Data

Data & Resources
Sustaining School Reform, Curriculum Design, Student Achievement
(under very heavy construction)


Protocols & Resources for Examining and Improving Our Teaching Practice
Questions for Post Observation A structure for Peer Observation - See pages 5-6 Looking at Teaching & Learning Through Peer Observation Strategies to Extend Student Thinking Great practical questioning tips and examples Questioning: Managing Group Discussions Great practical tips for leading class discussions Questioning for Thinking Use this chart to plan quality questions that will challenge students to think critically. Vision of an Effective Turning Points Classroom Closing the Achievement Gap NCREL - North Central Regional Educational Library	Annenberg Institute for School Reform Tools for School Improvement Looking at Student Work Using Student Work to Improve Teaching & Learning guidelines "Developing Geometry Skills through Manipulatives," teachers learning from looking at student work	Turning Points Looking At Student and Teacher Work - Guide Zin Obelisk Charrette Protocol Collaborative Assessment Conference Compass Points Consultancy Protocol Critical Incident Protocol Final Word Protocol Meeting Notes Template One Hundred Pennies Peer Observation Postcards from the Edge Setting Norms Socratic Seminar in a Turning Points School Text Based Seminar The Dyad Tuning Protocol Assessing Teamwork Three-column Agenda (from Middleweb) Literacy tools (includes the ABC's for Teaching Adolescent Literacy)
Turning Points What is Turning Points National Turning Points Network Design Mission Your School & Turning Points Evidence of Success Turning Points in the News	School Reform Models List of Models	What Works Clearinghouse - U.S. Department of Education Massachusetts Department of Education
Standardized Testing
No Child Left Behind Teachers Toolkit Toolkit - From the Pittsburgh schools, an observation list of things to look for in a middle school classroom No Child Left Behind - Main Page	MCAS Questions & Scoring MCAS Support