You Can Teach for Meaning,” from a professional perspective, I concur with the view of the author that, “teachers can best raise test scores over the long haul by teaching the key ideas and processes contained in standards in rich and engaging ways.” However, the implementation of using the data collected from those tests should not be the only form for evaluating and creating a plan specifically designed and geared towards test achievement but should be used to create curriculum that integrates real-life applicational concepts, content, and context, in order for skills and knowledge to be gained. Learned knowledge cannot be fully understood by the students if it is not aid in identifying areas that need to be improved or capable of identifying both strengths and weaknesses like so to improve students’ knowledge, not just test scores.
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(If you are not working in a school, access the Website of a school district in your area and discuss and evaluate it. Cite the URL in each