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Welcome, Guest Login Teacher Tools Home Help Search Advanced Search Standards Assessment Curriculum Framework Instruction Materials & Resources Safe & Supportive Schools Scheduled for December 6, 7, and 8, 2015, the SAS Institute, College and Career Readiness: Strategies for Student Success, is an opportunity to learn about the research and best practice from around the state and the country. Highlights include keynote Pedro Noguera, author of Excellence Through Equity: Five Principles of Courageous Leadership to Guide Achievement for Every Student , a Monday evening career showcase, and a wealth of sessions in which educators share innovative and exciting initiatives across the college and career ready spectrum. Click here to learn more and access registration. Note that attendance quotas are no longer in effect. Standards Pennsylvania's Academic Standards define what students should know and be able to do as a result of instruction. Assessment Assessment offers tools and resources to support the process of assessing, evaluating and documenting student learning in order to improve professional practice and increase student achievement. PA's new assessment tool, the Keystone Exams, are grounded in SAS and Common Core State Standards. For more information and resources, visit the new Graduation Requirements tab in this section. -- Curriculum Framework Drawn from the Academic Standards, the Curriculum Framework is a set of teaching topics by subject and grade level, further defined via Big Ideas, Concepts, Competencies, Essential Questions, and Vocabulary. Instruction Pennsylvania has adopted Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching as the overarching vision for effective instruction in the Commonwealth. The model focuses the complex activity of teaching by defining four domains of teaching responsibility: Planning and preparation Classroom environment Instruction Professional responsibilities Materials & Resources Materials and Resources support standards aligned instruction and include Voluntary Model Curriculum, learning progressions, units, lesson plans and multi media content examples for use in planning and delivering instruction. Learning progressions span grades K-12 and include what all students should know and be able to do as a result of successfully moving through grades K-8 and by taking specific courses in grades 9-12. Learning progressions span grades K-12 and include what all students should know and be able to do as a result of successfully moving through grades K-8 and by taking specific courses in grades 9-12. The 9-12 courses are Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, World History (1450 ?present), US History (1890 ?present), Civics and Government, Composition, and Literature. -- Safe and Supportive Schools Safe and Supportive Schools supplies resources and exemplars to promote active student engagement in a safe and positive learning environment. Areas within the element include the following: Engagement Safety Environment SAS Portal Site Updates 8/15/2018 8/15/2018 11:39 AM 8/15/2018 11:39 AM 8/7/2018 Regis and Dave test entry 8/7/2018 Regis Test Test news Subscribe to RSS Registered Users To Date 35,797 Total Page Views To Date 41,003,360 View more stats Registered User? Login New User? Join Now! Upcoming Trainings & Events Copyright © 2020 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania About SAS Contact Us Terms of Use FAQ . ....