Prepared for the Professional Learning Network of the

NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS by Dan Mulligan, Ed. D., flexiblecreativity.com

March 2015

STEPPING UP FOR SUCCESS ON THE MATH SOL:

TAKING THE NEXT STEPS TOWARD AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT

“It's often the people that no one imagines anything of, that do the things no one can imagine.” — The Imitation Game (2014) 

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Premise of the Workshop

As the United States continues to compete in a global  economy that demands

innovation, the U.S. education system must equip students with the four Cs:

1. critical thinking and problem solving,

2. communication,

3. collaboration, and

4. creativity and innovation.

a. The number of cavities the sixth graders have?b. The number of people in the sixth graders’ families? c. The ages of the sixth graders’ mothers?d. The heights of the sixth graders in inches?

4 – second partner

Find a new friend in the room. Introduce yourself and share what you ‘do’. Try to seek a partner from a different grade-

level. Find 2 comfortable seats and relax.*Please bring your handout and a pen(cil)!

Think Pad is a resource designed to:• provide evidence of

understanding and participation during student-to student dialogue

• facilitate student reflection on their thinking

The

WHAT

Work collaboratively (e.g., construct viable arguments, critique, agree) to identify key

words that capture the essential elements of strategies to assist

all students understand math

with fidelity.

Enjoy working with your new best friend.

math learning strategies

CELEBRATE THE STRUGGLE

EssentialVocabulary

EssentialSkills

EssentialKnowledge

LEARNING TARGET

Essential Vocabulary Driving Question Essential Knowledge/Skills

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes

Curriculum Framework…modified…

Targeted

Progress

Monitoring

Measurement & Geometry

The HOW will

I ENGAGE you!

Category Ave. EffectSize (ES)

Percentile Gain

Identify similarities & differences 1.61 45

Summarizing & note taking 1.00 34

Reinforcing effort & providing recognition .80 29

Homework & practice .77 28

Nonlinguistic representations .75 27

Cooperative learning .73 27

Setting objectives & providing feedback .61 23

Generating & testing hypotheses .61 23

Questions, cues, & advance organizers .59 22

High-Yield Instructional Strategies

Advanced Organizers

Use Visuals

Advanced organizers help students organize the information and retain 5 times more of the information.

VENN DIAGRAMS

red thick

small

VENN DIAGRAMS

fractions decimals

Tools to Facilitate Deeper Thinking

Slope of line is zero

The line is__________

9

16 1 7

11

336

25

cause effect

a.

b. Place the numbers in the Venn Diagram:49 2 4 21

4

WHY ACADEMIC VOCABULARY?

Briefly share what you know about

photosynthesis.

Tell a chain story about the process of

photosynthesis…

…without using words that begin with:

P, L, T

Research on Imagery as Elaboration

637 percentile pts. higher

than… …students who kept repeating definitions.

421 percentile pts. higher

than… …students who were using the terms in a sentence.

Students who used imagery to learn vocabulary, on average, performed

# of studies

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200 POINTS

Principal

Organizing Theme:

Things someone would say…

Student

TeacherSuperintendent

Parent

Cafeteria Worker

EDUCATIONALSTAKEHOLDER

EDITION

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100 POINTS 100 POINTS

200 POINTS

Grade 2 Math

Line of Symmetry

Third from Right

Pattern

Solid Shapes

Ruler

Rotation

50 POINTS 50 POINTS 50 POINTS

100 POINTS 100 POINTS

200 POINTS

Fractions

PLANE FIGURE VOLUME VERTEX

CONGRUENT CYLINDER

Denominator

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Thank you for your commitment to children!

"It's your attitude, not just your aptitude that determines your ultimate altitude."

--Zig Ziglar

Dan