This concept map outlines a differentiated unit plan with an overarching focus question and various question types such as contributing questions, extended questions, and structured questions to explore the concept.
EUCLID is an educational curriculum that aims to train data practitioners in linked data technologies and tools. It will develop learning materials like an eBook, webinars and training sessions. The curriculum will be aligned with existing industry programs and validated with user and linked data expert feedback. The first draft of the curriculum and eBook modules will be released in 2012, with community engagement through online forums. The project is funded for two years with partners across Europe.
Jennifer Lawrence is a science teacher seeking to advance her career goals of blended learning and competency-based education. Her experience includes executive roles developing curriculum for the Australian standards and managing science facilities. She has a science degree and teaching qualification, and provides training to staff on educational technology.
Jennifer Lawrence has over 10 years of experience as a science teacher at Stromlo High School in Canberra. She has held leadership roles including Acting Executive Teacher of Science and leader of the school's Maze administration team. Her career goals are to lead a faculty as an executive and engage students through blended learning models.
Assignment the climate debate (achievement standard)jennifer_lawrence
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This document outlines an assignment for Year 10 Science students. Students are asked to find two recent media articles, one agreeing and one disagreeing with the occurrence of climate change. They must evaluate two claims from each article based on scientific evidence. Students must also discuss the media debate around climate change, including stakeholders on each side and how the public is informed. The report should include an introduction to the articles, evaluation of claims, discussion of the media debate, bibliography, and copies of the articles. Students will be marked based on their analysis of interactions between Earth's spheres, consideration of science and models in identifying climate change, evaluation of media reports, construction of evidence-based arguments, and communication of science ideas.
1) The document provides instructions for a school assignment evaluating claims made in media articles about climate change. Students are asked to find one article agreeing and one disagreeing with climate change and analyze a scientific claim from each.
2) They must also discuss the media debate around climate change - why there is controversy, who the stakeholders are on each side, and how the public learns about the issue.
3) The report should include an introduction to the articles, evaluation of the claims referring to climate science, analysis of the media debate, bibliography, and copies of the articles. The assignment will be graded based on choice of articles, summaries, analyses, references, and presentation.
The document provides instructions for a school assignment evaluating claims made in media articles about climate change. Students are asked to find one article agreeing that climate change is occurring and one disagreeing, then analyze two claims from each. They must also discuss the media debate around climate change, stakeholders on each side, and how the public learns about the issue. The report should introduce the articles, evaluate the four claims in relation to climate science evidence, analyze the media debate, include a bibliography, and attach copies of the articles. The assignment will be graded based on choice of articles, summaries, claim evaluation, analysis of the debate, bibliography, writing quality, and presentation.
The document outlines the structure and process for conducting an observation feedback conference with a teacher. It includes:
1) Setting the stage by introducing the purpose and process of the conference.
2) Allowing the teacher to share their impressions of the lesson first before providing feedback.
3) Giving specific, evidence-based feedback to the teacher about the skills and behaviors observed, focusing on what went well.
4) Closing the conference by asking the teacher to identify any areas for future focus and setting goals for the next observation.
The document is a lesson feedback form that is used to evaluate a mentee's lesson performance. It contains sections to rate the mentee on preparation for the lesson, elements of the lesson, classroom management, communication skills, and questioning techniques. The mentor provides comments on strengths observed, recommendations, and the mentee reflects on their teaching experience.
This document outlines skills for teachers to establish expectations, redirect students to learning, and respond to inappropriate behaviors during classroom observations. It lists skills like establishing expectations, selective attending, giving instructions, and following through. The teacher is observed to see how they articulate behaviors, prompt students respectfully, acknowledge appropriate conduct, and use body language to encourage focus while monitoring the classroom.
Upper Mud Creek has been negatively affected by urbanization, showing it is less healthy than the control site, Mud Tributary. While Lower Mud Creek shows some improvement over Upper Mud Creek, it is still not as healthy as the untouched Mud Tributary site downstream. The differences in health between the three sites can be explained by the increasing effects of urbanization upstream, though Lower Mud Creek shows some recovery as the urban influences decrease downstream. In conclusion, the Mud Creek ecosystem only partially recovers from the effects of urbanization as it travels further downstream.
