Week 10

Putting it All Together: Aligning Goals, Performances, Assessment and

Technology

Week 10

Goals for this WeekUnderstand how to align goals, performances, and assessments to support students' understanding

Understand how the elements of the TfU framework work together to support coherent curriculum and instruction that leverages new technologies for learning.

Appreciate how the CCDT can help you to align the elements of the TfU framework.

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Activities for this Week1) Aligning elements of curriculum

design

2) Coming up: Project presentations Submitting finished work Paper topics and outlines Preparing for the debate

3) Open Q&A / Individual Consults

4) Reviewing your partner’s design

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Aligning Goals, Performances & Assessments

Does it “feel” right?

Do UPs engage students in developing exactly those understandings articulated in your UGs? Do criteria for OAs closely relate to goals? Do technology choices actually amplify goals, enhance performances or support assessment in some way?Do these elements address the target of difficuty?

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Using the Associating Tool in the CCDT

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Or...Use a Graphic Organizer

UGs

UPs

OAsTechnology

Corresponding UGs

ToDGT

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Coming up....Project presentation criteria1. Clearly summarize the goals and the design of the unit and

explain its rationale in relation to the most relevant readings from the course.

2. Focus on the way technology is used to improve teaching and learning about a particular “target of difficulty” and specific understanding goals.

3. Highlight dilemmas or insights from the design process.

4. Make a well-crafted succinct presentation in no more than 10 minutes and leave time to discuss the dilemmas or insights posed.

5. If you choose to use technology to support your presentation, take care to demonstrate its affordances as a teaching technology in the way you use it.

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Presentation Tips Practice explaining to someone who

doesn’t know TfU stuff for clarity--present as if to a lay person

Practice timing--10 minutes speaking, 3-4 for questions Test your technology in advance & have a backup plan While the previous speaker takes questions, comeup and quietly load your presentation

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Coming Up....Submitting your finished design (due Jan

4):<Make sure all the attached files and documents are included,

spellcheck, proofread, etc.>Export design as “graphic organizer” (Mac or PC) in

PDF formatOR Export as print file (Mac only)and save as PDF in

the print screenPut final designs in the drop box on the course web

site.

Instructions will be on the

course web site

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Coming up....

Final papers--important dates

Topic ideas due today (discussion forum)

Paper outline due by December 21 (drop box)

Final paper due by 4:30 PM January 11 (drop box)

Final papers should be uploaded or emailed in MS Word format.

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Coming Up...Preparing for the debate...

• Two teams• Read, identify issues with your team (private discussions online)

• Prepare best arguments for and against

“Are computers, information and communications technologies in schools

worth the investment?”

• Determine who will present and rebut which arguments • Will not know which side you will argue until that day

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Preparing for next class...

Homework is to review your partner’s design in detailusing the criteria in the project assessment rubric:•Fill out the rubric •Post a comment in CCDT message board•Upload the completed rubric attached to your comment

Next week’s lab topic: Mobile computing (guest speaker?)Presentations will begin promptly at 5:30

Review your partner’s feedback on your design and incorporate/revise