Tests+as+a+Genre

EXPLANATION
[|LikeToRead] - Embedded test lessons, raps, study, and fun. Ideas to use all year. [|First Do No Harm] article to explain why it doesn't help to drill test taking [|What About Your School's Test Scores?] how to frame your school's test scores by Eric Jensen [|Educational Leadership] - Timed Tests Lead to Math Anxiety [|Battling the Test Prep Blues] - Scholastic offers alternatives to traditional test prep. Added 4/2/13. [|VIDEOS] from Calkins you could use in staff development or actually show to the kids. The lessons show teachers at work with students talking through testing as a genre. Added 4/15/13.

INPSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS
[|Test Taker Face] video [|Rock This Test] video - one of my favorites [|My Pencil] this video <span class="gmw_"><span class="gm_ gm_df3f14cc-009d-ae81-6dd5-bf6057a0f333 gm-spell">[|Steubing] <span class="gmw_">[| Elem. STAAR-lem Shake] Video Added 4/22/13.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">GAMES
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Build Your Own Jeopardy Game] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Alternatives to Test Prep]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">SAMPLE SELECTIONS
[|NC State] one-page selections with questions for practice [|Smarter Balance Assessments] - samples and explanations [|Smarter Balanced] Common Core ELA Item and Task Specifications; Reading and Research Holistic Rubric; primary tasks [|Center for Urban Education Resources] - One Page Readings <span class="gmw_" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span class="gmw_"><span class="gm_ gm_d4131372-4008-d7a2-4b9d-3af099aef64f gm-spell">[|PAARC] **<span class="gmw_">[|descriptors] for each grade level as of April
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="gmw_">[|ReadWorks.org] **<span class="gmw_" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **<span class="gmw_">- FREE nonfiction reading passages and lessons classified by skill and grade level. <span class="gm_ gm_ce6b4fbf-68c6-e2c9-7fbe-d4cd773241aa gm-spell">Lexiled . Added 3/22/13 **