The document provides instructions for a Year 9 science assignment on the Mud Creek ecosystem case study. Students are asked to answer one of two questions about changes to the ecosystem by urbanization and a proposed development. They must state their opinion, support it using data from class activities, and write in an essay format. Tables provide focus questions to guide their answers and analysis of the ecosystem.
Year 8 students at the school will study six core subjects and choose two electives, one from the Arts and one from Technology. The elective choice form asks students to number their preferences for Arts electives (Art, Drama, Digital Photography, Music, Dance) and Technology electives (Design and Technology, Food Studies, Information Technology, Textiles, LEX@S Intro to Engineering, Horticulture). Students are asked to discuss elective options with executive teachers, sign the form with their parent, have their TEAM teacher also sign, and return it to the front office by November 4th.
This document is a form for current year 8 students to select their elective choices for year 9. It explains that students will complete 5 elective units over the year, with 2 units per semester plus an additional humanities elective. Students are asked to rank their top 6 preferences for elective units from a list. Their first 6 ranked preferences will be used to determine their elective schedule, but preferences 7-10 may be used if needed. Students also must rank their top 3 preferences for humanities units. The form requires signatures from the student, parent, and teacher before it is due by September 9th.
Year 9 assignment.imaginative literary transformationjennifer_lawrence
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The document outlines an assignment for Year 9 students that requires them to choose a global issue, collect related news articles with different perspectives, and write a poetry anthology expressing the topic and views. Students will present their anthology and discuss their process. The assignment aims to improve students' understanding of global issues and expressing information through poetry.
This document provides instructions for a Year 9 science assignment on classifying chemical reactions. Students must choose a chemical reaction from a list, conduct the reaction experiment, and write a scientific report identifying the products and classifying the reaction type. The report should include an aim, hypothesis, method, results, discussion identifying the reaction type based on evidence from tests, conclusion, and bibliography. Students have access to computers on April 2nd and 3rd to work on their assignment, which is due on April 4th and will be graded based on several criteria.
This document is a rubric for assessing a Year 9 student's assignment. It outlines the key areas that students should demonstrate by the end of Year 9, including explaining chemical processes and natural radioactivity in terms of atoms and energy transfers. Students should be able to design investigation questions, control variables, collect data, and analyze their methods and results. The rubric also provides examples of what a student has achieved and not achieved in describing important chemical reactions.
This document outlines an outcomes-based rubric for assessing science practical reports. The rubric includes achievement standards related to selecting appropriate investigation methods and equipment to collect reliable data. It also covers analyzing patterns in data, drawing consistent conclusions based on evidence, evaluating conclusions by identifying sources of uncertainty, and communicating scientific ideas for a particular purpose using evidence-based arguments. Achievement is assessed on a scale of A to E.
This assignment requires students to choose a current global issue, collect related news articles with different perspectives, and write a poetry anthology expressing the topic and views. The anthology must include five poems in specific styles and students will present their process and perform one poem. The goal is for students to better understand global issues and expressing information through poetry to engage audiences.
The document provides instructions for a science experiment to investigate potential sources of infectious diseases at a school. Students are asked to use nutrient agar in petri dishes to culture microorganisms from surfaces around the school like sinks, tables, and door handles. They will then analyze the results, compare findings with other students, and write a scientific report detailing the types of organisms found and possible routes of infection within the school. The report should include an aim, introduction, materials and methods, results with observations and graphs, discussion, conclusion, and bibliography.
The document discusses changes to the national curriculum grading system in Australia. Grades will now be determined holistically based on multiple pieces of evidence, rather than calculated percentages. Students' grades cannot be penalized for late work or plagiarism if they can demonstrate achieving learning outcomes. Grades A through E describe different levels of achievement, and students in a personalized program will receive a P grade. Schools no longer have the option to award a consideration grade and must assess students holistically from A to E based on achievement evidence.
1. The document outlines Stromlo High School's assessment and reporting policy for years 6-10. It details how student achievement will be assessed and reported against the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.
2. Assessment will occur twice yearly to identify students' progress towards expected year level achievement. End of year reports will provide a summative assessment of the student's achievement. Teacher judgement will be made based on student work samples.
3. The policy also addresses grading, appeals, plagiarism, late work, homework guidelines, and certification requirements for years 7-10 and at the completion of year 10.
1) A 5th grade teacher named Ms. Martez uses ongoing assessment to differentiate math instruction on greatest common factor for her students. She has students self-assess as "clear as glass", "buggy", or "muddy" to group them into appropriate activities.
