PDE Standards Aligned System (SAS)

What is SAS?

http://www.pdesas.org

• A set of rigorous, high-quality academic expectations that reflect the knowledge and skills our young people need to succeed in life after high school
• Includes standards and anchors for all subjects across grade levels, as well as eligible content for PSSA and Keystone-tested areas
• Other important items:
• PA Crosswalk documents
• Training Modules for ELA and Mathematics
• Emphasis areas for ELA and Mathematics
• Vertical Viewer

• Used before, during, and after instruction
• Summative, formative, benchmark and diagnostic
• Includes information about the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Exams, the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) Exams, Keystone Exams, and the Project-Based Assessment (PBA)
• Links to the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS) and Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT)
• Assessment creator

• Drawn from the academic standards, Curriculum Frameworks is a set of teaching topics by subject and grade level, further defined through Big Ideas, Concepts, Competencies, Essential Questions, and Vocabulary
• Big Ideas- content statement that flows across all grade levels.
• Concepts- what students should know (knowledge).
• Competencies- what students should be able to do (skills).
• Essential Questions are connected to the SAS framework and are specifically linked to the Big Ideas.
• Other important items:
• English Language Learner Overlay
• Library Model Curriculum
• Personal Finance Model Curriculum

• Provides information regarding Teacher and Principal Effectiveness, Instruction, Student Learning Objectives, and Teacher of the Year
• Teacher and Principal Effectiveness are measured using an instrument that establishes a set of four different domains
• Instruction topics that are aligned with standards and a variety of instructional resources
• Student Learning Objectives (SLO) provide the process, materials, and training for the creation and management of student learning objectives
• Teacher of the Year

• Voluntary Model Curriculum
• Learning Progressions
• Catalog of resources: units, lesson plans, activities, assessments(including the Keystones) - all tied to standards

• Resources that support student achievement in a safe & positive learning environment
• Act 126 information
• Early warning system to identify at-risk students

Standards, anchors,

and resources

all in one place

Assessment builder aides

in the creation of

standards-based assessments

Units, Lesson Plans, Instructional Content,

Assessments, Web Resources - all tied to standards and anchors

Instructional strategy videos for almost every subject and grade level

At-your-fingertip intervention strategies

to help every student succeed

Teacher tools to help you collect and share resources

PDE Standards Aligned System

SAS

The Pennsylvania Standards Aligned System (SAS)

is a collaborative product of research and good practice that identifies six distinct elements which, if utilized together, will provide schools and districts a common framework for continuous school and district enhancement and improvement.

Presentation:

Jennifer Esh, Shaun McMurtrie, and Matthew Wolfe

Resources:

eMedia Workshop (2009). SAS Standards Aligned System. Downloaded September 15, 2015.

Krause, Dianne (2010). PA Standards Aligned System. https://prezi.com/cv8qub04zpp6/pa-standards-aligned-system/.

Downloaded September 11, 2015.

Martyn, C. and Harvey, G. (n.d.) Piano Bar. Purple Planet Music. http://www.purple-planet.com/fun-backgrounds/4586388999.

Downloaded September 17, 2015. (Background music)

Pennsylvania Department of Education (2015). Standards Aligned System. http://www.pdesas.org.

SAS

Teacher

Tools

The Six Elements of SAS

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