Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia, Performance Assessment Standards for School-Based Teachers Cross-Referenced to Instruction for All Students

This document cross-references the Performance Assessment Standards for School-Based Teachers for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), Virginia and Instruction for All Students by Paula Rutherford. It provides school administrators, professional developers, mentors, and teachers easy access to an array of research-based best practices aligned with the standards.

To use this tool, identify the focus standard and guideline to be addressed. Locate that standard and guideline in the document. Beside it you will find page references to the pages in Instruction for All Students that provide guidance and direction for work on that component of professional practice.

This tool helps school administrators, professional developers, mentors and teachers:

• Develop professional growth plans
• Identify areas of focus for individual or group study
• Provide suggestions following walk-throughs or formal observations
• Build background knowledge and skillfulness
• Ensure cognitive connections between the text and the Performance Assessment Standards for School-Based Teachers

Instruction for All Students provides strategies and resources for actively engaging students and multiple approaches to lesson and unit design. It also includes information on technology integration, formative assessment, 21st century thinking skills that promote rigor and relevance, and formats for job-embedded learning.

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