Pre-Session Checklist MUTE mic TEST Bridgit PRINT Handouts Sign-in sheet Alberta Assessment Consortium Winter Seminar 2010 Student Engagement

 MUTE mic when not speaking  Bridgit – share desktop (PPt slide or Word document) at one point in the workshop – electronic chart paper!  spokesperson for reporting back  follow-up task – connect with Catherine and Wendy – we are anxious to collect exemplars of classroom assessment practices Alberta Assessment Consortium

 Please introduce the participants at your site.  Then appoint a spokesperson to respond to the following prompt: ◦ We selected the topic of Student Engagement because... Alberta Assessment Consortium

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 The foundations of student engagement are embedded within the Alberta programs of study.  True alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment facilitates student engagement.  Engagement has more to do with commitment than with enjoyment.  Metacognition plays a fundamental role in student engagement.  Assessment for learning practices enhance student engagement. Alberta Assessment Consortium

 What are students saying about their experience in school? Alberta Assessment Consortium

From the Front Matter How does this push against traditional practice? What support might be required? Students learn by attaching meaning to what they do, and they need to construct their own meaning of mathematics. Mathematics (2007, p. 2) Alberta Assessment Consortium Handout #2

 Social Studies  Science  ELA Alberta Assessment Consortium

In ancient Greek culture, a “pedagogue” was a slave who was responsible for taking a child to and from school. Inherent, then, in the word “pedagogy” is the sense of leading a child. Trying to Teach, Trying to Learn: Listening to Students  The foundations of pedagogy, or the art and skill of teaching are embedded within the programs of study. Alberta Assessment Consortium

Inquiry is a “... process of being puzzled about something, generating their own questions and using information to satisfy their own interest and to develop their own knowledge.” Focus on Inquiry (2004, p. 8) Alberta Assessment Consortium

 Planning  Retrieving  Processing  Creating  Sharing  Evaluating  Reflecting What do you notice about the verbs? Who owns the verbs? What are the implications for teachers and students?

 scaffolding – bottom p. 1; p. 2  correlate to grade level P of S - p. 3  discussion questions – p. 3 Open Mic  How does a focus on inquiry impact the type of assessment evidence we collect? Alberta Assessment Consortium

Quality classroom assessment practices enhance student engagement. o Assessment strategies – performance assessment o Assessment tools – rubrics, checklists Alberta Assessment Consortium

14 Performance assessment is a closer measure of our children's ability to achieve the aspirations we hold for them than are conventional forms of standardized testing. Eisner (1999)

15 A good assessment instrument can be a learning experience. But more to the point, it is extremely desirable to have assessment occur in the context of students working on problems, projects or products that: ◦ genuinely engage them ◦ hold their interest ◦ motivate them to do well. Gardner (1993)

Reference Pages for Performance Assessment Development  Role (pp. 2 & 3)  Audience (pp. 2 & 3)  Product/performance (p. 4)  Context Alberta Assessment Consortium Handout #4

PlusMinusInteresting Alberta Assessment Consortium Electronic Chart Paper! While you view the video, keep track of plus/minus/interesting. Use the Bridgit PPt slide or even a Word document to record the key points you wish to share with the rest of the conference. Share your desktop when prompted by the host.

 Well designed assessment tools make the learning target clear for students and teachers.  Rubric – qualitative vs quantitative (p. 6)  Checklists – working hand in hand with rubric (p. 7) Alberta Assessment Consortium Handout #4

Engaged Students – Successful Learners  Refocus CD  Our Program in Action  Kindergarten – Sarah Explains Exemplars  Grade 5 – Peer Assessment Alberta Assessment Consortium

 Please consider sharing work you are doing with the principles and strategies of student engagement we have discussed today.  We are anxious to collect exemplars of assessment practice in action. ◦ your work ◦ your student work (AAC permission form) ◦ your observations Alberta Assessment Consortium

 Please fax the sign-in sheet to the AAC office.  An online session feedback form will be sent to all participants.  Catherine and Wendy will be in touch!  Thanks for exploring this new technology with us today.