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Commitment to addressing the College Readiness Standards.

Each lesson is required to specifically target at least one content standard and two process standard.

All assessments undergo rigorous inspection by an independent assessment specialist trained in psychometric analysis to ensure targets are met for each question.

Each question references the specific student outcome from the College Readiness Standards.

Pre-assessment:

Consists of multiple choice and extended response questions.

Lesson Environment:

Evidence of embedded Process Standards.

Evidence of ways that the lesson elicits student attributes from the College Readiness Standards.

Summative Assessment:

Consists of multiple choice and extended response questions.

Phil VID00018

• Format of the Lesson Plan

• The Assessment Component- time consuming

• Commitment must be there and be firm with the schedule.

• Technology Issues

• Compensation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6EN52WlkUs&feature=channel_page

Teacher Use•Use an entire lesson•Pull activities from the lesson•Use pre-test/post-test questions -For warm-ups for pre-class activities -Choose questions to add to your own exams.

School/ District Use•Upload lessons onto a district server so all teachers have access to same lesson set.•Designated math person can disaggregate the lessons into separate folders by course for easy access.•Use as a professional development tool.

Goals:

Create and authentic look at how a standards based lesson comes to life.

Provide a professional development tool for teachers to consider new or different practices.

Process:

Pre-interview to discuss the process and experience of the Lesson Writing Workshops and the intent of the lesson.

Classroom filming of the lesson in action.

Post-interview to reflect on the accuracy of the lesson targets and the experience of the teacher in the classroom.

See other teachers teach Talk to colleagues about

common lesson Apply experience to own

instruction Reflect on individual

teaching practices

Focus on student engagement and interaction as well as teacher performance

Unobtrusive video recording High quality finished product

A powerful opportunity to Discuss the creation and

implementation of a lesson Share our observations about the

lesson outcomes in the classroom Think about the process for creating

lessons that all teachers can use

Amanda Shearer-Hannah

2007-2008 Lesson Writer

How the cameras affected my teaching• More pressure to perform• What cameras?

How the cameras affected the students• Some had typical camera-shyness• Did not impact their ability to complete

assignment

Benefit of improving my teaching with knowledgeable professional advice

• Taught one of the best lessons of my life

Holly Rutledge-Algebra II High School Teacher filmed teaching

a CRS Lesson

Website: www.bham.wednet.edu/WMCP