Gold Seal Lesson Template Instructional Focus Statements Student Learning Performance Task Overview and description Essential Skills Scoring Guide Standards Handouts/Attachments

Performance Task Includes an overview and a description. The overview describes –how a student is expected to demonstrate learning (understanding, knowledge and skills) –a product, performance of extended writing –requires rigorous thinking and relevant application –usually written in the third person describing the learning to other educators. The description is the teacher procedures, including instructional strategies, and literacy strategies.

The overview includes: –Student work that will be produced or performed –Specific learning context –Whether group or individual –Resources students will be provided or have to acquire –Setting where students will complete the work –Conditions (often real-world) under which the work will be done

The overview does not include: Assessment. It implies but does not specify Specific direction to the student Specific equipment list Homework or reading assignments

Sample Overview Students will write a report describing how automobiles have been improved to prevent accidents. Students will work in pairs to collect reaction time data and use Internet resources. The report will include sample reaction times, explanations for stopping distances, and sample calculations using formulas.

Student Work

Students will write a report describing how automobiles have been improved to prevent accidents. Students will work in pairs to collect reaction time data and use Internet resources. The report will include sample reaction times, explanations for stopping distances, and sample calculations using formulas. Student Work Specific Context

Students will write a report describing how automobiles have been improved to prevent accidents. Students will work in pairs to collect reaction time data and use Internet resources. The report will include sample reaction times, explanations for stopping distances, and sample calculations using formulas. Specific Context Student Work How

Students will write a report describing how automobiles have been improved to prevent accidents. Students will work in pairs to collect reaction time data and use Internet resources. The report will include sample reaction times, explanations for stopping distances, and sample calculations using formulas. Specific Context Student Work How Resources

Students will write a report describing how automobiles have been improved to prevent accidents. Students will work in pairs to collect reaction time data and use Internet resources. The report will include sample reaction times, explanations for stopping distances, and sample calculations using formulas. Specific Context Student Work How Resources Conditions

Performance Task Description Includes steps of the lesson, instructional strategies, literacy strategies, etc.

Performance Task Activity

10 th Grade Biology Student pairs will create a field guide for identification of tree species on the high school campus in appreciation of Arbor Day. The field guide will also include photographs/detailed drawings, and accurate taxonomy information on the natural environments and information on diseases that negatively impact the trees.

Student Work

Student pairs will create a field guide for identification of tree species on the high school campus in appreciation of Arbor Day. The field guide will also include photographs/detailed drawings, and accurate taxonomy information on the natural environments and information on diseases that negatively impact the trees. Specific Context Student Work

Student pairs will create a field guide for identification of tree species on the high school campus in appreciation of Arbor Day. The field guide will also include photographs/detailed drawings, and accurate taxonomy information on the natural environments and information on diseases that negatively impact the trees. Specific Context Student Work How

Student pairs will create a field guide for identification of tree species on the high school campus in appreciation of Arbor Day. The field guide will also include photographs/detailed drawings, and accurate taxonomy information on the natural environments and information on diseases that negatively impact the trees. Specific Context Student Work How Resources

Student pairs will create a field guide for identification of tree species on the high school campus in appreciation of Arbor Day. The field guide will also include photographs/detailed drawings, and accurate taxonomy information on the natural environments and information on diseases that negatively impact the trees. Student Work Specific Context How Resources Conditions

As a student, you have been asked to serve on a superintendent’s committee on school issues. Your friend’s Mom wants a book removed from your school’s library because of material she finds offensive. Research censorship and write a letter to the superintendent urging him (or her) to take a specific position. Be sure to include your reasons and the research to support your position. Student workContext How they will work Resources Conditions 9 th Grade English

Student workContext How they will work Resources Conditions As a student, you have been asked to serve on a superintendent’s committee on school issues. Your friend’s Mom wants a book removed from your school’s library because of material she finds offensive. Research censorship and write a letter to the superintendent urging him (or her) to take a specific position. Be sure to include your reasons and the research to support your position.

Rewrite the following performance task overview: 9 th Grade Math Students will design a poster of a circle graph on the topic of “Healthy Snacks in Snack Machines” based on a survey of at least 100 students regarding which snacks they prefer. Make recommendations to the principal about which snacks should be put into school machines.

Your Turn! With a partner, write an overview for a performance task.

Share Performance Tasks Identify student work, context, how, resources and conditions

Scoring Guide How will you assess student work? Should mirror student learning section of the lesson. 2 generic versions included in template. Use online tools, such as Rubistar

Instructional Focus Statements, Essential Skills, and State Standards Copy/paste 2-3 instructional focus statements. Copy/paste 8-10 essential skills from English language arts, math and science. Copy/paste State Standards met by your lesson.

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