Keystone Biology Content Networking October 7 th, 2014 Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610)
Agenda Introductions PDE Update Quality Assessments DOK, Multiple Choice, Constructed Response PBA Design Review Work Groups Evaluation Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610)
Introductions Who is in the Room? Content Networking Wiki Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610)
PDE Updates Graduation Requirements 2017 Additional Resource documents 2014 Item Sampler Exam Design Overview Performance Level Descriptors Understanding DOK & Cognitive Complexity Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610)
Quality Assessments Multiple Choice Constructed Response DOK Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610)
Designing the PBA Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610)
Designing the PBA Each module project will assess the Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content with in that module only. PBAs are module specific and should be tied to as many AA/EC as it is reasonable to create a cohesive project. Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610) Taken from Svetecz, J., Presentation on February 10, 2014
Guidelines One Project may and will include multiple tasks. Projects should reflect DOK Levels 2 and 3 (Levels of the Keystone Exams Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610) Taken from Svetecz, J., Presentation on February 10, 2014
Guideline, continued There NEEDS to be resource links embedded within the project for students to access and look at in order to learn more about the content/tasks to attempt and complete a given section. This is usually a web address to be clicked on, or a hover-over for vocabulary. Joe called it legalized cheating! Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610) Taken from Svetecz, J., Presentation on February 10, 2014
Strategies to Utilize for PBA’s G.R.A.S.P.S: Goal, Role, Audience, Situation, Product/Performance and Purpose, and Standards and Criteria for Success. The Six A's of Project Based Learning Checklist (Adapted from Steinberg's Six A's of Successful Projects; Steinberg, 1998) Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610) Taken from Svetecz, J., Presentation on February 10, 2014
Strategies To Utilize For PBAs, cont… PBA’s must be AUTHENTIC ENGAGE and SUSTAIN a student’s interest, so that they want to complete the PBA Task: Make creative, applicable, and rigorous tasks which also fuel student interests. Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610) Taken from Svetecz, J., Presentation on February 10, 2014
Scenario Based For Real Life Projects must be scenario-based with a back story for which a project can be tailored to and referenced for the different activities and tasks. Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610) Taken from Svetecz, J., Presentation on February 10, 2014
Work Groups PBA Multiple Choice Constructed-Response Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610)
Evaluation Cathy Enders & Joseph A. Page Staff Development Facilitator (610)