State Mandates

Teachers Edition

Katrina Starks and Sara Smith

Professor Coleman
11/07/2014

INTASC Standard #6 Assessment

The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of assessment to engage
learners in their own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the
teachers and learners decision making.
Name of artifact: 12.1 Contemporary Issues
Date: 11/07/2014
Course: Educ 101
Brief Description: For this assignment, we had to investigate state standards play a
role in teaching and in the classroom. This information informs us on how the state
affects us in our future of teaching. This project allowed us to see just how much
the state is involved in the classrooms and how teachers truly feel about that.
Rationale: To show our understanding of Standard #6, Assessment, we gathered
collaborative information together that shows state mandates try to make the
quality of a teacher based on their test scores. So, the assessments help guide the
teachers and students to the next step.

State Standards
Focus on certain subject aspects
English
History/ Social Studies
Science
Math
Standards have to be put in lessons
Students have to meet certain requirements

The Quality of a Teacher Based on a Score

Lack of motivation
Schools are failing
Measuring academic achievements is all that counts
Teachers effectiveness is based on 1-4 score

Surprise! Its Another Evaluation.

Teachers are annually evaluated in class
Hard to pass
Weighs principal observations, student test scores, and other
factors chosen by districts
Consequences when teachers dont make the grade

Tell Us How You Really Feel

You can be an amazing teacher consistently, and I think, based on
the way particularly the RISE model is designed, there is great
potential for negative impact to you, that you might not be rated
as effective as you truly are- ISTA VP Teresa Meredith
The common core goes further in exploring what students can
and should understand about a topic or demonstrable skill. The
Indiana state standards are a little bit more cut and dry. Flora
Gitsis- Crooked Creek Elementary

Pro vs. Con

Pro
Gives feedback to teachers
Chance for pay increase
Gives a goal
List of what you have to do

Con
Loss of motivation
Poverty schools=bad scores
Good teachers lost
Loss of creativity
More of a punishment then
reward

So What Do You Think?

Will the State Mandates continue to be as

prominent in teaching 5 years down the
road from now or will they begin to back
off?
How do you feel about the state being
involved in your classroom and ultimately
being judged by test scores?