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EDUC 424: Seminar 2. Getting to know our students. This is …. and he/she would be a/an ….. because. Domino Attendance. Agenda. Types of assessment- an overview Learning Style Profile: our class results Self-knowledge assessment: 2 samples Looking ahead News/notes/next time.
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EDUC 424: Seminar 2 Getting to know our students
This is …. and he/she would be a/an ….. because... Domino Attendance
Agenda • Types of assessment- an overview • Learning Style Profile: our class results • Self-knowledge assessment: 2 samples • Looking ahead • News/notes/next time
Practicum Preparation: Planning for Instruction Field Guide Pg. 68 Class Profile Unit Overviews PIP Seminar 4 Seminar 2 & 3
Which type of assessment will help you… • …get a sense of students’ skill level proficiency and ‘readiness’ to learn new skills? • … determine task complexity (e.g. how many steps, how much information to use etc…) and/or how much guidance or scaffolding might be required to stay in the ZPD*? • … gain insights regarding what will engage or motivate your students? (*ZPD = zone of proximal development)
Practicum Timeline Term 1: School visits etc. Who are my students? What will we be learning? September November Practicum Prep October January Why are we learning this? How can we learn this? January March Term 2: Practicum
Working break... Develop a profile of our class’ learning styles
Interpreting the results... What does this profile tell us about the people in this class? How might this information inform or shape our instructional decisions?
What did you learn about these two students? What do you want to find out about them? Sample #1: How I like to learn
What did you learn about these students? What do you want to find out about them? Sample #2: Using metaphors
Practicum Preparation: Planning for Instruction Field Guide Pg. 66 Class Profile Unit Overviews PIP Seminar 4 Seminar 2 & 3
Class Profile: Getting Ready • Overview of process: Read pages 15 & 19 in your Field Guide • Review the booklet, ‘Self-knowledge Assessment Strategies’ • Begin to think of ways to - survey/collect samples - interview - observe
Field Guide page 15 6 school visits 4 to 6 WEEKS of discretionary preparation time
Notes, News & Next Time... Read your weekly memos- posted on Mondays Seminar 3: a) Bring your Webquest to class b) come prepared to discuss survey and interview ideas with your grade team SD 23 folks: last 3 digits of your SIN#