webinars

Webinar 1 November 19th Rich and compelling Content BIG IDEAS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS all the things the students need to know about the world around them is not clearly defined ELEMENTS INTO UNIT PLAN RICH AND COMPELLING CONTENT BIG IDEAS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ( open ended) Enduring Understanding--20 years from now--bigger than (red is a primary color) Need room for exploration Enduring statement naturally leads to questions --not just facts Need something to stimulate inquiry Not a definition or simple statement of fact Gray areas for big idea--not black and white ESSENTIAL QUESTION ---no right answers --designed to provoke inquiry lead to more questions Nothing better than to speak education vocabulary--will probably never have yes or no answer Summative Task -thing that students will do at end of unit to show that they know the big idea

WEBINAR 2 DECEMBER 8TH ASSESSMENT HOSTED BY MARY ELIZABETH MEIER ASSESSMENT---determining acceptable evidence of student understanding CONTENT---what rich and compelling content is worthy of study? BIG IDEA--what understanding will our students achieve ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS--what questions will drive the investigation SUMMATIVE TASK---what will students do at the end of unit to show that they understand the big idea RICH AND COMPELLING CONTENT BIG IDEA ESSENTIAL QUESTION SUMMATIVE TASK FINAL PROJECT Designing a unit of INSTRUCTION 3 IMPORTANT STEPS 1. identify desired results 2.Determine acceptale evidence 3.Plan learning experiences Formative assessmentmoving toward student understanding Summative assessment---determining acceptable evidence of understanding How can a teacher create opportunities for students to determine their understanding?

Checking for Quality work--Measuring the quality of learning Grading---Suggesting path for improvement Measuring participation& effort-measuring the degree to whidh students understand Covering the Content---tailoring instruction to student needs Comparing student work--identifying individual progress How do we check for learning during our daily instructional process

A well designed Formative Assessment --- Is a check for learning that informs the futrure ---informs a student of progress and motivates improved performance ---informs the teacher of future learning experience needed to arrive at the desired results occurs during instruction often informally ---happens at regular intervals during the unit

Summative Task --is worthy of culminating the investigation of the rich and compelling content ---Effectively measures the degree to which the students understand the big idea --clearly states criteria for students to work toward