I’m glad you’re here! Happy Tuesday! 

1. I’m glad you’re here! Happy Tuesday!  • Get out a piece of paper and a writing utensil. • Select the quote(s) below you agree or disagree with most strongly. • Explain why the quote means something to you. • Also, respond to the question: How in control of your grades have you felt in your kindergarten through 8th grade years of schooling? 2 2 1 3

2. Agenda Bell Work Reflection & Discussion Mini-Lesson on Cornell Notes Presentation on Standards-Based Grading TED Talk – Think-Pair-Share & Discussion Homework: Organization of Binder

3. 21st Century Assessment at Reagan

4. 21st Century Assessment • Reagan underwent a change in assessment (grading)in recent years • Old assessment methods do not serve the students well • In the past, students could simply show up to class, behave, turn in their work (even if the work was poor), do average on their tests and receive a good grade. • Not anymore!!

5. 21st Century Assessment • The goal for any class is to meet a set of learning objectives • If a student meets or exceeds the learning objectives they should be rewarded • Generally, teachers reward students based on their level of compliance

6. 21st Century Assessment • When these students went to college or into the workforce, they were not able to have the same level of success… Discuss: • Why? What do you think they were expected to do that they had not been asked to do before???

7. 21st Century Assessment • In your courses you will have two different types of assessment: • Practice • Evidence

8. 21st Century Assessment Practice: Practice activities are those done in and out of the classroom throughout each unit to prepare you for mastery of the objectives. There will be multiple opportunities for you to practice without penalty. small assignments.

9. Practice • Examples: oral participation, paired and group activities, presentations, homework, in-class work, debates, discussions • Do you have to do the practice work? YES! Discuss: • Why???

10. Practice • If you don’t, you will not master the learning objectives, you may not retake assessment, and you risk not earning credit for the course. • Practice is very important! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIOGPMJoB3o&feature=related

11. What happened to those teams that practiced so hard?

12. Practice • Right now, most of you are here: Discuss: • But you want to be here. How will you get there? Homework Participation Discussion Practice!!!!

13. Evidence Evidence: Evidence are tasks that are completed in and out of the classroom to demonstrate your mastery of the objectives. BIG assignments! Evidence is the way that YOUprove you met the learn objective.

14. Evidence • Evidence can be in any form but generally it will be: • Tests, quizzes, projects, presentations, debates, essays, research papers

15. Evidence • For your evidence, you will receive one of the following: AD-- Advanced: The student exhibits exceptional mastery of the course objective. PR-- Proficient: The student provides good mastery of the course objective.  BA-- Basic: The student provides evidence of a beginning mastery of the course objective.  MI--Minimal: The student attempts the task but provides no evidence of mastery of the objective described. O--No Evidence: No evidence was submitted.

16. Conversion Table

17. Evidence • In the past if you had the following grades, what would your final grade be? 48% Test 1 64% Test 2 88% Test 3 66%(average)= D

18. Evidence • Under the new assessment system we are only interested in what your final level of mastery is. 48% Test 1 64% Test 2 88% Test 3 88% = B

19. Final Grades • Each semester is 18 weeks • Your grade will reflect everything done during the 18 weeks • You will receive an update at 9 weeks but your grade will not start over

20. Discuss: • How will this new grading system help you?

21. Confused?? • Questions??? • Comments • Clarification

22. Howdy! Happy Thursday! • Bell Work: • Get yourself a small whiteboard and a marker. • Have a seat and be ready to start right away! Agenda TED Talk Think-Pair Share Socratic Seminar-esque Discussion Multiple Intelligences

23. TED Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

24. Howdy! Happy Monday! • Bell Work: • Have a seat & read • the handout at your desk. • 2. Please be ready to start right away! Agenda Goal Challenges MI-ghty strong you are! – Discussion & Cornell Notes Homework – Many Investigations of MI & LS!

25. Good morning! Happy Wednesday! • Bell Work: • Get out a piece of paper, and respond to the following questions: • - Which goal challenge was the easiest for you to do last class? Why do you think so? • - Which goal challenge was the hardest for you to do? Why do you think so? • - Do you think it is important to get in the habit of setting personal goals & reflecting on our progress in achieving those goals? Why or why not?

26. Cornell Note-Taking Practice on… The Theory of Multiple Intelligences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf6lqfNTmaM and Learning Styles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQYW6vYSGXs

27. Auditory Learners • Suggestions for Auditory Learners • Using word association to remember facts and lines. • Recording lectures. • Watching videos. • Repeating facts with eyes closed. • Participating in group discussions. • Using audiotapes for language practice. • Taping notes after writing them.

28. Visual Learners • Suggestions for Visual Learners: • Draw a map of events in history or draw scientific process. • Make outlines of everything! • Copy what's on the board. • Ask the teacher to diagram. • Take notes, make lists. • Watch videos. • Color code words, research notes. • Use flashcards. • Use highlighters, circle words, underline.

29. Kinesthetic Learners • Suggestions for Kinesthetic Learners • Studying in short blocks. • Taking lab classes. • Role playing. • Taking field trips, visiting museums. • Studying with others. • Using memory games. • Using flash cards to memorize