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It’s Time for Curriculum Mapping 3.0

This post was first published on Solution Tree Blog and is reprinted with permission. Curriculum mapping is a well-established process for helping to ensure a “guaranteed” curriculum. Unlike a lesson plan that focuses on specific learning objectives for a single Read More …

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Deep Learning is Doable: Five Strategies for Supporting Deep Learning in Virtual Environments

  by Jay McTighe, Harvey Silver, and Matthew Perini Learning is learning, whether it occurs in a classroom, at a library, or within a virtual environment. But regardless of the venue, learning can vary—from superficial to substantive. We wrote this Read More …

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Using Essential Questions to Engage Student Inquiry

The key to teaching for understanding is to foster ongoing inquiry into important “big ideas.” A natural way to actively engage students in such inquiry is to use a few Essential Questions (EQs) to frame a curriculum unit. The explicit Read More …

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Beware of the Test Prep Trap

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In this era of accountability, educators throughout the nation are under pressure. Administrators are held accountable for student achievement in their schools as gauged by standardized tests. Increasingly, teachers’ evaluations include a percentage based on the results of test scores Read More …

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How Can Educators Design Authentic Performance Tasks? (Part 3)

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In this blog, we will explore ideas and processes for designing authentic performance tasks to be used as rich learning activities and/or for purposes of assessment. In the spirit of “backward design,” let’s begin at the end by considering the Read More …

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Why Should We Use Performance Tasks? (Part 2)

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The case for the increased use of performance tasks rests on two foundational ideas: Authentic tasks are needed to both develop and assess many of the most significant outcomes identified in the current sets of academic Standards as well as Read More …

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What is a Performance Task? (Part 1)

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A performance task is any learning activity or assessment that asks students to perform to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and proficiency. Performance tasks yield a tangible product and/or performance that serve as evidence of learning. Unlike a selected-response item (e.g., Read More …

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Defined STEM: Real-World Applications Impact Learning

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I want to call your attention to what I think is a terrific resource from a group called Defined Learning. The product is entitled, Defined STEM, although the name can be misleading. They have created more than 100 performance tasks Read More …

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