Buckinghamshire County Council Moderation and developing APP Science – Day three Shane Clark Science Adviser

Buckinghamshire County Council Administration for the day

Buckinghamshire County Council Objectives for today: Review progress in school and share the examples of practice that are developing. Consider using the standards file to support moderation and develop moderation approaches in your school Consider how APP tasks can be developed to support assessment judgements

Buckinghamshire County Council Outline for this afternoon Session 1: Introduction and review progress Session 2: Standardisation and moderation Session 3: Developing APP in practice Next steps – evolving practice

Buckinghamshire County Council Session one Introduction and review progress

Buckinghamshire County Council Reminder: Mid course task Before the next training (afternoon 5 th May 2010) undergo some moderation of work within the department Bring along some examples of moderated work to the meeting and be prepared to talk about the process Standards files

Buckinghamshire County Council Mid course task - Feedback Work in table groups. Share the outcomes of the work you have done in school. Each table should agree 1 outcome to feedback to the rest of the group.

Buckinghamshire County Council PMIQ In table groups discuss how the implementation of APP is happening in your department. Note Positives / Minuses / Interesting points and Questions (separately) on postit notes and place on posters around the room

Buckinghamshire County Council Session two Standardisation and moderation

Buckinghamshire County Council Making moderation effective As a department how have you begun or plan to moderate work across the department? What are the key principles and process you have or will adopt to ensure effective moderation? Key principles for moderationKey processes for moderation What are you trying to achieve?How will you achieve it?

Buckinghamshire County Council Standardisation process Use the example of students work and the APP grid to make judgements of the students present level of working. Also consider what the student/teacher needs to do to move learning and skill acquisition forward.

Buckinghamshire County Council Results Student one: Low level 5 Student two: Secure level 5 Student three: High level 6 Student four: secure level 7 Student five: High level 4

Buckinghamshire County Council Moderation Now consider your own work samples. Moderate the work and consider the next stages in the learning process Be prepared to share your judgements

Buckinghamshire County Council Session three Developing APP in practice Next steps – evolving practice

Buckinghamshire County Council Making use of the APP criteria How could you make use of the APP criteria to support and devise assessment opportunities?

Buckinghamshire County Council Learning targets Criteria Threads Learning targetsAmplification

Buckinghamshire County Council Products for assessment Consider the different types of activities – which one’s could you use for assessment?

Buckinghamshire County Council Devising a performance or assessment task Using an A2 sheet devise a performance or assessment task for a specific APP area or thread Include: –What the task will be –How will you assess this task –Appropriate range of threads from APP –Appropriate learning targets –Amplification or the task

Buckinghamshire County Council Review/plenary How successful were you at constructing an assessment or performance task? Share!

Buckinghamshire County Council Next steps in support? Please complete your evaluation