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NEW PRODUCTS! 
Core Content Student Mastery Checklist - Math
Need help with keeping track of your students’ progress towards mastery of state math standards? Our student mastery checklist lets you track who has mastered math core content—student by student and item by item. Use the student mastery checklist to record the results of formative or summative assessments or as a checklist once students have mastered each item. One checklist will keep track of your entire class’ progress towards mastery of all math core content for the grade level.
The checklist is set up with a place to write in the names up to 30 students. A spiral bound list of core content allows you to easily keep track of all the pages of your level's core content with just one class list.
Choose EOP 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, High
$12 members $20 nonmembers
ORDER NOW
NEW PRODUCTS!
> SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING PROGRAM TOOLKIT
> Resources for ensuring policies and programs that meet state requirements
> Tools for establishing exemplary writing instruction
> Analysis of writing formats and skills necessary for success in
K-12 programs, college, and workplace writing, as well as future trends
> CD with tools to help schools create a process for building widespread support for strong writing instruction
> BONUS CD: additional tools will be provided to help prepare for the Writing Program Reviews once the structure and detail of those reviews are released from the state (CD will be mailed to you at a later date at no additional charge
$100/members, $200/nonmembers
**Contact KASC for District pricing options.
See our Writing PD (Open-Response or On-Demand).
Click here for our FREE for Members Only Writing Program Guide.
Switch to HIGH DEFINITION:
> CORE CONTENT VOCABULARY CARDS
Each card is two-sided, with the Core Content word on one side, and a user-friendly description on the other. Additionally, each word is coded so you’ll know exactly which subsection of the Core Content it can be found in, and labeled according to the grade level at which it may be assessed. Each set of cards comes with suggested games/activities for teaching vocabulary with the visual and kinesthetic learner in mind.
The cards are sold by school level and subject (example: Elementary Arts & Humanities, High School Math, etc.). The cards will arrive uncut, so that they can easily be laminated before cutting.
ORDER NOW! MEMBERS $35; NON-MEMBERS $65
> CORE CONTENT VOCABULARY TOOLKITS, FOR TEACHERS & PARENTS
Get teaching strategies for solid vocabulary instruction and complete word lists based on Core Content 4.1. The kit is accompanied by a CD, so the words and definitions are completely sortable and ready to share school-wide. Remember to take advantage of your membership discount! Elementary, Middle, and High School Toolkits are available for teachers; Elementary and Middle Toolkits for parents. ORDER NOW!
Parent Kits: MEMBERS $25; NON-MEMBERS $25
Teacher Kits: MEMBERS $30; NON-MEMBERS $50
> CORE CONTENT STUDENT GUIDES
Put core content into students' hands. Our teacher-designed student booklets are broken down by subject areas and grade levels (end of primary, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and high school), with room for students to take notes. Your order includes one copy of each subject-area guide, with rights to make as many copies as needed. Specify school level (elementary, middle, or high) ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $100; NON-MEMBERS $200
> DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZERS
Change the way you look at instruction and assessment with our new DOK Organizers! This tool includes:
> core content organized by DOK level for every subject area
> a booklet of suggested uses for the organizer;
> a teacher tool for analyzing levels of instruction and an administrator's tool for staff development. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $40; NON-MEMBERS $60
See more of our Core Content tools.
EIGHT DO-IT-YOURSELF PD SESSIONS:
> NEW SUCCESS WITH RTI Delve into RTI's pivotal relationship with student achievement. Our kit includes:
>practical advice on the implementation of RTI
>ideas for support structures
>examples of assessment and monitoring
>instructional strategies.
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> CLOSING THE DISABILITY GAP Many schools statewide have closed the achievement gap for students with disabilities! Explore strategies from successful schools and respected research. This workshop, a six-hour professional development session, includes hands-on learning and step-by-step instruction, and provides teaching strategies that will help all students achieve. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Interested in implementing a true learning community in your school? (See our Insights article on PLCs.) Our kit includes:
>step-by-step instructions for establishing a meaningful learning community;
>tools and strategies to help your school initiate a continuous cycle of developing common assessments, planning instruction, teaching, and analyzing the results in your school;
>training materials and facilitator guide for ongoing staff professional development
>additional tools and resources for classroom use.ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> MULTIPLE-CHOICE & DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE Concerned about assessing students at higher levels? Our embedded PD kit includes:
> a database of multiple-choice questions aligned to core content and Kentucky's Depth of Knowledge levels;
> the latest information on developing strong multiple-choice questions;
> a booklet explaining types of multiple-choice items associated with higher-level thinking;
> a facilitator's guide for teaching a staff about multiple-choice and DOK issues. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> ALL-STAR STRATEGIES THAT INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Here is embedded PD plus follow-up tools for building capacity in your school. The kit includes:
> a collection of some of the best ideas from the diverse group of books;
> a searchable database with over 200 strategies;
> ideas organized around Robert J. Marzano's book, "What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action." (See our exclusive Q&A with Mr. Marzano on this site.)
