Promoting Student Learning Performance Tasks for Rigorous Thinking

* Promoting Student Learning Performance Tasks for Rigorous Thinking

Learning Objectives By the end of this session, participants will be able to… 1. Explain WHY Performance Tasks are valuable instructional and assessment structures for deep learning. 2. List 7 key skills that students must be able to demonstrate on Smarter Balanced Performance Tasks. 3. List 5 instructional techniques that teachers should use to train students for complex, integrated thinking. *

When What Who How 3: 30 Welcome Sara Overview 3: 40 The Student Experience Participants Classroom Experience 4: 20 The Who and What 4: 30 Sara Mini-Presentation 4: 35 The Why What’s Next for Teaching and Learning Cycles? Participants 4: 55 Self-Assessment Participants Small Group Collaboration and Report Turn and Talk Fist to Five Participants Large Group discussion

Learn by Doing *What is a Performance Task?

Packet of information *You will need 1. Part 1 Instructions— 2. Notetaking chart 3. Research Questions 4. 4 Sources • Wikipedia • Letter-Washington Post • Letter-Ottumwa Courier • Reason. com • Part 2 Instructions Print Materials at http: //www. smarterbalanced. org/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/2012/09/performance-tasks/nuclear. pdf Digitals at http: //sqworl. com/8 lfkbx

* Read Part 1

James Hansen on Nuclear Energy https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=alrxqx_B 34 s

CNN Report: Fukushima’s Meltdown Zone a Year Later https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=-6 o. QAyun. Xqk

* Part 2

* What ARE Performance Tasks? s l l i k ts a h W ey h t do e? r i u req Wha cont t knowent do t ledge requ hey ire?

* Effect on Knowledge *Traditional testing and tasks: *Do you know it? *Performance assessment and tasks: *How well can you use what you know? * Integrates content knowledge, process skills, work habits, and authentic literacy * Hibbard et al. Teacher’s Guide to Performance Based Learning and Assessment. (1996).

*2014 -15 NC Accountability Measures *Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium http: //www. smarterbalanced. org/ * Multi-State consortium to develop CCSS-aligned tests * NC chose to work with SBAC, not PARCC * 4 Item and Task Types * Selected Response * Technology-Enhanced * Constructed Response * Performance Tasks Performance *

* Strategic and Extended Thinking *

The 5 E Instructional Model *Why Use Performance Tasks?

* The use of Performance Tasks… *Does not change the curriculum significantly … BUT… *DOES influence teachers to use a wide array of instructional strategies modeled on the Performance Tasks their districts have developed * Research Report. How Performance Assessments Affect Teaching and Learning (ASCD, 1995).

* Effect on Student Learning *More engagement with project-based tasks than other assignments *Better writing skills and habits *Better study habits *More rigorous content challenge * Research Report. How Performance Assessments Affect Teaching and Learning (ASCD, 1995).

* Authentic scenario project-based learning tasks * Can range from short activities taking a partial period to polished projects for authentic audience * Integrate content knowledge, process skills, and work habits * Reading, writing, speaking, listening, research, product * Assess multiple standards within a focused task * Better measure than traditional test of * Depth of understanding * Research skills * Complex analysis * Critical thinking * Ability to “pull it all together” *

How long does it take for students to learn all of these skills? What is the best way to teach all of these skills?

ü List as many skills as you can that students must have to be successful on Performance Task Assessments. ü How are teachers at your school already giving students the learning experiences they need to learn those skills? ü What changes to the student learning experience do teachers need to design and implement? *

I Can… ü Explain WHY Performance Tasks are valuable instructional and assessment structures for deep learning. ü List 7 key skills that students must be able to demonstrate on Smarter Balanced Performance Tasks. ü List 5 instructional techniques that teachers should use to train students for complex, integrated thinking. *