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This program is limited to any one who
will be teaching a unit to students. You must have an active email account.
Make sure you give your exact email information. If you are using
a Ten-Nash account your email address is your last name, first
initial, and possibly a number followed by @k12tn.net
the shortened email address (no caps, no spaces). Each interested
teacher will register. You only register once, even if you are doing
more than one unit or entry. Separate information will be provided
for each class and subject as an "entry". For example, a middle or
high school teacher may enter once for each of 2 classes and have 2 "entries".
An elementary teacher with only one class may enter for each subject he
or she teaches to the same class and have 2 "entries". Maximum is 2 entries.
The teacher will take a new survey in Profiler for each entry.
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Task
1: State Learning Gap & Evidence
For each entry, a teacher will identify
a learning gap for the teacher’s class that relates to a student learning
expectation in the School Plan..
Each teacher should read Tasks 3a, 3b, 3c and 4 before completing registration.
Find a learning gap in student performance
in your classroom (one content area and grade level) and describe how you
know that a leaning gap exists and how it relates to your School
Plan. You can find the areas identified in your school's
plan by clicking 
Provide percentile evidence, preferably
from Terra Nova score information, or teacher test data that documents
the learning gap. Prepare a brief explanation and enter it in the form
below. Be sure you include the grade level, content area, and evidence
the gap exists in your response.
If you plan to use Terra Nova scores for your
evidence on the learning gap you must be specific. In other words
if your learning gap identifies math/percentages as a weakness, then you
must report from your Terra Nova scores the mastery/nonmastery numbers
for the area of percentages. You cannot just report the information
from the web that shows low gains in math...it is too general and doesn't
address the weakness that was identified. To learn more about types
of standardized tests given in Tennessee, go to the State Department Evaluation
and Assessment Site at the following URL: http://www.state.tn.us/education/tsintro.htm,
select a test from the links identified on the left. Within the documents
describing the tests, you will find national and state comparison information.
Test scores should also be found in the 1999-2000 School Improvement Plan.
If your grade level does not have Terra Nova scores relate the weakness
identifed in your School Plan to your grade level. We all understand
that performance in early grades or those areas for which test scores are
not available affect the test scores that are available. Consistent
low test scores usually point to problems that can be addressed by teachers
in earlier grades and higher grades, as well as those in other subject
areas. The purpose of establishing the student learning goal is to
examine the needs of students as evidenced by scores when compared to other
students statewide. On the Online Submission Form report your
information.
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