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=Component #1- Setting the Stage: Teaching Context and Local Achievement Gap=

What is the synthesis statement for this component supposed to include?

This component is a place for teachers to describe what the achievement gap looks like in their schools and districts. This could include a "day in the life" narrative, an analysis and summary of any available student achievement/demographic data. Talk about your students (how many? what age/grade? special education? ELLs? free/reduced lunch? their communities? their cultures?).

What are some examples of artifacts that could work well for this component? Try to be specific.

Data reporting pages for NECAP or NAEP District report cards Results from initial class surveys Handout 3.8 (selecting a focus class)

Use these two documents to name and summarize two descriptors and what it would mean to be proficient in these descriptors: (Appendix A)

C3.1: Assess potential gaps between local resources and standards to help students meet goals Proficiency in this descriptor means that the teacher is aware of all aspects of their teaching context. The teacher uses this knowledge together with their content knowledge and their knowledge of content standards to provide supplementary resources for their students that will help them reach their goals.

C3.2: Considers larger issues impacting student performance Proficiency here means that the teacher thinks about issues that are impacting their students' performance and has adjusted their practice to help resolve these issues.

Which assessment project(s) is most closely aligned to this component?

The closest alignment is actually to an informal work product we did in the beginning of the year that actually required a completed a draft of this synthesis statement. This was completed for Session 1.