The document discusses using foldables to increase student achievement and assess student understanding. It defines what a foldable is and explains that foldables can be used to organize information, arrange data, sequence events, compare and contrast ideas, and for guided reading activities. The document then discusses measuring student understanding using six facets: explanation, interpretation, application, perspective, empathy, and self-knowledge. Various performance verbs are provided based on the six facets. The remainder of the document provides an example of using foldables to assess student understanding by having students create a children's book about the compromises made during the Constitutional Convention.

1. Creating Foldables Increasing Student Achievement

2. What is a Foldable?

4. organize display Arrange data Sequence events research Compare/contrast Similarities/ differences Alternative assessments Guided reading Apply and interact categorize

5. We move from this…

6. To this …

7. Why should I use foldables?

9. How do I use foldables?

17. Questions?

18. Using Foldables to Assess Student Understanding

19. How do we measure “ UNDERSTANDING ?”

20. The 6 Facets Of Understanding

21. Explanation : knowledgeable accounts of the facts A student provides an accurate review of the causes of the Revolutionary War. Interpretation: narratives that provide meaning Students show how The Giver can be read as commentary on totalitarian societies.

22. Application: use of knowledge in new contexts A student uses her knowledge of the Constitutional Convention to write and illustrate a children’s book. A student displays a concrete understanding of a million as related to economy or population. Perspective: insightful points of view A student can effectively argue both sides of evolution argument.

23. Empathy: ability to “see” another’s feelings and world view A student empathizes with the difficulties encountered by victims of the Holocaust. Self-Knowledge: understanding one’s thoughts and actions A student compares and contrasts their own character traits with characters from a novel or people throughout history (I.e., Copernicus).

24. Performance Verbs Based on The 6 Facets Of Understanding

25. “ To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going…so that the steps you take are always in the right direction .” Stephen Covey The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

26. G oal R ole A udience S ituation P roduct Performance and Purpose S tandards and Criteria for Success

27. G oal The goal is to help kindergarten age students understand the impact of compromising by DESCRIBING the Compromises made during the Constitutional Convention.

28. R ole You are an author of children’s book .

29. A udience The audience is a group of kindergarten students.

30. S ituation You have been asked by your publisher to create a children’s book geared towards children ages 4-6 year olds that will clearly and succinctly explain the significance of compromises made at the Constitutional Convention.

31. P roduct Performance and Purpose You need to create a children’s book, including a title page and illustrations for each page of text. Your book must be historically accurate and hook your reader in the form of a narrative .

32. S tandards and Criteria for Success

33. Possible Student Roles And Audiences

34. Rubrics Holistic Analytic-Trait

35. Paper Bag Books