GROUP: BIO

SESSION I

Unwrap Standards

1) (30 min) Working in one or two sub groups look at:

the “expected performances” on the right hand side of the blue curriculum pacing guide. You may also wish to compare to the CTHSS simplified performance standards packet.

“unwrap” these standards by listing

the key CONCEPT students at this level need to understand.

The key SEQUENCE in which these concepts might be taught.

Key vocabulary words

Common misconceptions

Some fundamental experiences and activities that may lead students to this understanding

2) (30 min) Compare what your group has come up with to the curriculum document.

What goals and objectives need to be modified? Added/subtracted?

What activities need to be modified? Added/subtracted?

3) SHARE

share some essential results of your work with the whole group (overheads?)

PRODUCE: typed or written notes to submit to Richard Therrien.

BIO ASSESSMENT

Divide into groups of 3 or so.

Each group should take two or three expected performances that they have unwrapped.

Use the 08-09 quarterly assessments and item analysis

Use the resources provided on www.newhavenscience.org/Oct6

Do the questions in the quarterly assessment match the expected performances? Do they match the grade level concepts? What do the results show?

Use the books, released items (CAPT Practice) online resources, etc…

What are other questions (multiple choice) that match the standards?

By end of session:

Come up with 2-5 GOOD multiple choice question for each standard.

Write them on a document or copy links, submit to Richard Therrien.

SHARE ACTIVITY (50 min)

1) Go Around the Room

Which type of formative assessment (other than multiple choice) did you try between the last CIA and now?

What were the results?

2) Look at the “open ended” experiments (yellow) page. What other cause/effect or open ended experiments have you done or can think of to share with the group that match your curriculum?

3) Other sharing…. Which content is particularly hard to teach? What activities can you share? (make sure to identify the performance standard it matches)

Send to Richard Therrien

MEDIA

Using the curriculum standards

Identify some discovery education resources that match a performance standard.

Identify other resources online that match a performance standard.

Send to Richard Therrien