Classroom Based Assessments:

1. Classroom Based Assessments: Resources, Tips, and Tools Nadean Meyer Eastern Washington University

2. Teacher Librarians Teacher Librarians across the state Task force and training since 2004 http://wlma.org/cbas

3. 1 Collaboration 2 3 4 Agenda Civics CBA Resources Research Resources Common Step Teaching Tools

4. Goals • See the range of resources • Know where to look after today • Excitement about what our students can think about

5. Your goals • District or Elementary or Secondary • Teachers or Librarians or Administrators • Done a CBA with students or Not Yet • Have your content selected or Not Yet • Database access in school– Y N

6. What do Teacher-Librarians Contribute to the Partnership? • Provide instructional support • Essential Questions • Note Taking Strategies • Reliable Resources • Help with “backwards planning” • Where do we want them to go? • What do we expect to see? • How will we get there? • Statewide assistance • http://wlma.org/cbas

7. Resources • Books count too! • Varying resources across schools • One time 2008-09 School Library Funding • ~ $4.00 FTE Today’s demonstration is mainly web reources

8. Common Steps • Transferable skills • Research Process • Citing sources • Using information

9. Common Steps • Essential Question • Key Concepts & Vocabulary • Inquiry (reading and note-taking, bibliography) • Organization & Synthesis • Group Process & Discussion • Position (Writing!) • Presentation (Communication!)

10. Avoiding the Overload • OSPI • Libraries • WLMA • Public • Civic groups • Museums

11. OSPI • Classroom Based Assessments • http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/SocialStudies/default.aspx • Many updated Summer 2008 • OSPI Resources • http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/SocStudies/default.aspx • Unit outlines, supporting resources, anchored sets graphic organizers and more…

12. Libraries • Pathfinders • Databases • Reference librarians • Best of web • Evaluation criteria

13. Procedure to scaffold resources Preselected for guidance Library of Congress Internet Public Library Joyce Valenza http://www.wlma.org/cbas http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=423 Pathfinders

14. WLMA Pathfinder • Checks & Balance- 3 branches • Impeachment • Andrew Johnson • Time- reconstruction • Primary sources • Secondary http://wlma.org/storage/cbas/pathfinders/middle-checks-johnson.html

15. Mead http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=423

16. Mead -Middle School http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=9686

17. Where to start? Process • OSPI Directions and Rubric • Decide topic or content • WLMA pathfinder • Andrew Johnson Impeachment • Use teacher mind to determine KWL • Examine best resources available • Teaching toolkit • CAUTION!-”letting students loose on issue with many choices”

18. Gradual Release of Responsibility

19. Civics

20. We the People http://www.civiced.org/

21. http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true& Our Documents

22. National Archives archives.gov

23. Ben’s Guide to Gov Range of Grades http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/index.html

24. Historical Thinking • Noodletools.com—Teachers- Abilock • PBS teachers • Why Historical Thinking Matters • http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/why/ • Jamie McKenzie- fno.org • http://fno.org/sept07/soc.html

25. Complete sites Martha Ballard’s Diary 27 years colonial http://dohistory.org

26. Complete Sites • Diary of Opal Whiteley • http://intersect.uoregon.edu/opal/

27. Think aloud • Rubric • Resources • Keywords • Engagement • Assessing • Success for all students

28. Finding the “good stuff”

29. Factchecked.org Lessons, straight from the source, tools of the trade, wikipedia lessons

30. Thinkfinity.org- Lessons

31. Interactive Constitution http://72.32.50.200/constitution/index_no_flash.php

32. http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Valley of the Shadow

33. Includes lessons and digital artifacts http://www.archives.gov/education/ National Archives

34. Washington State Historical Society http://stories.washingtonhistory.org/education/teachers/index.shtml

35. Washington State History Lab Museums • Washington State History Lab • http://www.historylab.org/default.htm http://www.wsu.edu/~accessnw/resources/banned02-04.htm

36. Washington State Library Washington State Legislature http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/StudentsPage/

37. Supreme Court http://www.oyez.org/

38. http://content.lib.washington.edu/ University of Washington

39. Statewide Library Listings http://www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/searchwayfinder

40. Subscription Databases

41. Databases • School ESD pricingStatewide Database Licensing Project • Washington State Library • Public Libraries have access too

42. Proquest ProQuest/elibrary http://portal.bigchalk.com/portalweb/login.do

43. Culture Grams • Culturegrams (states, countries, multimedia) • http://online.culturegrams.com/

44. Culturgrams Egypt

45. NetTrekker Nettrekker (includes standards and timelines)http://school.nettrekker.com/frontdoor

46. Facts on File Facts On File http://factsonfile.infobasepublishing.com/newsservices.asp

47. ProQuest • Search within publications like: • Social Education • Cobblestone • Elibray– Lexiles for range of reading levels • Statewide Database Project- funded through your money– access through school or public library– help with getting all students with a card

48. Cobblestone Online http://cobblestoneonline.net Free index, $50 per building online

49. Discovery Streaming

50. Freely accessible media