[Real Time Version –> The middle of the classroom is set up with two rows of chairs facing each other]
[Virtual Version –> Partners are assigned randomly to breakout rooms]
ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR | FIVE |
SIX | SEVEN | EIGHT | NINE | TEN |
ELEVEN | TWELVE | THIRTEEN | FOURTEEN | FIFTEEN |
SIXTEEN | SEVENTEEN | EIGHTEEN | NINETEEN | TWENTY |
- Please follow the numbered link corresponding to your ASSIGNED NUMBER to an excerpt from : Koretz, D. (2017). The testing charade: pretending to make schools better. Ch. 7, Test Prep.
- Carefully read and reflect on the highlighted text then take
- Two (2) minutes to:
- Read your highlighted excerpt to your partner, and
- Listen as your partner reads their highlighted excerpt to you.
- Discuss the two excerpts.
- With your partner, write a sentence or two on the whiteboard about what you think is the primary thesis of the chapter
- Return to main virtual classroom to discuss.
- If time permits, switch partners and repeat steps three (3) through five (5) three (3) times and then…
For FALL 2019 —> Post Prompt Testing and Accountability
Based on your reading and our shared analysis of Koretz, D. (2017). The testing charade: pretending to make schools better and with references to the text and to the work we did in class, discuss the following:
- An overview of the reading
- How have test prep methods been a part of your educational experience?
- How do test prep methods corrupt the idea of good teaching?
- What is the point of testing? What are benefits or disadvantages? Can we evaluate student success without tests?
~ 500 amazing words!
Assignment due in class on
Lx BlogPost Assessment Rubric
Responsibilities for this Learning Experience BlogPost include discussions of:
- An overview of the reading; and
- Response to the LX post prompt Testing & Accountability.
Exceeding | In responding to the Learning Experience assignment prompt, the writer demonstrates a rigorous and in-depth understanding of content and purpose through the development and support of their blog post. Appropriate organization and style is evident. [5 points]
Meeting | In responding to the Lx prompt, the writer demonstrates a thorough understanding of content and purpose through the development and support of her blog post. Appropriate organization and style is evident. [3 points]
Approaching | In responding to the Lx prompt, the writer demonstrates an awareness of content and purpose and attempts to develop and support her blog post. Appropriate organization and style is evident. [1 point]
Needing Improvement | In responding to the Lx prompt, the writer demonstrates minimal or no attention to content and purpose. Blog post topic may be unsuitable, and/or the writer may not develop or support an argument. Appropriate organization and style might not be evident. [0 point]
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Koretz Test Prep Block Party Process
- Distribute quotes to the students and give them a minute to read and reflect;
- Set up a circle of 7 chairs and invite 7 students to sit down;
- Invite the rest of the students to stand in front of one of the seated students.
- On my mark, students are asked to share both quotes and then engage in some discussion about what they think is the primary thesis of the chapter. (2minutes)
- The standing students move to the next chair and repeat step 4. (2minutes)
- The standing students move to the next chair and repeat step 4. (2minutes)
- The standing students move to the next chair and repeat step 4. (2minutes)
- Each student writes a question for Dr. Koretz, the author of the Test Prep chapter, on the Koretz Test Prep Block Party Google Wall. (Immediately Below)