> a facilitator's guide for teaching these All-Star Strategies to staff.
This kit is a must for anyone looking for a fresh approach to addressing the challenges of student learning. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> FORMATIVE (CONTINUOUS) ASSESSMENT Using assessment to guide instruction is key to student success. Our kit includes:
>a tool for conducting a school-wide assessment review and developing a plan
>a guide for unpacking standards
>a booklet of more than 30 assessment strategies
>a teacher planning guide
>a facilitator's guide for teaching continuous assessment to staff ORDER NOW!
(Read our Q&A with assessment expert Thomas R. Guskey on using assessment to guide improvement.)
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION All students learn in different ways. This workshop addresses components central to teaching students in the ways they learn best: respect of every individual, growth for every student, intertwining of assessment and instruction, and teacher modification of instruction. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> SUCCESS WITH OPEN-RESPONSE Open-response questions are a powerful learning tool. This session covers understanding and designing open-respnse, designing scoring guides, and teaching kids how to answer open-response questions. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
FOUR ONE-HOUR POWER SESSIONS:
> TEACHING VOCABULARY A spin-off of our popular vocabulary toolkits, we've packaged quick lessons ideal for staff development. Get your staff focused on research-based vocabulary strategies and lead them in a step-by-step process for covering academic vocabulary. Designed for use in a faculty meeting or on an early-dismissal day. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $50; NON-MEMBERS $85
> MARZANO BASICS Based on Robert Marzano's "Classroom Instruction that Works," this Power Session presents research-backed strategies for improving student achievement, along with their connections to current brain research. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $50; NON-MEMBERS $85
> SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES Marzano found that identifying similarities and differences is one of the most effective instructional practices--and when used correctly, this strategy results in substantially higher test scores. Learn how. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $50; NON-MEMBERS $85
> NON-LINGUISTIC REPRESENTATIONS Marzano's research pinpoints non-linguistic representations as a strategy allowing students to learn, extend, and demonstrate their knowledge through models, pictures, graphics, and movement. Great for addressing a variety of learning styles. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $50; NON-MEMBERS $85
Core Content Student Mastery Checklist - Math
Need help with keeping track of your students’ progress towards mastery of state math standards? Our student mastery checklist lets you track who has mastered math core content—student by student and item by item. Use the student mastery checklist to record the results of formative or summative assessments or as a checklist once students have mastered each item. One checklist will keep track of your entire class’ progress towards mastery of all math core content for the grade level.
The checklist is set up with a place to write in the names up to 30 students. A spiral bound list of core content allows you to easily keep track of all the pages of your level's core content with just one class list.
Choose EOP 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, High
$12 members $20 nonmembers
ORDER NOW
NEW PRODUCTS!
> SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING PROGRAM TOOLKIT
> Resources for ensuring policies and programs that meet state requirements
> Tools for establishing exemplary writing instruction
> Analysis of writing formats and skills necessary for success in
K-12 programs, college, and workplace writing, as well as future trends
> CD with tools to help schools create a process for building widespread support for strong writing instruction
> BONUS CD: additional tools will be provided to help prepare for the Writing Program Reviews once the structure and detail of those reviews are released from the state (CD will be mailed to you at a later date at no additional charge
$100/members, $200/nonmembers
**Contact KASC for District pricing options.
See our Writing PD (Open-Response or On-Demand).
Click here for our FREE for Members Only Writing Program Guide.
Switch to HIGH DEFINITION:
> CORE CONTENT VOCABULARY CARDS
Each card is two-sided, with the Core Content word on one side, and a user-friendly description on the other. Additionally, each word is coded so you’ll know exactly which subsection of the Core Content it can be found in, and labeled according to the grade level at which it may be assessed. Each set of cards comes with suggested games/activities for teaching vocabulary with the visual and kinesthetic learner in mind.
The cards are sold by school level and subject (example: Elementary Arts & Humanities, High School Math, etc.). The cards will arrive uncut, so that they can easily be laminated before cutting.
ORDER NOW! MEMBERS $35; NON-MEMBERS $65
> CORE CONTENT VOCABULARY TOOLKITS, FOR TEACHERS & PARENTS
Get teaching strategies for solid vocabulary instruction and complete word lists based on Core Content 4.1. The kit is accompanied by a CD, so the words and definitions are completely sortable and ready to share school-wide. Remember to take advantage of your membership discount! Elementary, Middle, and High School Toolkits are available for teachers; Elementary and Middle Toolkits for parents. ORDER NOW!
