TEACHING AND LEARNING STANDARDS
Laura ChamblessSt. Clair RESA Consultantwww.protopage.com/lchambless
Agenda
Opening discussion Teaching & Learning Standards Using Higher Order Thinking verbs
and questions Watch teaching videos to find the
Teaching & Learning Standards Why are this so important?
Eric Mazur: Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University“ I thought I was a good teacher until I
discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame? The students? The material? The teacher?”
What is the reason for your students not doing well? Vote
Learning Target
Evaluate the four standards of Teaching and Learning and reflect how you are using them in your classroom.
Four Standards for Authentic Teaching and
Learning What are they? Where to find them? Intent of standards? Why we need them?
Make a Graphic Organizer Make foldable – Title: Teaching & Learning Standards Label each corner
Higher Order Thinking Deep Knowledge Substantive Conversation Connections to Real World
Read: Four Standards for Authentic Teaching and Learning – handout by COOR ISD
Find: 3 points of information about each standard 3 examples of student using each standard
Hold a Debate- Defend Your Standard
Finishing Question: (write on back of foldable)
Which standard is the most important? Why
Discuss in small groupseach person reads and defends answer with evidence
How does the 4 standards change our teaching and student learning?
Analyzing MDE Videos
Visit Laura’s Protopage http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-5235_5
3792-219150--,00.html
Pick Partner and watch same video
Pick a video according to your grade level. Listen to video Look at the lesson plan Discuss PD questions with a partner
Analyzing 3 Ways Video
Engaging Students in Direct Instruction: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/direct-instruction-lesson-tips
Watch video and take notes on the four Teaching and Learning Standards.
After video, make a generalization about the four standards.
Small Group Discussion about Video
Form groups of 3 and compare answers Add other peoples answers to your page
when needed Come up with a group consensus for the
generalization Share consensus with another group
Why are Teaching and Learning Standards
Important
RIGOR
RELEVANCE
A B
DC
Rigor/Relevance Framework
Students seek information to answer question or solve problem
High
HighLow
Low
Students reflecton the potential use of the new information as a solution
Students test the relevancy of the information as it relates to the question or problem
Students apply the information learned to answer the question or to solve the problem
RIGOR
RELEVANCE
A B
DC
Rigor/Relevance Framework
Acquisition of knowledge / skills
Motivation
Creativity – Innovation-
Problem Solving
High
HighLow
Low
Rigor -
Critical Thinking
Relevancy -
Validation
RIGOR
RELEVANCE
A B
DC
Rigor/Relevance Framework
Teacher Works
StudentThinks
Student Thinks and
Works
StudentWorks
High
HighLow
Low
RIGOR MEANS FRAMING LESSONS AT THE HIGH END OF THE KNOWLEDGE TAXONOMY
KNOWLEDGE
COMPREHENSION
APPLICATION
ANALYSIS
SYNTHESIS
EVALUATION
Rigorous Lessons ask Students to:
EXAMINE PRODUCE
CLASSIFY DEDUCE
GENERATE ASSESS
CREATE PRIORITIZE
SCRUTINIZE DECIDE
RELEVANCE
IS THE PURPOSE OF THE LEARNING
ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE
APPLY KNOWLEDGE
INTERDISCIPLINARY
REAL WORLD PREDICTABLE
REAL WORLD UNPREDICTABLE
A Relevant Lesson asks Students to:
USE THEIR KNOWLEDGE
TO TACKLE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS THAT HAVE MORE THAN ONE
SOLUTION
Eric Mazur
“ I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame? The students? The material? The teacher?”
Who was to blame?
Learning Target
Evaluate the four standards of Teaching and Learning and reflect how you are using them in your classroom.
Ticket Out the Door
On the back of your evaluation, answer the following:
Now I know…
Now I am going to implement …
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