Tips For Writing Your Learning Experience

1. Tips For Writing Your Learning Experience The most common problems and some suggestions

2. Cover Sheet / Format • Circle or Underline - Final Version • Number Pages • Attachments can have a separate numbering scheme • Include teacher exemplar and student work in an attachment • All pages in the body of LE numbered with a footer

3. Learning Context • Enduring understanding-what do you want the student to take from the learning experience • Essential and/or Guiding Questions- • only need one essential question. • When do you write these questions? • Congruency table (use the language of the Standards) - Referencing the standards - Aligning elements - What do you look at when reviewing LE? - Standard - Task– Objective - Student Work- Rubric

4. Assessment: • Include a blank assessment tool in this section • Place for Comments • Title • student-Friendly • Student Role • Teacher generated sample- • Answer Key- Reference attachment

5. Student Work: • Grade Distribution • Graph—histogram • Comments – boys vs. girls • Explain each piece of work that was included— • Why did you selected this sample of student work - how is it representative? • Teacher Comments to the student • student work • assessment tools

6. Procedure: • Anticipatory Set • Scaffolding • Modeling • Guided Practice (small group, whole group) • Independent Practice • Closure • Technology

7. Resources: • Supplies and Equipment • Pens, Paper…… • Computer • Materials • Handouts, Notes, SMTA - Include in appendix • Reference Materials • Web sites • Books • Other Learning Experiences

8. Modifications • Task • Students do different things • How do you score? • Connection to assessment section?

9. Time: • Assessment time per student • Schedule • How this Learning Experience fits in to the curriculum

10. Reflection: • Reflect on Classroom Experience • Quote from student • Reflect on peer review • Date and time • Quote from peer • Lessons Learned - next steps

11. Reminders: • Power Rubric • Overall alignment • Self-assessment • Electronic Copy • Include samples of student work • Hard Copy

12. PowerPoint: • Convince me you are technologically literate • You prepared to present and have clear plan • Start with an introduction • A photo of school / room / students • Digital Images: Keep aspect ratio constant • Tell us why this is an important lesson • It is fine to use worksheets but try not to have the whole lesson driven by them - infuse some creativity

13. PowerPoint: • In general try to keep handouts to classmates to a minimum • Oral presentation should correspond to slide shown • No bird walking • Show real confidence and enthusiasm - and be ready

14. PowerPoint: Tables • Formulate tables so they can be easily seen. • Simplify • Congruency tables • Rubrics • Modifications tables

15. PowerPoint: Student work • Scan in student work if handwriting or illustrations are central • Type in student work if content is central • Include a histogram of student scores • Before and after score are great way to show the value added by your instruction • Explain the rational for the grade given to a piece of student work at each of the tree levels; • Distinguished • Pofecient • Developing

16. PowerPoint: Presentation Please give me a hardcopy of your PowerPoint before your presentation After your presentation - complete and hand in your self-evaluation sheet