ACP2 AVID Assessments

8/14/2019 ACP2 AVID Assessments

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Warm up Question:Warm up Question:

1.You are having dinner withthe greatest teacher in the

history of the world. Whatquestion would you ask her?


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Ice Breaker Fresh AirIce Breaker Fresh Air


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Classroom Procedures:Classroom Procedures:

Are procedures different fromrules?

What classroom situations wouldyou need procedures for?

How can clear procedures help tomanage the classroom?


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Reduce UnnecessaryReduce Unnecessary

QuestionsQuestions What are we going to do today? What do I need to know after todays lesson?

I was absent . . . What did we do last time?

Where do I turn in this homework?

When is the test?

When can I come in for tutoring?


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Third Grade Power TeachingCould you use this?

Some of this?None of this?

What does this method get right? Wrong?


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What did you like?

What did you dislike?


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Fifth Grade Power TeachingFifth Grade Power Teaching


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Over plan EVERYDAY

It is always better to have too much to dothan not enough

Teach BELL to BELL

No Free Days

With any extra free time, create a discussion

about something happening in the school

keep it positive

With any other free time, discuss upcoming

student activities, games, etc.


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How to handle a discipline.How to handle a discipline.

Video example teacher in the UK

Starting Over

10 Min in length

Jot down a few notes about what you liked

about the video. Could what the teacher

learned be useful to you?


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Elementary School Teacher

Starts Over will you have to?


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Do Not Write Up StudentsDo Not Write Up Students

NeedlesslyNeedlessly

Can you diffuse the situation?

Have you contacted home? Have you tried good cop & bad cop?

Have you talked to his other teachers? Is the student disrupting the class from

learning?

Is the student putting another studentshealth at risk?


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What kind of communication do

most parents want from teachers?


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Part II Make AssessmentPart II Make Assessment

MeaningfulMeaningful

First we will do aFirst we will do a

Philosophical Chairs exercise.Philosophical Chairs exercise.

What is Philosophical Chairs?What is Philosophical Chairs?


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I have 5 simple rules for P.Chairs:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.


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I have 5 simple rules for P.Chairs:I have 5 simple rules for P.Chairs:

1. One minute in the hot seat.

2. Repeat or rephrase what the last person said.

3. Wait three seconds before responding; to be sure thelast person is finished.

4. You can not talk until the discussion passes 4 timesafter you have spoken. Another way of saying it is

(someone else on your side must talk before you can).

5. MOVE. Philosophical Chairs is about movement.Use your 5 toes and get up and walk to show supportfor ideas expressed.


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P. Chairs Question:P. Chairs Question:Should parents be fined if their

student misses school?


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Who is Ken OConnor?Who is Ken OConnor?


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Ken OConnors Essential Question:

How confident are you that theHow confident are you that thegrades students get in school aregrades students get in school are

consistent?

accurate?

meaningful?

supportive of learning?


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Make Grading MeaningfulMake Grading Meaningful

the best thing you can do ismake sure yourgrades convey

meaningful, accurateinformation about student

achievement.

Brookhart, S., Grading, Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, Columbus, OH, 2004, 34


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The Five MinuteThe Five Minute

UniversityUniversity


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Click:Click:

Father Guido Sarduccis 5 Min. U.Father Guido Sarduccis 5 Min. U.

Its actually

3 minutes 55 seconds long.

What do you wantWhat do you want

students to learnstudents to learnin your class?in your class?


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P Am I sending

POSITIVE messages?

C Am I offering

CHOICES?

R Am I

encouraging

REFLECTION?

A t G i MiddlAssessment Games in Middle


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Assessment Games in MiddleAssessment Games in Middle

School Science ClassSchool Science Class

10 min. could you do something like10 min. could you do something likethis?this?


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#1 Relate#1 Relate

grading to thegrading to the

intendedintended

learning.learning.

P f G dP f G d


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Purpose of GradesPurpose of Gradesthe primary purpose ofgrades (is) to communicatestudent achievement to

students, parents, schooladministrators, post-secondary institutions andemployers.

Bailey, J. and McTighe, J., Reporting Achievement at the Secondary School Level: What and How?


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LearningLearning

TargetsTargetsor Poweror Power

StandardsStandards


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How can we help them hit the target?How can we help them hit the target?

1961 Norman Rockwell


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OConnor How Can We RelateOConnor How Can We Relate

Grading to the Intended Learning?Grading to the Intended Learning?

Dont assign grades using

inappropriate or unclear performancestandards; provide clear descriptions

of achievement expectations.


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Ken Reeves Ken Reeves

Toxic GradingToxic Grading

PracticesPractices

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