We started with these questions:
- What does powerful communication of student learning look like for students, parents and educators?
- How might a focus on communicating student learning foster increased student success, engagement and self-regulated learning?
- What role does technology play in promoting understanding of student learning and thinking?
Change is in the air – new curriculum reforms are designed to transform education – creating
“the educated citizen”. Anything we do should be connected back to “educated citizen”. (S. Jeroski)
- 3 competencies of Communication, Thinking, Personal/Social
- represent a continuum from emerging to sophisticated
- profiles are strength based and student centered (descriptive and progressive)
- Circle metaphor defines a process of learning (not a slice) > uses “and” not “or”
Unpacking the New Curriculum
In grade groups, choose a content area. Unpack what it might mean given the following structure:
BIG IDEA (I UNDERSTAND)
| Curriculum Competencies (DO) | Content (KNOW) |
I can
language needed?
|
I know
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| Evidence of Experience (SHOW) (student driven and teacher guided) | |
Templates:
Curricular Design – (pdf) (docx)
Framework (from Delta SD) – (pdf)