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SBSCI & the New Core. Making Sense of the Core Objectives. Today’s GOALS. Ease fears about unruly standardization Confirm commitment to local control Share & develop strategies to meet the Core Objectives that suit YOUR teaching style. Sir Ken Robinson’s Inspiration. Author & educator
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SBSCI & the New Core Making Sense of the Core Objectives
Today’s GOALS • Ease fears about unruly standardization • Confirm commitment to local control • Share & develop strategies to meet the Core Objectives that suit YOUR teaching style
Sir Ken Robinson’s Inspiration • Author & educator • Knighted for his service in education • Professor Emeritus, University of Warwick • Ph.D. , University of London • TED Talk
Critical Thinking • Communication Skills • Empirical & Quantitative Skills • Teamwork • Social Responsibility • Personal Responsibility How to grow this?
Core Objective Definitions • Critical Thinking Skills* - to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information • Communication Skills* - to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication • Empirical and Quantitative Skills* - to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions • Teamwork - to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal • Personal Responsibility* - to include the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making • Social Responsibility*- to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
GUIDE Assessing a Hamburger
Other Rubric Sources • Association for American Colleges & Universities • http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/index_p.cfm?CFID=48296908&CFTOKEN=18687655 • Educause: • http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli3019.pdf • National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment • http://www.learningoutcomeassessment.org/Rubrics.htm • Professional & Organizational Development Network in Higher Education • https://sites.google.com/a/podnetwork.org/wikipodia/ Handouts
Other Assessment Strategies • Brainstorming • What are you doing that is working well? • Have you tried a strategy that didn’t work out? • Are you developing new strategies?