The America SCORES after -school
program engages children in at least 90 minutes of soccer three times a week
ensuring that student-athletes learn to be physically active and involved in a
team activity at an early age.

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Management Tools

The IQT includes just-in-time reports and survey instruments
- management tools - designed to help instructional leaders interpret
data from the diagnostics to provide a complete snapshot of
instructional practice.

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To help address this need,
Co-nect, a leading provider of professional development solutions, is
introducing the Instructional Quality Toolkit(TM) (IQT), an integrated
set of research-based diagnostics, management tools, and training
resources that support administrators and teachers in their efforts to
define, measure, and continuously improve the quality of instruction
district-wide."

Diagnostics

The IQT integrates three critical sources of data: the Evidence of
Quality Teaching(TM) classroom walkthrough and observation tool; the
Instructional Practices Survey(TM) of teacher perceptions; and the
Evidence of Quality Work(TM), a student work analysis tool.

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C. These diagnostics are available in General
Instruction, Literacy, Math, and Technology Integration formats,
allowing districts and schools to focus within a particular curricular
area .

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For more information visit http://www. The
program may include online modules, faculty study groups, and
lesson studies.

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Students from Fifty-Three Schools Play Back-to-Back Soccer Matches
in Day-Long Celebrations Sponsored by the Nation's Vending Industry

NEW YORK, Over 1,600 students will take part this
week in America SCORES Jamborees! in San Francisco , Denver, Chicago and
Washington, D., America SCORES announced today. "Our goal is to get at the heart
of teacher quality.

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Thousands of Elementary Students Turn Out for Balanced for Life/America SCORES Soccer Jamborees! Across the Country

Professional Development

At the core of the IQT system is a comprehensive professional
development program through which Co-nect provides training for
district and school leaders on how to implement the IQT diagnostics,
interpret data from the IQT management tools, and then address areas
of need. Since 1992, Co-nect has been a
leader in improving instructional quality - implementing data-informed
solutions in over 33 states.

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"We are so proud of the work of our students and
are excited to watch them showcase their skills at our Jamborees !. The tools helped our teachers see where they needed help
and we were able to focus professional development on just those
areas," said Dr. Sterling Marshall, assistant superintendent of
Coatesville School District in Coatesville, Pa.

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It is recommended that children get at least 60 minutes of exercise most
days of the week.

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For
more information visit http://www. District and school administrators can access
these reports online to quickly identify areas of need and target
professional development needs accordingly. The various formats allow districts to use the collection method
best suited to the needs of individual schools, but still have uniform
reporting of instructional practices .

Colleges and Universities include academic departments of
geography, and research institutes.

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Steven Ross at the Center for Research in Educational Policy
(CREP), University of Memphis. Co-nect
delivers training, tools, and resources to solve critical issues such
as whole school improvement, data-informed decision-making, technology
integration, and early reading failure.

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Co-nect Introduces System to Help Districts Improve Instructional Quality in Classrooms

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In addition, Co-nect has aligned a series of online learning modules
to address gaps identified by the diagnostic tools.

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America SCORES uses soccer, poetry and
community service to inspire literacy and health among urban elementary-school
students nationwide.

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"Districts throughout the country currently mandate teacher
evaluations, but the real question is how leaders are helping teachers
to improve instruction. The tools have been
field-tested over several years in more than 200 schools, from primary
to high school, in all parts of the country as key elements of
Co-nect's School Improvement(TM) program.

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Sponsored by Balanced for
Life, an initiative of the nation's vending industry to help address
skyrocketing childhood obesity rates , the Jamboree! is a soccer festival
including round-robin style tournament games, arts and crafts , and fun
activities for the entire community.
"America SCORES students from across the country are united in their
commitment to soccer, physical activity and health," said Paul Caccamo,
President , America SCORES. Through
its commitment to these events through its Balance for Life initiative , the
nation's vending industry is demonstrating its support of healthy lifestyles
and healthy futures for our kids.

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Co-nect's Instructional Quality Toolkit(TM) Will Help Districts
and Schools Define and Monitor Instructional Quality, and Focus
Professional Development on Key Areas of Need

While all districts strive to deliver "high-quality instruction,"
the meaning of the term often varies significantly from one teacher to
the next, and one school to the next.

The tools are based on Co-nect's proprietary Evidence
of Quality Teaching rubric and set of research -based indicators of
instructional quality.

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About Co-nect

Co-nect, http://www.

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balancedforlife. In a sense, the required district evaluation
serves as the summative review while the IQT serves as a formative
benchmark to continuously monitor and improve teaching practice. The four components of the IQT professional development
program are:

Using the tools to collect clean, valid data

Interpreting the results of the data to identify actionable
next steps

Using the IQT tools to coach and lead more effectively

Planning and implementing a subsequent professional
development program to directly address identified gaps.

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Research

The Evidence of Quality Teaching tool and other components of the
IQT are based on a large body of research connecting classroom-level
and building-level factors with student learning.net, is a leading provider of
data-driven, K -12 professional development solutions focused on
improving the quality of classroom instruction district -wide.

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America SCORES after-school programs operate in 13
cities nationwide and each city hosts an annual end of soccer season
Jamboree!.

About Balanced for Life
Balanced for Life is a program created by the National Automatic
Merchandising Association's non-profit foundation designed to teach our
nation's youth the importance of a balanced diet and physical activity.

K-12 includes resources such as teacher homepages, class project pages, games, lesson plans, and other sites focusing on geography teaching and learning.

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The America SCORES Jamborees!, presented by
Balanced for Life, are the culminating events of the spring SCORES season. Professional development is focused on building the
capacity of district and school leaders to implement the IQT system,
interpret instructional quality data, and target training to key areas
of need. The data may be collected
three different ways - via scannable forms, online Web entries, or
PDAs.

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It generates automated online reports that pinpoint areas of
strength and need, and suggests strategies for improving instructional
performance.
Co-nect helps a district to outline a customized implementation
program, which includes designing an observation timeline and sampling
routine, survey administration, processing and interpretation of data.

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About America SCORES
America SCORES is a national model for youth development, targeting girls
and boys in urban neighborhoods that offer few, if any, recreational programs.
The IQT combines data from classroom practice, teacher
perceptions, and student work to develop a profile of instructional
quality.

"Co-nect helped our district staff work together to define quality
instruction.

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The IQT helps bring a collective focus on
those strategies and methods proven to drive results," said Andrew
Skoler, president and CEO of Co-nect. The IQT is currently
involved in a rigorous validity and reliability study, conducted by
Dr.

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Yet, most students do not take part in extracurricular
activities that involve any form of exercise. All are
aligned and designed to generate information that makes decision
making easier.co-nect.