2) Ms. Martez collects assessment data in three dimensions - prior understanding, response to challenges, and outcomes against goals. She uses various pre, formative, and summative assessments.
3) By differentiating instruction based on ongoing assessment, Ms. Martez saw test score gains of 5-32 percentage points in her students over the previous year. She attributes this success to targeting instruction to individual student needs
This document outlines an acceptable use policy for ICT resources in ACT public schools. It defines parameters for appropriate student and parent use of technologies like computers, networks, and online services both on and off school grounds. The policy addresses issues like filtering inappropriate content, monitoring usage, and reporting misuse. Schools are responsible for informing their communities about the policy and ensuring ethical and safe technology use.
This unit plan is divided into 4 parts, each focusing on a different concept statement and lasting several weeks. Each part includes pretests to assess student understanding of national curriculum outcomes, outlines of content to be covered using various resources, practical activities for students, and formative or summative assessments. The overarching focus question and unit concept are also presented at the beginning.
The Williams model provides a framework for differentiating curriculum for gifted students. It has three dimensions: 1) the school curriculum subjects, 2) 18 teaching strategies to develop student thinking and creativity, and 3) 8 student processes for creative thinking. The strategies encourage creative thinking skills like fluency, flexibility, and originality. They also allow students to express personality traits linked to creativity like curiosity, imagination, and risk-taking. The model provides questions and activities to stimulate higher-order thinking. Examples are given of question types that teachers can use for different subjects.
The document is a lesson feedback form that is used to evaluate a mentee's lesson performance. It contains sections to rate the mentee on preparation for the lesson, elements of the lesson, classroom management, communication skills, and questioning techniques. The mentor provides comments on strengths observed, recommendations, and the mentee reflects on their teaching experience.
This document outlines skills for teachers to establish expectations, redirect students to learning, and respond to inappropriate behaviors during classroom observations. It lists skills like establishing expectations, selective attending, giving instructions, and following through. The teacher is observed to see how they articulate behaviors, prompt students respectfully, acknowledge appropriate conduct, and use body language to encourage focus while monitoring the classroom.
Upper Mud Creek has been negatively affected by urbanization, showing it is less healthy than the control site, Mud Tributary. While Lower Mud Creek shows some improvement over Upper Mud Creek, it is still not as healthy as the untouched Mud Tributary site downstream. The differences in health between the three sites can be explained by the increasing effects of urbanization upstream, though Lower Mud Creek shows some recovery as the urban influences decrease downstream. In conclusion, the Mud Creek ecosystem only partially recovers from the effects of urbanization as it travels further downstream.
The document provides instructions for a Year 9 science assignment on the Mud Creek ecosystem case study. Students are asked to answer one of two questions about changes to the ecosystem by urbanization and a proposed development. They must state their opinion, support it using data from class activities, and write in an essay format. Tables provide focus questions to guide their answers and analysis of the ecosystem.
Year 8 students at the school will study six core subjects and choose two electives, one from the Arts and one from Technology. The elective choice form asks students to number their preferences for Arts electives (Art, Drama, Digital Photography, Music, Dance) and Technology electives (Design and Technology, Food Studies, Information Technology, Textiles, LEX@S Intro to Engineering, Horticulture). Students are asked to discuss elective options with executive teachers, sign the form with their parent, have their TEAM teacher also sign, and return it to the front office by November 4th.
This document is a form for current year 8 students to select their elective choices for year 9. It explains that students will complete 5 elective units over the year, with 2 units per semester plus an additional humanities elective. Students are asked to rank their top 6 preferences for elective units from a list. Their first 6 ranked preferences will be used to determine their elective schedule, but preferences 7-10 may be used if needed. Students also must rank their top 3 preferences for humanities units. The form requires signatures from the student, parent, and teacher before it is due by September 9th.
Year 9 assignment.imaginative literary transformationjennifer_lawrence
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The document outlines an assignment for Year 9 students that requires them to choose a global issue, collect related news articles with different perspectives, and write a poetry anthology expressing the topic and views. Students will present their anthology and discuss their process. The assignment aims to improve students' understanding of global issues and expressing information through poetry.
