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** Standard 8 ** ** Teachers know how to test for student progress. **  The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil.

Evidence 1: [|LessonPlanFormat_Science.doc]

Rationale 1: When discussing the effects of pollution on our earth, I used technology to introduce the concept. I found a YouTube video that demonstrated the problem that pollution has on our earth. I then had students working in groups to create their own podcast. The podcasts needed to inform and persuade their audience in some aspect of pollution or recycling. I then used a rubric to assess the content of the podcast and the students’ abilities to work collaboratively with their group members. The group work rubric provided me with an additional tool to assess not only the content of the podcast, but also how well the group members worked together. In addition, it held to students accountable for their part of the work.

KSD

I looked at various sites for examples of how to assess collaboration. I used rubistar rubrics to assess my students’ group work and their podcast.

 8.K.2 The teacher knows how to select, construct, and use assessment strategies and instruments appropriate to the learning outcomes being evaluated and to other diagnostic purposes.  Assessing both the content of the podcast and their group helps students understand the importance of both their final product and the process.   8.S.6 The teacher maintains useful records of student work and performance and can communicate student  progress knowledgeably and responsibly, based on appropriate indicators, to students, parents, and other colleagues. The rubric used to assess group work, took into consideration their collaboration over all of the workdays. This allowed to continually assess my students’ progress.  8.D.1 The teacher values ongoing assessment as essential to the instructional process and recognizes that many different assessment strategies, accurately and systematically used, are necessary for monitoring and promoting student  learning.  