Oregon Department of Education Resource Website

• How will this be useful?
We will need to know the standards that we are required to teach by. This website provides us with access to those and also articles related to them. It also provides other vital resources such as example lesson plans, assessment items and allows you to export standards

• How can I make use of graphic organizers to illustrate concepts I’ll be teaching?
They are useful in providing an organized visual aid for information you want the students to have. They can be in graphic form like a picture or a list of words. It gives the student another way to see the information and helps them to understand it better.

• How does instruction support student success on this test?
An effective teacher will incorporate the necessary information the students will need on the tests in their instruction. They will use the standards as a framework for their teaching which will prepare the students for the examinations. Also, teachers can help the students to develop appropriate test taking skills.