This document provides instructions for a Year 9 science assignment on classifying chemical reactions. Students must choose a chemical reaction from a list, conduct the reaction experiment, and write a scientific report identifying the products and classifying the reaction type. The report should include an aim, hypothesis, method, results, discussion identifying the reaction type based on evidence from tests, conclusion, and bibliography. Students have access to computers on April 2nd and 3rd to work on their assignment, which is due on April 4th and will be graded based on several criteria.
This document is a rubric for assessing a Year 9 student's assignment. It outlines the key areas that students should demonstrate by the end of Year 9, including explaining chemical processes and natural radioactivity in terms of atoms and energy transfers. Students should be able to design investigation questions, control variables, collect data, and analyze their methods and results. The rubric also provides examples of what a student has achieved and not achieved in describing important chemical reactions.
This document outlines an outcomes-based rubric for assessing science practical reports. The rubric includes achievement standards related to selecting appropriate investigation methods and equipment to collect reliable data. It also covers analyzing patterns in data, drawing consistent conclusions based on evidence, evaluating conclusions by identifying sources of uncertainty, and communicating scientific ideas for a particular purpose using evidence-based arguments. Achievement is assessed on a scale of A to E.
This assignment requires students to choose a current global issue, collect related news articles with different perspectives, and write a poetry anthology expressing the topic and views. The anthology must include five poems in specific styles and students will present their process and perform one poem. The goal is for students to better understand global issues and expressing information through poetry to engage audiences.
The document provides instructions for a science experiment to investigate potential sources of infectious diseases at a school. Students are asked to use nutrient agar in petri dishes to culture microorganisms from surfaces around the school like sinks, tables, and door handles. They will then analyze the results, compare findings with other students, and write a scientific report detailing the types of organisms found and possible routes of infection within the school. The report should include an aim, introduction, materials and methods, results with observations and graphs, discussion, conclusion, and bibliography.
The document discusses changes to the national curriculum grading system in Australia. Grades will now be determined holistically based on multiple pieces of evidence, rather than calculated percentages. Students' grades cannot be penalized for late work or plagiarism if they can demonstrate achieving learning outcomes. Grades A through E describe different levels of achievement, and students in a personalized program will receive a P grade. Schools no longer have the option to award a consideration grade and must assess students holistically from A to E based on achievement evidence.
1. The document outlines Stromlo High School's assessment and reporting policy for years 6-10. It details how student achievement will be assessed and reported against the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.
2. Assessment will occur twice yearly to identify students' progress towards expected year level achievement. End of year reports will provide a summative assessment of the student's achievement. Teacher judgement will be made based on student work samples.
3. The policy also addresses grading, appeals, plagiarism, late work, homework guidelines, and certification requirements for years 7-10 and at the completion of year 10.
1) A 5th grade teacher named Ms. Martez uses ongoing assessment to differentiate math instruction on greatest common factor for her students. She has students self-assess as "clear as glass", "buggy", or "muddy" to group them into appropriate activities.
2) Ms. Martez collects assessment data in three dimensions - prior understanding, response to challenges, and outcomes against goals. She uses various pre, formative, and summative assessments.
3) By differentiating instruction based on ongoing assessment, Ms. Martez saw test score gains of 5-32 percentage points in her students over the previous year. She attributes this success to targeting instruction to individual student needs
This document outlines an acceptable use policy for ICT resources in ACT public schools. It defines parameters for appropriate student and parent use of technologies like computers, networks, and online services both on and off school grounds. The policy addresses issues like filtering inappropriate content, monitoring usage, and reporting misuse. Schools are responsible for informing their communities about the policy and ensuring ethical and safe technology use.
This unit plan is divided into 4 parts, each focusing on a different concept statement and lasting several weeks. Each part includes pretests to assess student understanding of national curriculum outcomes, outlines of content to be covered using various resources, practical activities for students, and formative or summative assessments. The overarching focus question and unit concept are also presented at the beginning.
The Williams model provides a framework for differentiating curriculum for gifted students. It has three dimensions: 1) the school curriculum subjects, 2) 18 teaching strategies to develop student thinking and creativity, and 3) 8 student processes for creative thinking. The strategies encourage creative thinking skills like fluency, flexibility, and originality. They also allow students to express personality traits linked to creativity like curiosity, imagination, and risk-taking. The model provides questions and activities to stimulate higher-order thinking. Examples are given of question types that teachers can use for different subjects.