Teachers as Learners - Cooperating & Student Teachers Learning Together

I. Session 1

1.5 hours

After school

Wednesday, March 17, 2004

A.   Lay the framework for our work together

1.   Create "Community of Learners"

2.   Assessment Strategies & Tools

B.   Activities

1.   Group research on wireless laptops

a.   What role does pH play in determining the health of a river?

b.   What do we need to learn about pH so we can determine the health of the Pawtuxet River?

2.   Groups learning with digital probes

a.  How do the probes work?

b.  How does the software work?

c.   Can I get usable data from the probes and the software?

II. Session 2

1/2 day

During school

Tuesday, March 30, 2004

A.   Lay the framework for our work together

1.   Have a learning experience together

a.   "Principles of Learning" serve as the foundation for our learning activities

b.   Using technology

B.   Activities for the day

1.   Go to river

a.   Collect data

(1)   Format data

(a)   Start to interpret data

i) Think about how you will present the data to the rest of the learning community.

III.   Session 3

1.5 hours

After school

Wednesday, April 7, 2004

A.   Lay the framework for our work together

1.   Discuss the relationship between assessment and performance

a.   Create criteria for successful presentation

B.   Activities

1.   By the end of today's session groups will be ready to present their learning to each other

a.   Self-assessment

b.   Peer assessment

c.   Instructor assessment

IV.   Session 4

1/2 day

During school

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

A.   Lay the framework for our work together

1.   Discuss the relationship between assessment and performance

a.   Review rubric

2.   Discuss portfolio and digital portfolio

B.   Activities

1.   Present learning and data to other groups

a.   Self-assessment

b.   Peer assessment

c.   Instructor assessment

2.   Work on individual portfolio entries

a.   Input data or presentation in whatever format groups used

b.   Individual reflections

V. Session 5

1.5 hours

After school

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

A.   Lay the framework for our work together

1.   Discuss the relationship between assessment and performance

B.   Activities

1.   Look at various types of assessments using portfolio

a.   Self-assessment

b.   Peer assessment

c.   Instructor assessment

2.   What does this all mean for students/instructors?

3.   Jigsaw everyone's data-synthesize everyone's data

4.   Building digital portfolio in our classrooms

VI.   Session 6

1.5 hours

After School

Wednesday, May 5, 2004

A.   Activities

1.   Continue development of classroom portfolio

2.   Wrap-up

a.   What did we accomplish?

b.   What's next?