-Friday February 26, 2016
-Presenters: Mr. Robert Yevich and Dr. Mark Majeski
Power Standards
*Catholic School brand
-We will work harder than anyone else
-We can do hard things
-We can learn anything
*Much of teaching feels like an assembly line
-disconnected from the other steps in the assembly
-fast paced, mechanical vs. fluid / organic
-factory, product vs. creation, art
*Growth vs. fixed mindset
-we can learn anything vs. learning / intelligence is fixed
-fixed mindsets could led to lower performance, less transfer of knowledge and skills
*Application of learning
-acquisition, meaning, transfer
-transfer learning / skills to new situations signals the deepest level of understanding
-interdisciplinary – bring in content and skills learned in
other disciplines to solve problems
*Alignment between and among desired results, learning
activities and assessments (the three stages of Understanding by Design)
-alignment between and among objectives, activities and assessments on a daily basis
-alignment to standards
-alignment to standardized tests
*Power Standards
-must include endurance, leverage and readiness for the next
level
-Endurance – will this standard last beyond an assignment or
test; ex: proficiency in reading
-Leverage – will this standard have application in other
disciplines; ex: proficiency in reading graphs, tables and charts
-Readiness – will this standard provide essential knowledge
or skills for success at the next level; ex: simplifying fractions, converting
in order to add/subtract with unlike denominators
*Links / Resources
