2. Most classes were textbook driven
Similar classes were inconsistent in content
Teachers had their own grading scales
Extra Credit
Teachers were evaluated on classroom management
Most tests were on lower level of Bloom
Research into teaching and learning was just starting
I Am Old
(enough to remember)
10. Implementation
Entry - Learning what it can do
Adoption - Doing what we always did, but with tech
Adaptation - Accepting it can help (writing and math)
Appropriation - Personal Mastery, effortless use
Invention - Purposeful Change
1985!
17. Components:
Use of Formative Assessment
Instruction for Foundational Knowledge (lower order
thinking)
Instruction for Applying Knowledge (higher order thinking)
Giving Students Voice and Choice
Creating Multiple Pathways for Learning
18. and more . . .
Students asking questions
Student reflection
Finding passion in learning
Giving meaning to content and skills
Using all our resources
Creating a classroom environment in which students can fail -
and feel OK about it.
19. We do not have all the answers.
We expect to learn as much from you as you do from us
(maybe more)
