Curriculum
Planning
Assessment
Instruction
Differentiation
100
this is the "what" of teaching
What is curriculum?
100
1. content 2. sequence 3. strategies 4. who does what, when, where, and in what order 5. resources and materials 6. standards 7. learner needs 8. technology 9. homework 10. classroom climate 11. student assessment.... etc
What are some of the elements that are involved when planning?
100
the most important purpose of assessment is the information it provides as we make instructional decisions. in other words, if the students do not get it, we find another way for them to.
What is most important purpose of assessment?
100
this calls for us to create opportunities that empower students to be self-directed learners.
What does it mean to have student focused instruction?
100
because all kids are different, one size does not fit all in the classroom
Why should teacher differentaite?
200
relevant, challenging, integrative, exploratory, and is designed to address the needs of middle school students
What are the characteristics of a high quality curriculum?
200
goals are general statements if intent, they are broad and do not specify steps towards reaching them
What are goals?
200
1. diagnostic assessment (letting us know what students already know about a topic or unit to come.) 2. formative assessment ( helps monitor student progress and, in doing so, provides valuable information to help with lesson planning.) 3. summative assessment (comes at the end of a unit of study and is used to evaluate the amount and quality of learning or a product.)
What are the categories of assessment?
200
this calls for us to meet our students where they are, to accept them as learners with differing strengths and weaknesses, and to do all we can to help each and every student grow as much as possible
What is differentiation of instruction?
200
1. readiness to learn 2. learning needs 3. students interest
what is meant by differences between learners?
300
1. consistent progress 2. to document critical knowledge/skills 3. comprehensive guide 4. extra guidance 5. provide structure and consistency 6. to help move students ahead
Why do we need the Common Core State Standards?
300
a learning objective states the learning that is intended to take place as a result of instruction, objectives are measurable, and is accomplished by the result of instruction.
What is a learning objective?
300
Evaluation
When evaluation and grading is done for assessment, what is the process of judging levels of quality of student work/performance/understanding?
300
1. knowledge 2. comprehension 3. application 4. analysis 5. synthesis 6. evaluation
What are the 6 classic levels of thinking according to Bloom's Taxonomy?
300
1. tic tac toe 2. charts or diagrams 3. teaching someone else 4. journals 5. self assessments
What are some of the activities that can be done with differentiating with menus?
400
1. "loose" structure 2. guide 3. do NOT dictate instructional practice 4. are NOT restrictive 5. do NOT dictate sequence 6. are developmental
What is considered to be "good" standards?
400
1. student information 2. content information 3. sequence 4. materials 5. assessment 6. units of study 7. records 8. management 9. communication
What components should be considered when writing for a long range plan?
400
1. sequence of simple distinct task 2. recall of limited amounts of knowledge, despite ever increasing scope of knowledge 3. quick and easy to score objectively, even if there is little validity 4. test breadth of knowledge better (e.g. by numerous questions) 5. easy to compare scores 6. easy to standardize for all students regardless of differences 7. encourages low-level thinking to arrive quickly at one right answer 8. requires only reactive response, usually by student isolation
Can anyone name 3 characteristics of traditional assessment?
400
A flipped classroom
Using technology to digitally deliver a mini-lecture or provide content that's accessible on electronic devices. Students watch the video after school, freeing from classroom time for engaging in discussion and activities that may have been formally reserved for homework, students are able to spend more time working together in this type of classroom, what is it?
400
assess their students learning by using formative assessment, group students by interest, topic, or ability for assignments, designed lessons based on their students learning styles, and manage the classroom to create a Sade and supportive environment
Teachers who practice differentiation in the classroom might do what?
500
1. daily 2. weekly 3. units- single subject/interdisciplinary 4. long- range plan
From specific to general, what are the levels of planning?
500
1. relationship to course objectives and curriculum standards 2. educational value in terms of curricular and instructional goals 3. absence of bias concerning gender, race, religion, etc. 4. relative worthiness of the time necessary to implement or use the resource 5. motivational attributes from a student perspective 6. accuracy and timeliness of content
What should be taken into consideration when teachers select their recourses?
500
1. general, complex task involving interrelated subtasks 2. internalization and application of knowledge and thinking process generalizable to all sorts of knowledge 3. scoring requires complex and more subjective considerations 4. test of depth knowledge 5. scores tend to be too contextual to compare easily 6. adapts more to the strengths, needs, and choices of unique students 7. encourages critical and creative thinking, taking time to arrive at the best of many possible answers 8. involves students very actively and cooperatively in the productive process
What are 3 of the characteristics of authentic assessment?
500
K- WHAT WE KNOW W- WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW L- WHAT WE LEARNED
WHAT DOES THE K-W-L CHART STAND FOR?
500
1. content 2. process 3. product 4. learning environment
What are four ways to differentiate instruction?
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