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Explore the historical development of pre K-12 education in the United States
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
learner identifies milestones in the development of education.
learner identifies key educational leaders.
learner identifies theories.
learner includes information about the governing structure of US schools.
learner identifies the staff roles within a school.
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Analyze Response to Intervention (Rtl) as a current educational model.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
learner includes an overview of RtI
learner describes how RtI uses data and assessment to measure student needs and record growth
learner describes the three tiers of instruction as defined by the RtI Model
learner researches supporting the use of RtI
learner includes pros and cons of RtI
learner includes the role of the instructional assistant in implementing RtI
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Analyze issues and trends affecting education today.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
Product includes educational trend
Product includes educational issue
Product includes a rationale for choice of trends/issues
Product includes components of issues or trends
Product includes the local effect of issue or trend
Product includes effect of issue or trend on instructional assistants.
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Examine brain-based research and the implications on teaching and learning.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
Product identifies brain-based learning strategy(ies)
Product includes research to support brain-based learning strategy(ies).
Product models brain-based learning strategy(ies)
Product relates the classroom environment’s support of brain-based learning. (e.g. What would a classroom look like.
Product explains how the brain changes with brain-based learning strategies.
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Incorporate learning styles into instructional strategies.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
learner's personal learning style is determined.
product includes explanation of techniques for visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile learners.
product includes use of four learning styles.
product includes fully developed learning activity for each learning style.
product includes visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile learning activities.
product includes active and passive activities.
product includes individuals, pairs, and team activities.
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Apply the theory of Multiple Intelligences.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
product describes each of the multiple intelligences
product describes personal intelligence strengths
product explains how activities supports multiple intelligence
learner creates an activity for each multiple intelligence area
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Use effective questioning techniques.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
learner includes open-ended questions
learner includes closed questions
learner provides example questions for each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy
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Describe the purpose, characteristics, uses, advantages, and limitations of assessments.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
product describes the purpose of assessment.
product includes an evaluation of assessment methods.
product describes advantages of assessments..
product describes limitations of assessments.
product describes areas of individual assessment.
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Examine diversity of learners in the classroom.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
learner identifies several characteristics of a diverse classroom
learner provides examples of each characteristic
learner provides a rationale for the importance of the diverse classroom
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Investigate the components of the instructional cycle.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
product demonstrates a catchy “hook” activity
product includes an opening which reviews previous lessons, presents an overview and rationale and activates background knowledge
product provides modeling of the skill being taught
product provides direct lecture/instruction of skill being taught
product engages students with questioning
product provides guided practice session or active participation of students with prompts, checking for understanding, rephrasing, and additional examples and non-examples
product provides evidence of feedback, corrective or acknowledgement of accuracy
Product includes a closing with a review of the learned skill, a preview of the next lesson, setting performance expectations, engages students in self-evaluation
product relates independent work was introduced
learner reflects on the lesson observed
learner makes recommendations to improve lesson observed
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Promote value of Wisconsin Act 31 and Native American Education.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Product
Criteria
product describes the difference between the terms: melting pot and cultural pluralism
product includes a list of the 11 Indian tribes and bands in Wisconsin
product summarizes 1989 Education Act and its statutory sections
product summarizes the need and impact for Act 31 and Title 7
product describes American Indian citizenship issues
product references the Wisconsin DPI curriculum, resources and websites available for schools to access regarding American Indian Studies
product suggests ways to celebrate American Indians in the classroom