Waggoner Library: Master: Arts in Teaching (MAT): Tennessee Academic Standards

Tenn standards

Tennessee Academic Standards K-12
Click the link to view the Tennessee Academic Standards K-12. These provide a common set of expectations for what students will know and be able to do at the end of a grade for each subject area. TN state standards are rooted in students' knowledge and skills to succeed in post-secondary studies and/or careers. Use the left menu to access subject-specific standards.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are negative experiences that can impact a child's life. According to the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study, there are three general categories of ACEs:

Exposure to abuse (emotional, physical, or sexual)
Household challenges (e.g., divorce, mental illness, substance abuse)
Neglect (emotional or physical)

Research has shown that children who have dealt with one or more ACEs in their early childhood may be more at risk for developing chronic health conditions and risky behaviors as adults (UNC Health Sciences Library). Learn more about ACEs from the resources below:

Adverse Childhood Experiences in Tennessee
TN Department of Health created infographic explaining the impact of ACEs.
Building Strong Brains Tennessee
Building Strong Brains: Tennessee ACEs Initiative is a major statewide effort to establish Tennessee as a national model for how a state can promote culture change in early childhood based on a philosophy that preventing and mitigating adverse childhood experiences, and their impact, is the most promising approach to helping Tennessee children lead productive, healthy lives and ensure the future prosperity of the state.
CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study,
One of the largest investigations of childhood abuse and neglect and their effects on life-long health and well-being. The study found that the greater the exposure to things such as domestic violence, addiction, and depression in early childhood, the greater the risk for later-life problems such as the higher risk for chronic illnesses, poverty, depression, and addictive behaviors.
Prevent & Mitigate ACEs in Tennessee (2020)
A short report about the ACEs Innovation Grants awarded from the State of Tennessee.

Tennessee Aces Final Report with Authorization

Tennessee Literacy Standards
Click the link to learn more about literacy standards in use here in TN. Tennessee literacy standards require explicit, skill-based instruction for reading, speaking, and writing in all subject areas. Tennessee's Academic Standards were updated in 2013 and are now the focus of Tennessee's literacy curriculum.

TNReady

https://www.tn.gov/education/assessment/tnready.html

TNReady is a part of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) and is designed to assess true student understanding, not just basic memorization and test-taking skills. It is a way to assess what our students know and what we can do to help them succeed in the future.

Response to Instruction and Intervention Framework RTI²

https://www.tn.gov/education/instruction/tdoe-rti2.html

Tennessee State Standards set high expectations for student achievement.

The RTI² framework supports all children in meeting these expectations.

Key Messages:

The RTI² framework is a multi-tiered delivery system aligned with the department’s beliefs and allows for an integrated, seamless problem-solving model that addresses individual student needs
The RTI² framework relies on the premise of high-quality instruction and interventions tailored to student need where core instructional and intervention decisions are guided by student outcome data
The RTI² framework has school teams identify the supports every child needs to achieve academically.
The RTI² framework has minimum recommended times for Tier I and required times for Tier II and Tier III

Components:

All children receive high quality on grade level curriculum and instruction in the general education classroom (Tier l).
A Universal Screener is administered to all students to determine whether students demonstration the skills necessary to achieve grade-level standards. This must be on a nationally normed skill-based universal screener for grades K-8 that assesses six key skill areas: basic reading skills, reading fluency, reading comprehension, math calculation, math problem solving, and written expression.
As a result of universal screenings, students may be identified as needing targeted intervention (Tier ll or Tier III) in addition to the high quality instruction they are receiving in Tier l.
Tier II and Tier III will provide progress monitoring in the students’ area of deficit.
Fidelity monitoring at all Tiers focuses not only on the programs but also the students

Read to be Ready

https://www.tn.gov/readtobeready/why-read-to-be-ready-.html

Tennessee has made tremendous gains in student performance over the past several years – except in reading. Despite our educators’ best efforts, reading skills in elementary school learners have failed to improve, and in some cases have even declined. But these abilities are some of the most important ones our students need, and they are foundational to their success.

Over the long term, national research shows that children who are not reading proficiently by third grade are four times less likely to graduate from high school by age 19. Dropping out of high school severely damages earnings and job market appeal, and it impacts chances of leading a healthy and productive life, in addition to increasing odds of incarceration, poverty, and single parenting. This cripples not just our students’ future, but our state’s as well.

We know we cannot reach our Read to be Ready goal of 75% of students reading on grade level by third grade unless we make an intentional effort. Like a book, our approach to meet our goals involves multiple characters and chapters that all work together to form something exciting and beautiful. Our chapters represent important facts that we want everyone to know so they can help write our literacy story. Click the links below to learn more about each chapter.

Our Five Chapters

TEAM, Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model

The Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) is about principals and teachers working together to ensure the best possible instruction every day. Through frequent observation, constructive feedback, student data, and professional development, TEAM is designed to support all educators in doing their best work to help every student learn and grow.

TEAM: Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model
Click the link to learn more about the State of TN assessment plan, strategy for teachers, principals, and librarians.

TVASS, Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System

https://www.tn.gov/education/data/tvaas.html

The Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) measures student growth year over year, regardless of whether the student is proficient on the state assessment. In calculating a TVAAS score, a student’s performance is compared relative to the performance of his or her peers who have performed similarly on past assessments.

TVAAS Public Site provides school and district level reports for parents and the public.
TVAAS Educator Site (login required) provides reports for teachers, principals and administrators.

View the video below learn more about TVAAS