Advantages of Joining HEAP
The HEAP Steering Committee identified the following advantages of being a member in a state assessment development
collaborative:
- We are a part of shaping and directing the national
agenda on health education and health education
assessment.
- It allows us access to national expertise on health
education and assessment.
- Participation in this project provides a practical way to
increase assessment literacy among its members, since
we receive ongoing professional development and
mentoring.
- The HEAP gives us the opportunity to work with
other health and assessment professionals and to share
between states. We work together to address common
needs and resolve common problems.
- Participation in this project provides access to plethora of growing
resources
- As members, we can provide input in the development
of professional development materials and the types of
assessments we need to advance health education
assessment in our state. It provides state members with
the ability to meet a variety of assessment needs.
- Our participation gives us access to a pool of
assessment items that can be customized to state
needs.
- Developing assessment items is expensive. We can
share costs for an expensive endeavor.
On being part of the CCSSO~SCASS:
- SCASS HEAP is one of several CCSSO~SCASS
projects. Therefore, we have access to the other SCASS
projects’ innovations that can be adapted to health
education. It gives us access to that brain trust,
resources, models, and mentors.
- Having health education as a CCSSO~SCASS project
gives health education visibility and credibility in the
eyes of other educational disciplines. It helps give
health education a voice at the school reform table.
- HEAP members are a part of a larger movement to
change the norms and improve the industry standard to
help the nation recognize that health and learning are
joined. Children need to come to school safe, healthy,
and ready to learn!
- The HEAP provides a comprehensive systems
approach to align curriculum, instruction, and
assessment.
On program development:
- The HEAP provides a comprehensive systems
approach to align curriculum, instruction, and
assessment.
- As state directors, we can assist local districts with a
packaged program for health education assessment at a
fair cost. Local district coordinators and teachers
appreciate this kind of technical assistance.
- We have the opportunity to involve local teachers with
cutting-edge materials that will increase their
assessment literacy and change the way they teach.
- The HEAP gives us opportunities to monitor critical
skills as a part of program evaluation.
And the most important reason:
- This will improve the lives of our nation’s children!
Please contact Nancy Hudson, HEAP Coordinator, CCSSO, for more
information!
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