Shannon has been a classroom teacher in the Newberg and Parkrose School Districts in Oregon. She has been trained in professional learning communities, differentiated instruction and Critical Friends. Shannon currently works as a consultant with math teachers from over 100 districts around Oregon. Shannon’s areas of expertise include the Common Core State Standards, curriculum alignment, assessment best practices, interventions and instructional strategies. She has a degree in Mathematics from George Fox University and a Masters of Arts in Secondary Math Education from Colorado College.
In our Smarter Balanced resources here at CCSS Math Activities, we have taken the sample items Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has released in the Item Specifications (Version 3.0 September 28, 2015) and created slide shows for a variety of uses for teachers. Some possible uses of these slide shows include: For Planning: Prior to an […]