ZRDC is inviting all Basic Schools and High Schools to Register for a FREE web design.

They will have their websites designed free of charge and a 1 year hosting guarantee. 

 

All Basic Schools and High Schools should Register on-line or submit a request form to the nearest ZRDC office.

  
 

ZRDC has embarked on an "ICT Zambia 2015" program. By carrying out series of analytical researches and forecasting the future of IT in Zambia, ZRDC has come up with strategic goals to pursue which serve as a cornerstone for the national success in IT.

 

The first step in this mission is to encourage all educational institutions to use the global internet services. In doing so, we are providing FREE web design services for all Basic Schools and High Schools with a one year web hosting guarantee.

 

This great opportunity will enable Schools have greater chances in establishing worldwide partners and many exchange program opportunities. Furthermore, Schools will gain a wide dimension of efficiency by publishing various School activities on their school websites. And in times when examination results are out, Pupils and Students will just need to log on their respective School websites to see their examination results, rather than traveling long distances or making expensive calls to their schools.

 

We are working towards improving the effectiveness of the young generation in Schools and Universities. our strategic project is aimed at preparing the young generation in all institutions for the great future as effective professionals in all fields. ZRDC is working towards accomplishing it's mission of opening up R&D centers in all institutions by the year 2015.

 
     
 

Advanced Information Management System (AIMS)

 

 AIMS Tools

Teaching and Learning
 Assessment and Accountability
 Grading and Reporting

 

 

Advanced Information Management System (AIMS).....................................................................

AIMS is a Web-based application that helps high schools manage and use data to drive instructional practices, improve student achievement, and optimize learning results.

The AIMS application supports a standards-based instructional approach that brings data directly to the desktop computers of classroom teachers and school leaders. It identifies the critical state standards, which allows educators to pace instruction, align materials to the standards over the school year, create formative assessments, and generate district, school, class, and student reports that are meaningful, actionable, and easy to use.

The AIMS score report comprises  Curriculum Reports, Student Performance vs. Standards, Local Test Reports, Accountability Reports, and State Test Reports.

If you can access the internet, you can use AIMS. All you need is a PC or Mac with Internet Explorer (5.5 or greater for the PC; 5.2 or greater for the Mac) and Adobe Acrobat Reader (5.0 or greater).

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Teaching and Learning.....................................................................................................................

Standards

  • State and local content standards are included with highlighted essential standards, which are the standards that are critical for students to master to get to the next grade level.

Curriculum

  • Define the sequence of standards within specified instructional time periods by grade-level, by course, or by subject.
  • For this paced curriculum, you can align materials to the instructional units and identify when standards will be assessed and reviewed.

Instruction

  • Plan instruction guided by data on student strengths and areas of concerns.
  • Develop and store standards-based lesson plans by subject and grade level.

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Assessment and Accountability Tests.....................................................................................

  • Access the ZRDC Formative Assessment Item Bank to build interim assessments that cover the standards taught during an instructional time period.
  • Electronically scan and score student responses and provide users with immediate access to results

Results

  • Analyze interim assessment results down to the standard and item level. Identify group and individual student needs to inform instruction and intervention.
  • Easily import state assessment and accountability data, and re-roster to current enrollment. Get district and school overviews as well as views by subgroups, classes, and students. Generate graphs and reports. Export data to Excel or other database programs.
  • Track student performance across multiple measures and time periods.

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Grading and Reporting...................................................................................................................

Grades

  • Create unlimited assignments in teacher grade books and link each entry to standards.
  • Auto-populate the grade book with results from standards-based interim assessments.

Report Card

  • Define custom standards-based report cards, importing grades directly from the grade book.
  • Assign weights to assignments to automatically calculate final grades.
  • Auto-generate parent notices and letters tied to assessment results, intervention plans, etc.
  • Provide parents with secured access to view their child's assignments and see results from state or district tests.

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