Reflect on the the focus of Modules 1 & 2 and blog about how it has helped you plan and create your unit.
Please answer the following questions: (1)How can Curriculum-Framing Questions help support my students' learning? (2)How can I plan ongoing student-centered assessment?
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CFQ's narrow the focus for the students and the teacher. For myself, if I continue to plan while keeping the CFQ's in mind, the activities continue to be planned with a product in mind, not the activity.
ReplyDeleteThe CFQ allows me to develop my lesson to the needs of my students. As I continue to use these CFQs, I hope to become more effective in my teaching. I can plan on-going student-centered assessment by using learning logs over time, observation of students, and out comes from investigations.
ReplyDeleteUsing CFQ's will help me maintain focus on the goal throughout the develop of a unit. It will help me to develop effective activities to allow the students to develop a better understanding of the information and provide opportunities for them to demonstrate their knowledge. Using CFQ's will guide me in the development of formative assessments to accuratly identify student growth and identify areas which require more attention.
ReplyDeleteCFQs help me stay on track with both the focus of my curriculum as well as what assessments to use. Too often content can become a runaway train and we as teachers can become lost on the ride! Being able to return to CFQs, becomes a constant professional reminder of what to teach and what to assess. It's certainly a compass for me educationally.
ReplyDelete(1)How can Curriculum-Framing Questions help support my students' learning? (2)How can I plan ongoing student-centered assessment?
ReplyDeleteCurriculum-framing questions focus the lesson(s) on a specific area, they keep to the curriculum itself and most importantly they are designed so that students can naturally make connections to other curriculum areas. Student-centered assessments are designed so that students are responsible for their learning. When designing this type of assessment the teacher must take the ownership off of him/herself and place it on the students. The assessments become real world based rather than a typical written test format where getting the correct answer is all that matters. Student-center assessments force students to demonstrate what they have learned, make connections to other learning, and have students use other skills to demonstrate understanding. A teacher must keep this mind when developing their assessments. I personally think it is easy to do this because units that are centered around student ownership naturally lead away from traditional tests.
CFQ's will help me stay on track with the lesson. It also helps me stay focused on the particular objective for the day! It gives the lesson direction and provides continuity. You are not just doing activity for activity sake.
ReplyDeleteI have always used unit plannning. I think it provides so many avenues for student centered education. It allows them to be responsible for their education. Journals are a great way for assessment. I use a lot of informal assessment. It helps me know where they are in the lesson, as well as, how I am doing teaching the lesson.
CFQ's open learning to students but presenting the information in such a way that the students take ownership of the learning. They become involved in the process and assume ownership. By doing this the learning becomes something they want to do not something they have to do.
ReplyDeleteThe assessment becomes self creative. Unlike multiple choice question tests or true and false test where guessing becomes a way to meet the end the openended questions generate more responses and challenge the student to present their responses in differnt ways. The answers require a response and the response creates deeper investigation.
Curriculum Framing Questions keep you focused on your unit goals. In addition, CFQ's broaden your lesson to relate concepts to everyday life and personal experiences. Learning takes place in these connections that we make.
ReplyDeleteOngoing student-centered assessment can be created by providing students with graphs and charts to track their own progress and growth. Also, portfolios with specific entry goals can be an assessment tool.
CFQ's helped me to focus the main idea of the lesson as well as letting the students know the reason for the lesson, rather then having information given without the context from which it derives.
ReplyDeleteCFQs help to focus on the students' needs while keeping me focused on the specifics of the lesson. They help us all to know where we stand at all times and help formulate what forms the assessments will take. Student-centered assessments are generally more fun for the students. They can actually demonstrate what they know and we can see their analytical skills at work as they problem-solve on the spot. I am sure that will be a valuable skill in tomorrow's workplace.
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