How does the Learning Locator know what resources a student needs?
Content alignment activities are conducted by Content Specialists who have classroom experience in the grade level and content the domain measured on the assessment. The outcome of the alignment activity is a set of catalogued resources that are specifically correlated to the state assessment and to the student’s achievement level. By using Learning Locator, students can access a personalized set of supplemental resources designed to provide practice on specific standards and to encourage students to meet achievement criteria for their existing achievement level and to move to the next achievement level. A variety of supplemental learning resources is reviewed in order to provide learning activities for all of the assessed standards. Using specific criterion for approving resources, content specialists locate learning resources which: • are directly linked to the assessed standard and the student’s specific achievement level • contain quality content • appear to have student appeal • a
