Past+and+Ongoing+Assignments

Past and Ongoing Assignments

Past Assignments:
Before April 20th:
 * Rigor and Relevance (Choose One)**

Option One:
 * Read [|DE Brief.]on Rigor and Relevance
 * Read "Rigor Redefined" by Tony Wagner
 * Post 100+ words reflecting on rigor and relevance or respond to a post by someone else

Option Two:
 * Choose and complete the online lesson from the AEA 267 Iowa Core website appropriate to your level of experience with rigor and relevanace
 * Post 100+ words reflecting on rigor and relevance or respond to a post by someone else


 * Before our final face to face meeting in April: **
 * Complete inquiry unit design
 * Develop presentation (see [|Presentation Handout] for details)


 * Before March 16: **
 * Teach 2nd practice inductive lesson


 * On or Before March 16: **
 * Reflect on inductive lesson by completing the implementation survey at the following link:
 * Survey link: []


 * On or before March 30: **
 * You will need to read the Department of Education brief on [|Teaching For Learner Differences] and the article "Grading and Differentiation: Paradox or Good Practice?" by Carol Ann Tomlinson.
 * After reading the two documents above, please reflect on Teaching for Understanding on your discussion page or respond to someone else's reflection. To get to your discussion page, please click on your name from the menu on the left. Then on your page, choose the discussion tab along the top.

** Before February 16: **

 * Teach first practice inductive lesson

On or before February 16:
> ==Implementation Survey==
 * Reflect on inductive lesson on this survey:
 * Post on the wiki--may be original reflection or response to someone else. (Topic of your choice)
 * Continue planning inquiry unit

**By January 24**

 * Read DE Brief: [|Teaching For Understanding]
 * Choose ONE of the following articles to read:
 * Reading, Writing, and Understanding
 * Teaching for Understanding
 * In response to your reading, post to the discussion tab of your page of the wiki.

By January 26/27/28
1) Have big idea and essential learnings identified for your unit. 2) Have formative assessment possibilities for each of those essential learnings identified. 3) Have a tentative summative assessment (culminating activity) that addresses essential learnings; be ready to share! 4) Complete admit slip from Webinar 2 and bring with you to Session 2.

By January 26/27/28
1) Tentatively have essential learnings identified for your unit. 2) Have formative assessment possibilities for each of those essential learnings identified. 3) Have a tentative summative assessment (culminating activity) that addresses essential learnings; be ready to share!

By December 20th
1) Read the following: Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment [|Assessment For Learning Brief] 2) Post your second discussion of 100+ words on the wiki; this reflection should be about the two readings above. Assessment Through the Student's Eyes: (This article is an additional resource for you; it is not a required reading.)
 * Remember, to post to your discussion tab, you will click on your name over on the left-hand side of this page. Once on your page, choose the discussion tab at the top. You will type your reflection there. If you need additional assistance, refer to your [|Wiki Help Sheet].

By November 17th
Required Readings and Reflection You'll need to complete these readings in order to do your first discussion post: 1) "Creating Learner Centered Classrooms: Dreams and Practices". The link will take you to the EBSCO page where you can download the PDF of this article. You must have your school user name and password to access articles from EBSCO. Please get your user name and password from your school media specialist. To download, click on "PDF Full Text" in the upper left hand corner of the EBSCO page. 2) [|DE Brief: Student Centered Classroom]