Provide 2-3 sentences for the 4 questions below

1. Evaluate THE Gary, Indiana district's assessment policies and describe the primary reasons and ways standardized assessment is used to achieve high-quality education. Comment on the level of effectiveness of standardized assessment in your school setting

2. As a K-12 Teacher analyze your own use of assessment and describe your current use of authentic, portfolio, peer, and self-assessment methods. Discuss the benefits and challenges of using these types of assessment.

3. "Social changes are placing enormous new pressures on the elementary school. ... In addition, a major challenge for elementary schools in the twenty-first century is to establish meaningful contact with children from diverse backgrounds."

Identify three major pressures in theGary Indiana school setting and recommend ways to address these issues through the curriculum.

4. Your thoughts on "...programs such as Head Start and Follow Through indicate that parents can play an important role in the early development of their children.

As a result, parents should have a more active role in developing and delivering education programs for young children." Discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing curriculum involvement by parents.

Provide 4 to 5 paragraphs

Read the article "Building a Community in Our Classroom: The Story of Bat Town, USA." Comment on the benefits and challenges of this example.

Describe a community-building activity you have used or propose one that you think would be effective in your current or future classroom/school setting.