Parent Kits: MEMBERS $25; NON-MEMBERS $25
Teacher Kits: MEMBERS $30; NON-MEMBERS $50
> CORE CONTENT STUDENT GUIDES
Put core content into students' hands. Our teacher-designed student booklets are broken down by subject areas and grade levels (end of primary, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and high school), with room for students to take notes. Your order includes one copy of each subject-area guide, with rights to make as many copies as needed. Specify school level (elementary, middle, or high) ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $100; NON-MEMBERS $200
> DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZERS
Change the way you look at instruction and assessment with our new DOK Organizers! This tool includes:
> core content organized by DOK level for every subject area
> a booklet of suggested uses for the organizer;
> a teacher tool for analyzing levels of instruction and an administrator's tool for staff development. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $40; NON-MEMBERS $60
See more of our Core Content tools.
EIGHT DO-IT-YOURSELF PD SESSIONS:
> NEW SUCCESS WITH RTI Delve into RTI's pivotal relationship with student achievement. Our kit includes:
>practical advice on the implementation of RTI
>ideas for support structures
>examples of assessment and monitoring
>instructional strategies.
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> CLOSING THE DISABILITY GAP Many schools statewide have closed the achievement gap for students with disabilities! Explore strategies from successful schools and respected research. This workshop, a six-hour professional development session, includes hands-on learning and step-by-step instruction, and provides teaching strategies that will help all students achieve. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Interested in implementing a true learning community in your school? (See our Insights article on PLCs.) Our kit includes:
>step-by-step instructions for establishing a meaningful learning community;
>tools and strategies to help your school initiate a continuous cycle of developing common assessments, planning instruction, teaching, and analyzing the results in your school;
>training materials and facilitator guide for ongoing staff professional development
>additional tools and resources for classroom use.ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> MULTIPLE-CHOICE & DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE Concerned about assessing students at higher levels? Our embedded PD kit includes:
> a database of multiple-choice questions aligned to core content and Kentucky's Depth of Knowledge levels;
> the latest information on developing strong multiple-choice questions;
> a booklet explaining types of multiple-choice items associated with higher-level thinking;
> a facilitator's guide for teaching a staff about multiple-choice and DOK issues. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> ALL-STAR STRATEGIES THAT INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Here is embedded PD plus follow-up tools for building capacity in your school. The kit includes:
> a collection of some of the best ideas from the diverse group of books;
> a searchable database with over 200 strategies;
> ideas organized around Robert J. Marzano's book, "What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action." (See our exclusive Q&A with Mr. Marzano on this site.)
> a facilitator's guide for teaching these All-Star Strategies to staff.
This kit is a must for anyone looking for a fresh approach to addressing the challenges of student learning. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> FORMATIVE (CONTINUOUS) ASSESSMENT Using assessment to guide instruction is key to student success. Our kit includes:
>a tool for conducting a school-wide assessment review and developing a plan
>a guide for unpacking standards
>a booklet of more than 30 assessment strategies
>a teacher planning guide
>a facilitator's guide for teaching continuous assessment to staff ORDER NOW!
(Read our Q&A with assessment expert Thomas R. Guskey on using assessment to guide improvement.)
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION All students learn in different ways. This workshop addresses components central to teaching students in the ways they learn best: respect of every individual, growth for every student, intertwining of assessment and instruction, and teacher modification of instruction. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
> SUCCESS WITH OPEN-RESPONSE Open-response questions are a powerful learning tool. This session covers understanding and designing open-respnse, designing scoring guides, and teaching kids how to answer open-response questions. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $135; NON-MEMBERS $200
FOUR ONE-HOUR POWER SESSIONS:
> TEACHING VOCABULARY A spin-off of our popular vocabulary toolkits, we've packaged quick lessons ideal for staff development. Get your staff focused on research-based vocabulary strategies and lead them in a step-by-step process for covering academic vocabulary. Designed for use in a faculty meeting or on an early-dismissal day. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $50; NON-MEMBERS $85
> MARZANO BASICS Based on Robert Marzano's "Classroom Instruction that Works," this Power Session presents research-backed strategies for improving student achievement, along with their connections to current brain research. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $50; NON-MEMBERS $85
> SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES Marzano found that identifying similarities and differences is one of the most effective instructional practices--and when used correctly, this strategy results in substantially higher test scores. Learn how. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $50; NON-MEMBERS $85
> NON-LINGUISTIC REPRESENTATIONS Marzano's research pinpoints non-linguistic representations as a strategy allowing students to learn, extend, and demonstrate their knowledge through models, pictures, graphics, and movement. Great for addressing a variety of learning styles. ORDER NOW!
MEMBERS $50; NON-MEMBERS $85
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