1. Tips For Writing Your Learning Experience
The most common problems
and some suggestions

2. Cover Sheet / Format Circle or Underline - Final Version Number Pages
Attachments can have a separate numbering scheme
Include teacher exemplar and student work in an attachment
All pages in the body of LE numbered with a footer

3. Learning Context
Enduring understanding-what do you want the student to take from the learning experience
Essential and/or Guiding Questions-
only need one essential question.
When do you write these questions?
Congruency table (use the language of the Standards)
- Referencing the standards
- Aligning elements
- What do you look at when reviewing LE?
- Standard - Task– Objective - Student Work- Rubric

4. Assessment: Include a blank assessment tool in this section
Place for Comments
Title
student-Friendly
Student Role
Teacher generated sample-
Answer Key- Reference attachment

5. Student Work: Grade Distribution
Graph—histogram
Comments – boys vs. girls
Explain each piece of work that was included—
Why did you selected this sample of student work - how is it representative?
Teacher Comments to the student
student work
assessment tools

6. Procedure: Anticipatory Set Scaffolding Closure Technology Modeling
Guided Practice (small group, whole group)
Independent Practice
Closure
Technology

7. Resources: Supplies and Equipment Pens, Paper…… Computer Materials
Handouts, Notes, SMTA - Include in appendix
Reference Materials
Web sites
Books
Other Learning Experiences

8. Modifications Task Students do different things How do you score?
Connection to assessment section?

9. Time: Assessment time per student Schedule
How this Learning Experience fits
in to the curriculum

10. Reflection: Reflect on Classroom Experience Quote from student
Reflect on peer review
Date and time
Quote from peer
Lessons Learned - next steps

11. Reminders: Power Rubric Self-assessment Electronic Copy Hard Copy
Overall alignment
Self-assessment
Electronic Copy
Include samples of student work
Hard Copy

12. PowerPoint: Convince me you are technologically literate
You prepared to present and have clear plan
Start with an introduction
A photo of school / room / students
Digital Images: Keep aspect ratio constant
Tell us why this is an important lesson
It is fine to use worksheets but try not to have the whole lesson driven by them - infuse some creativity

13. PowerPoint: In general try to keep handouts to classmates to a minimum
Oral presentation should correspond to slide shown
No bird walking
Show real confidence and enthusiasm - and be ready

14. PowerPoint: Tables Formulate tables so they can be easily seen.
Simplify
Congruency tables
Rubrics
Modifications tables

15. PowerPoint: Student work
Scan in student work if handwriting or illustrations are central
Type in student work if content is central
Include a histogram of student scores
Before and after score are great way to show the value added by your instruction
Explain the rational for the grade given to a piece of student work at each of the tree levels;
Distinguished
Pofecient
Developing

16. PowerPoint: Presentation
Please give me a hardcopy of your PowerPoint before your presentation
After your presentation - complete and hand in your self-evaluation sheet