Common core standards will usher in an array of new assessment techniques for teachers and their students. This new approach will offer a more accurate picture of a student's strengths and weaknesses. With instructional programs such as EXPLICIT DIRECT INSTRUCTION, teachers will have multiple opportunities to assess for understanding throughout a lesson. Such data will permit the teacher to create mini-lessons to address confusion on the part of struggling students (ELLs especially) while the rest of the class is free to continue other assignments. Project based learning will be a major part of instructional component of every class. Active student engagement through team collaborative activities like those found in the business world will prepare students to master those skills employers want in their employees.
So schools will move away from overuse of multiple choice questions and personal narratives to projects addressing real world problems where 21st century skills in math, science, engineering, etc. must be used to solve real world problems. In such settings, students will not only have to employ a wide range of skills to solve problems, but also be able to the necessary research to develop an answer, work with a team to develop a solution, and then, with sharp presentation skills, offer their solutions to the problem. School will be moving away from the humor in this video: I CHOOSE C
Planning team building and class discussion activities to fully prepare students for this new look at learning are in this video of high school students following an challenging urban planning curriculum in a fifteen-hour study unit. Teams of high school
juniors and seniors were in a competition to offer the best plan for remodeling a poor neighborhood. All academic skills are tweaked to apply to the business task of remodeling. Quite impressive! PROJECT BASED LEARNING ACTIVITY
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Excellent Example of Project-Based Learning in Practice:)
Project-based learning will take on an even bigger role with the implementation of common core standards. Students will analyze problems in small groups and reach decisions that may be different from the other teams in the class and that is OK because there is generally more than one approach to solve a problem. In this type of setting, an ELL will be able to share his/her solutions in a low anxiety setting where he/she is delving into the topic while also strengthening English skills.
Though this video is not based on common core, the teaching approaches used here are none-the-less examples of what CCSS will look like when it is adopted. Observe middle school students in Louisiana trying to handle a simulated hurricane disaster drill. Notice the need to work as a team as they try to address all the emergency calls coming in to the command center. Though students knew it was a simulation, they took it seriously and then shared their feelings about the event at the end. The teacher took the science from the text (hurricanes) and then created a real world application for her students. This type of connection is the goal of common core.STUDENTS WORKING TOGETHER
Another example of how common core will involve different subject areas is found in the same school's car project. In science class, they designed cars (environmentally friendly ones that moved on air from a balloon), raced them, and then discussed the results. Keeping to the car theme, the language arts teachers had students created car commercials. In math class, they calculated loan rates. Students also used the web to find the most fuel efficient cars and with map quest, planned trips. One major highlight is seeing the students go to car dealers to evaluate sales pitches!
For more specifics on these incredible school learning activities to support you in planning for common core, read this article. MORE DETAILS ON STUDENTS WORKING TOGETHER
Denise
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Though this video is not based on common core, the teaching approaches used here are none-the-less examples of what CCSS will look like when it is adopted. Observe middle school students in Louisiana trying to handle a simulated hurricane disaster drill. Notice the need to work as a team as they try to address all the emergency calls coming in to the command center. Though students knew it was a simulation, they took it seriously and then shared their feelings about the event at the end. The teacher took the science from the text (hurricanes) and then created a real world application for her students. This type of connection is the goal of common core.STUDENTS WORKING TOGETHER
Another example of how common core will involve different subject areas is found in the same school's car project. In science class, they designed cars (environmentally friendly ones that moved on air from a balloon), raced them, and then discussed the results. Keeping to the car theme, the language arts teachers had students created car commercials. In math class, they calculated loan rates. Students also used the web to find the most fuel efficient cars and with map quest, planned trips. One major highlight is seeing the students go to car dealers to evaluate sales pitches!
For more specifics on these incredible school learning activities to support you in planning for common core, read this article. MORE DETAILS ON STUDENTS WORKING TOGETHER
Denise
ELL TEACHER PROS
OfficeMax Pen Style Chisel Tip Erasable Highlighters, 4 Yellow
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