Aligning Standards, Instruction, and Assessments

Penny JadwinHigh Schools that Work

Hilton HeadFebruary 9, 2011

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Develop these Attitudes of Positive Intention

andBEBE EMPOWEREDEMPOWERED TO TO LIVE!LIVE!

Practicing the Attitudes of Positive Intention

Discuss the following with your table mates:

• What ideas do you have for fostering the Attitudes of Positive Intention for students?

• What Attitudes of Positive Intention do you pledge to practice during this course?

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Learning Styles Clock PartnersWrite 12, 3, 6, and 9 on your clock in the appropriate spots.

You will write the names of team members for each time slot. You may want to include details of what they are wearing to help you find them quickly.• For 12 o’clock - form a team of three to four members who

teach similar content area.• For 3 o’clock - form a team of three to four members who

teach different content area.• For 6 o’clock - form a team of three to four members who

have taught the same/similar number of years.• For 9 o’clock - form a team of three to four members who

have taught different numbers of years.

Think, Pair, Share• As you meet with your Clock Partners please

share your responses to the following:– Who are you?– Where do you live?– What do you teach?– Why did you become a teacher?– When do you love teaching the most?– What is the biggest frustration for you as a

teacher?

Shorewood Lip DubRachael Ray Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLAdYZpwVt4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=2bAWFWG8eYw&feature=related

Engagement

Were these students engaged:• Intellectually? If so, how?• Emotionally? If so, how?• Socially? If so, how?• Behaviorally? If so, how?On a scale of 1 to 10, where would you rate the

students engagement level? Why

Shorewood Lip DubHow did they do that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TI-AJi2O8&feature=related

Brainstorm/Collaborate• A list of skills you think the students needed to

complete Shorewood Lip Dub.• A list of instructional strategies the teachers used to

help students develop the skills.• A list of classes/content areas that could participate

in this learning event.• A list of standards that could be addressed through

this learning event.• A list of ways you could assess student’s learning and

mastery of skills.

AHA Moment

• Meet with your 12 o’clock partners.• Discuss your ideas, thoughts and feelings as

you viewed the video and then brainstorm how you could connect standards, instruction and assessment to this Project Based Learning Event.

• Share your AHA Moment….

AHA Moment

• Jay Tighe • http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=dSSeuem6BLA&feature=player_embedded#

• Share your critical transformation with your table group.

Review and Envision

• Review: From the information presented this afternoon, what will you take back to your team?

• Envision: How will this information impact the way you plan for instruction?