Keystones to Opportunities
Keystones to Opportunity Grant (Striving Readers) documents and PA Comprehensive Literacy Plan are now available on the Keystones to Opportunity PLC at...
View ArticleKeystone Exams Update
The Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content document for Civics and Government is now available on SAS at this link http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/KeystoneDownloads
View ArticleLiteracy Design Collaborative: It's Time To Write!
Through the support of the Gates Foundation, PA educators from across the state have developed a set of reading and writing tasks based upon the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts &...
View ArticleKeystones to Opportunity - Local Literacy Needs Assessment
The Keystones to Opportunity Initiative has added a NEW fill-in Local Literacy Needs Assessment to the resources available within the Instruction element of the SAS portal.
View ArticlePA Law Helps Protect Youth from Concussions
Governor Tom Corbett signed a law called the Safety in Youth Sports Act (PDF) that increases awareness and prevention of head injuries among athletes in school-sponsored athletics. The legislation...
View ArticlePA Core Standards
Pennsylvania Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics have been reposted and aligned to Eligible Content and include a new numbering system. All PA Core Standards begin with CC. to...
View ArticleSafe & Supportive Schools
The Safe and Supportive Schools element is now active, and the Student Interpersonal Skills (SIS) Standards may be accessed from this element. While still a work in progress, materials and resources...
View ArticleBusiness, Computer, and Information Technology (BCIT) Standards
The Business, Computer and Information Technology (BCIT) Standards for PreK- 12 are now available in SAS. These standards were created by Pennsylvania educators and reflect nine key areas of business...
View ArticleSAS Provides Access to the Teachscape Teacher Effectiveness Series
Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching was adopted as the overarching vision for effective instruction in the Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Department of Education in partnership with Teachscape...
View ArticlePA Core Standards Available on SAS
With the establishment of PA Core Standards for ELA and Mathematics, Pennsylvania has also adopted the ELA Standards for Reading and Writing in History and Social Studies and Science and Technical...
View ArticlePA Core Crosswalk Documents Available
Standard crosswalk documents are now available for English Language Arts and Mathematics. The documents show the content alignment of PA Core Standards to Common Core State Standards and PA Academic...
View ArticleCore Standards Online Resources
Organizations and states from across the country have developed web sites with an assortment of valuable resources – from video vignettes of Core standards-aligned lessons to rubrics for evaluating...
View ArticlePA ELA Core Standards Training Modules
PDE has developed a series of training modules to assist educators as they transition their English Language Arts curriculum to PA Core Standards. Each module includes a PowerPoint presentation, an...
View ArticlePA Core Aligned Curriculum Frameworks
Click here to download draft copies of the revised English Language Arts and Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks. The documents include Long Term Transfer Goals, Big Ideas, and Essential Questions...
View ArticleBusiness, Computer, and Information Technology Curriculum Framework
With the completion of the Business, Computer, and Information Technology (BCIT) Standards, BCIT educators have created a Curriculum Framework that includes Long Term Transfer Goals, Big Ideas, and...
View ArticleKeystone Exams – Depth of Knowledge and Cognitive Complexity
To gain a deeper understanding of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) and cognitive complexity of items on Keystone Exams, educators may access this document that provides an in-depth explanation of the Keystone...
View ArticleLibrary Model Curriculum
The Library Model Curriculum is based on the Pennsylvania Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, Reading and Writing in Science & Technology/Technical Subjects, Reading and Writing in...
View ArticlePennsylvania School Performance Profile PLC
PDE is pleased to announce the creation of a Pennsylvania School Performance Profile (SPP) Professional Learning Community on the SAS portal (http://www.pdesas.org/). This PLC is designed to provide up...
View ArticlePA Mathematics Core Standards Emphasis Documents
The Mathematics emphasis guides provide direction to educators in terms of what topics require more emphasis, less emphasis, or are no longer taught in each grade as curriculum transitions from PA...
View ArticlePA Mathematics Core Training Modules
PDE has developed a series of training modules to assist educators as they transition their Mathematics curriculum to PA Core Standards. Each module includes a PowerPoint presentation, an accompanying...
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