Gold Seal Lessons are tasks or activities that are strategically designed to teach to specific academic standards/performance indicators/objectives/benchmarks. It is these standards that are assessed by high-stakes state and national tests, which are then used to evaluate individual student, school and district educational effectiveness.
Each Gold Seal Lesson is centered about a highly motivating theme, activity or project. The lessons are almost always multidisciplinary and deal with real-w...Read more

A good place to start a Gold Seal Lesson is to recall an activity, project or lesson that worked well, one that the students enjoyed

NYS CTE Next Navigator is built with a database of more than 600 Next Generation Assessments (NGAs) aligned to the Common Core State Standards, NYS English language arts and NYS mathematics standards and performance indicators. Additional sample NGAs will continue to be added to the database as they are completed. One of the best ways to fully understand what a NGA is and to use it is to create a NGA yourself. The task of developing a new assessment can be daunting for new and veteran teac...Read more

As we move forward with the Common Core State Standards being implemented in our schools, the Next Generation Assessments (NGAs) are not far behind. These NGAs will be taking the place of state-wide assessments, in New York it is the English language arts and mathematics Regents Assessments. Included in this bulletin is a NGA Webquest Tutorial on connecting to the NGAs. Also you will find an Activities Sheet to help clarify what parts make up the NGA. This bulletin was developed with mate...Read more

When introducing new resources with faculty and staff, a question often heard is "Where do we begin?" This CTE Technical Bulletin will assist participants in locating sample Gold Seal Lessons and reviewing their development on the CTE TAC Website. Included in this bulletin is a WebQuest Tutorial on connecting with the Gold Seal Lessons on the CTE TAC Website and a GSL Activity Sheet to help clarify what makes a Gold Seal Lesson and how it reflects on student learning. This bulletin was dev...Read more

Schools enjoy the easy administration of the WE™ Survey Suite, the wealth of data generated in a short period, and the low cost. When administering the WE™ Surveys to students, most schools use computer labs or class periods to ensure all students participate. For teachers and staff, faculty meetings present an optimal period to complete the survey and to generate valid responses. However, with the survey designed for community and parent participation, some schools have experienced low l...Read more

When discussing the transition to the Common Core State Standards with member schools, a question often heard is “Where do we begin?” Included in this bulletin is a sample planning and transition guide developed by our partners at the International Center for Leadership in Education. The guide and strategies included below are currently being implemented across the country to prepare schools and districts to be ready for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by 2014.

Provided below is a list of resources and references for planning around the Common Core State Standards transition. The list was compiled as a part of the International Center for Leadership in Education’s resource kit “Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards.”

All of the following websites were active as of September 2011.

Objective:
To equip content-area teachers with strategies for teaching reading in their subject areas.
Prepare all content area teachers for use of the Common Core State Standards

The iKnow My Class formative course assessment is designed to assess and monitor progress on the conditions that inspire students to reach their fullest potential. It provides valuable formative assessment data that research acknowledges is essential to impact student growth and learning, and allow teachers to improve their teaching on a daily basis.

The iKnow My Class Survey extends the strength of perception data since teachers receive information from the students in their individual cl...Read more