221+Agenda+-+9.1.16

=Today's Goals:=
 * SWBAT write objectives that meet DAMMP criteria
 * SWBAT access relevant curriculum standards

Notetaker: Elise Kuterbach

9:25 - 9:35 - Welcome and Quick Review


 * Made the review a learning moment, not a testing moment. The "quiz" was not collected for a grade.

9:35 - 9:45 - [|A couple clarifications]

9:45 - 10:20 - Objectives activity
 * Go to the lesson plan sites below or find your own. (Browse the objectives/targets for 5 lesson plans in your subject area. Copy the objectives [|here]. Evaluate the objective and rate it as poor, satisfactory, or exceptional. Explain why you chose that rating.
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 * SWBAT + action verb + specific content [+ format + degree]
 * I can
 * Fuzzy verbs (understand, feel, know) are not good objective goal verbs to use
 * SWBAT can be more academic with "I can" model being rewritten for clarity for students


 * Difference between describing what students will do and what students will learn
 * Which is it? //Is it a description of what they will do, or what they will learn? A learning goal is meant to specify the learning.//
 * SWBAT complete a project analyzing the root causes of the Civil War.
 * I can thoughtfully answer comprehension questions at the end of the chapter.
 * SWBAT identify the main idea in an informational text.
 * SWBAT develop strategies to solve a two-step equation.
 * I can dissect a frog.

10:20 - 11:00 - Ok - so now I can write an objective, but how do I know what students should learn?


 * Curriculum sources?
 * State standards
 * Colleagues
 * Student interests
 * Where are there needs (where students struggle)
 * Textbook
 * Self interests/passions
 * Students' prior knowledge
 * Community/culture around the school
 * Current events
 * National organizations (professional organization); NCTM (math); NCSS (social studies); NCTE (english)
 * School/district level curriculum
 * Peruse sample curriculum resources for your content area on the 221 Course Resources page
 * What do you notice? What surprised you? What excites you? What worries you?
 * Choose one standard to work with for the next couple class sessions. Write it down.


 * Writing objectives based on standards


 * Start with the standard (umbrella / big-picture learning)
 * Break it down into its components -- lesson-sized stepping stones (objectives are the sub-skills/pathways to get to the standard)
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11:00 - 11:10 - Break

11:10 - 11:40 - Bloom's Taxonomy and "Professional Engagement Tasks"
 * What does Bloom's taxonomy have to do with objectives and curriculum?
 * PET
 * Purpose and format
 * Reading some of your colleagues' papers
 * Writing a strong synthesis paper
 * Characteristics?
 * Rubric
 * Model
 * Score yourself using the rubric

11:40 - 12:05- Course logistics and syllabus questions
 * Course Description/Syllabus
 * Important policies
 * Attendance (even the day before Thanksgiving break)
 * Communication
 * Check your GU email every day! (I don't work on Sundays; remind me after 48 hours)
 * Consult with the wiki, syllabus, other written materials, and your colleagues before asking logistical questions
 * Assessment
 * The wiki is your textbook
 * Three tech tools
 * Blackboard for course assignments
 * LiveText for fieldwork
 * Wiki for course notes and curriculum
 * Logistics
 * Join the wiki
 * Fingerprints/pre-residency
 * Badges when you are cleared. Deadline: August 31
 * Carpools to Garry


 * Other Reminders and Assignments:**
 * **Due Tuesday, 9/6**
 * PET Direct Instruction
 * Upload to Blackboard