Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Daily Alignment




Distinguish among global objectives, educational objectives, and learning objectives. (Note: "Learning objectives" are also called "indicators.")
·         Global objectives are the goals society has for all students
·         Educational objective is the official curriculum that the state and school system determine
·         Learning objectives is the objectives most important to the classroom teacher because they specify what the student will know, understand, and be able to do at the end of the lesson.
o   They are based off of lesson plans

Distinguish among transfer knowledge, conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge, and meta-cognitive knowledge. (We talked about transfer knowledge in class last time.)
·         Conceptual knowledge is the knowledge of classifications, principles, generalizations, theories, models, or structures relevant to a particular disciplinary study.
·         Factual knowledge is the knowledge of terminology and of specific details and elements
·         Procedural knowledge is what we need to know in order to perform a task. It is the knowledge that is accumulated about how to do something and knowing when to use specific strategies and procedures.
·         Meta-cognitive knowledge is the ability to analyze, reflect on, and understand ones’ own cognitive and learning process. It includes information about learning, in general, and awareness of one’s own learning, in particular.

Define the following terms: scope, focus, sequence, alignment.
·         Scope – is the breadth and depth of the content that will be addressed in the classroom.
o   Your content core
·         Focus – how you are going to narrow the content core. What are you going to emphasis? Usually comes from the teacher’s passion and strengths.
·         Sequence – is the order of the subject matter. The sequence can be ordered chronologically or thematically
·         Alignment – the correspondence among objectives, assessment, and instruction.

Distinguish between formative and summative assessment.
·         Formative Assessments are assessments that provide information to the teacher and student about how the students are progressing toward the goals. Formal assessments are typically not evaluated for a grade.
·         Summative assessments are assessments that occur at the end of a unit. Summative assessments provide information about student learning that is frequently translated into a grade.

Explain how core standards, objectives, and indicators relate to unit and daily lesson planning
Refer to Learning Objective #1 upside down triangle diagram
Example: Reading Hiroshima
·         Global objective: (empathy)
o   To examine a focal event in American History through the eyes of “the enemy” (to place students in the position of “Other”).
·         State Core/Educational objectives (Unit objectives):
o   1.2 Comprehend and evaluate information text.
o   1.3 Comprehend and compare culturally and historically significant literary forms.
o   2.1 Evaluate ideas and information to refine thinking through writing
·         Daily Learning objectives (indicators)
o   1.2b Evaluate the effectiveness of internal text structures in a variety of texts.
o   1.2c Identify an author’s implicit and stated assumptions.  
o   1.3d Evaluate the impact of setting and historical context on literary works
o   2.1a Evaluate the merit of opposing opinions

Identify the steps of backward design (beginning with the end in mind)
·         What do I want my students to know/do?
o   Determine your objectives
·         How will I know when they know and can do it?
o   Design your assessment
·         How do I prepare them to know and do it?
o   Plan your lesson

Bloom Taxonomy by Karin Dunaway-Petty

Compose learning objectives at all levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Refer to Bloom’s Cognitive Taxonomy sheet
·         Characteristics of a good daily objective (indicator)
o   Measurable
o   Specific
o   Starts with a Verb
·         Learning objectives are important because they help you…
o   Focus on your content
o   Select instructional models and strategies
o   Develop and select instructional materials
o   Determine your assessment
o   Demonstrate what you value
o   Keep teaching and learning focused.
·         Creating, Evaluating, Anayzing, Applying, Understanding, Remembering
o   Remember Under the Apple tree Adam and Eve Created 

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