When I think of the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS), I think of a dry list of information that students MUST know . . . things students must be able to demonstrate. If they can’t that will reflect badly on me, their teacher. So to me GPS = scary.
But. . . .
After visiting the GPS website, it’s not a scary as I thought it was. The standards actually fit really well with teaching. Apart from the actual standards, the website has multiple resources for teachers, students, and parents to excel at the standards.
Some of the resources include:
4Teachers.org – a website to help teachers integrate technology into their lessons
links to RTI (Response to Intervention) pages – a program designed to help discover possible learning and development disabilities
Requirements students need to meet for Gifted Classes, AP Classes
Information for students and parents regarding standardized tests (SAT, ACT, PSAT)
links to lesson plans and designs for teachers
After looking through some of these resources the GPS doesn’t seem so daunting. I just need to take each step ‘with a spoonful of sugar’.
