1. Standards Based/Performance Based Instruction
Barbara A. Guillory, M.A. Ed
National Board Certified Teacher

2. What are standards?
Standards establish
the
criteria for students’
academic
achievement
and drive what
students
learn in the
classroom.

3. Content Standards:
Broad statements of what students should know
and be able to do at each grade level
• Students will • Students will
M3P2 Students
M4G2 Students
reason and understand
evaluate fundamental
mathematical solid figures
argument.

4. Performance standards (Grade Level
Expectations/Elements/Benchmarks)
Define what all students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade
level:
M3P2. Students will reason and
M4G2. Students will understand
evaluate mathematical
fundamental solid figures.
arguments.
Recognize reasoning and proof as Compare and contrast a cube and
fundamental aspects of a rectangular prism in terms of the
mathematics. Make and investigate number and shape of their
mathematical conjectures. faces, edges, and vertices.
Describe parallel and
Develop and evaluate mathematical perpendicular lines and planes in
arguments and proofs. connection with the rectangular
prism.
Construct/collect models for solid
Select and use various types of
geometric figures (
reasoning and methods of proof.
cube, prisms, cylinder, etc.)

5. What is a Standard/Performance Based
Classroom?
Where there are desired
a)
results
Standards dictate plans
b)
Teacher and students
c)
both use language related
to standards
A variety of resources are
d)
used by both teacher and
students
Students are actively
e)
engaged in a
performance task that is
directly related to the
standards and the real
world.

6. Standard/Performance Based
Instruction
Changes in instructional
practice
 Balanced Instructional
Model
 Differentiated Instruction
Changes in assessment
practices
 Authentic assessments
(performance based)
 Assessments used to
plan instruction

7. Standard/Performance Based Instruction:
• How do we use addition and
Essential
subtraction to tell number stories?
questions
• How are addition and subtraction
are posed in alike?
the room, for • How are addition and subtraction
example: different?
• Word wall displayed with key
vocabulary and common language
related to the standards
Lesson Plans • Variety of resources for teacher and
and Learning student use (textbook, internet, other
books, etc.)
Aids
• Lesson plan includes both guided and
independent practices or a variety of
assessments (performance based).

8. Standards/Performance Based Instruction:
Assessments drive
a)
instruction
b) Skills assessments
c) Performance
assessments

9. SEVEN ATTRIBUTES OF HIGH ACHIEVING SCHOOLS
High expectations
1.
Personalized
2.
Respect and
3.
responsibility
Time to collaborate
4.
Performance based
5.
Technology as a tool
6.
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Essential Components of
1.
Learning In-depth
learning
Performance assessment
2.
Active inquiry
3.
= Student achievement
McNulty (2005)