Concerned
New York State
Parents
and Educators
"We
believe achieving higher standards requires intrinsic motivation
rather
than extrinsic control in the form of assessments and report cards.
Our
view of education involves much more than a responsibility to provide for
the cognitive domain.
We
have aspirations for all of our students, who will serve society in a myriad
of roles."
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| Context and Resource Repository for High-Stakes Testing (HST) | |
| FairTest: IntroductionThe National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) is an advocacy organization working to end the abuses, misuses and flaws of standardized testing and ensure that evaluation of students and workers is fair, open, and educationally sound. | QualPage: resources
for qualitative research: QualPage was launched on
29 January 1995, by Judi Norris, University of Alberta, CA and will always
be a work in progress.
The Educational Development Resource Centre: provides over 500 links to resources for teaching development, student learning, staff development, educational research, Web teaching - and more. |
| Coalition for
Common Sense in Education: The Coalition for Common
Sense in Education is a local grassroots coalition of parents, teachers,
superintendents, principles, higher education faculty/researchers, school
board members and concerned citizens, from the Rochester/Buffalo NY area,
aligned with other groups around NY State and the country, to raise questions,
encourage critical debate and strategic action in response to the burgeoning
use of high-stakes standardized tests in our schools.
We support the provision of an excellent education for every child in New York State, aimed at full development of his or her talents and skills. This requires adequate fiscal resources and an enlightened educational program that recognizes that all children can learn at a high level. |
Prometheus Educational Services
WWW Bookmark Sets (Original HTML) This is Rick's original HTML 4.x set that can be opened as a WebPage or imported into your own 4.x's browser bookmark sets... And... Prometheus Educational Services WWW Bookmark Sets (Menu Version) Rick Parkany's HTML 4.x Bookmarks Set for the WWW, mostly educational research oriented sites. This version has a menu-based interface. |
| Whole
Schooling: is a school reform model that is
based on FIVE PRINCIPLES that work together to develop education for equity
and excellence: Empowering citizens in a democracy; Including all; Authentic,
multi-level teaching; Building community & supporting learning; Partnerships
with families and the community.
The Whole Language Umbrella (WLU): is a confederation of whole language support groups and individuals. WLU represents the voice of whole language education. |
ConstructivismConstructivist
learning is based on students' active participation in problem-solving
and critical thinking regarding a learning activity which they find relevant
and engaging... Corollary Links: Constructivism
WEB Links to Action Research Sites: Action research can be described as a family of research methodologies which pursue action (or change) and research (or understanding) at the same time. Action Research (Literature References); Action Research (ERIC References) |
| Whole Systems Education Projects: intends to be America's channel to the conceptual, legal, and financial strategies for a new education and child-raising paradigm based on principles of 'holism'. | Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios: This set of web pages will describe and discuss the use of technology to support alternative assessment from a number of perspectives. Developed and maintained by Dr. Helen Barrett, Assistant Professor, Educational Technology, School of Education, University of Alaska Anchorage |
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Web Author: Rick Parkany; Prometheus Educational Services, 2003