With comprehensive guidance and the SEOP, over time, sites will be able to identify a population of students by interests or career majors. To facilitate successful applied learning, students will need to have contact with the same team of teachers through the scheduling of classes, academies, etc. A ssessment of the applied or integrated curriculum should be based on assessment of the state core standards. Three assessment approaches have been identified nationally. Portfolios will identify what a student has accomplished.
Portfolios show a building of skills and is a cumulative, developmental project.
Projects will be a service or a product developed. Projects identify performances a student has to complete and will merge standards into a selective work. Performance assessment is a master of skills. The assessment approaches can stand alone or be used in combination. S ome barriers and strategies have been defined by the STC Regional Subcommittee for the region and sites to consider in developing applied learning curriculum.