Adam Edwards PRQ #3: Final Draft T 10/1/13 In what ways can I take ownership of the subject matter

content standards and make them accessible and memorable for my students? Independent Users of Content Taking ownershi ! making a""essi#le! and "ommitting to memor$ are all a"tions that "an #e a""om lished for knowledge% The$ are also a "riteria of &nderstanding' these a"tions are e( e"ted from the st&dent of knowledge% The wa$s that &nderstanding "an #e e( erien"ed are materiali)ed #$ the "onditions and strategies set #$ the tea"her and s arked #$ the st&dent*s m&lti le intelligen"e% The e( erien"e of &nderstanding is like a #lank "an+as for a tea"her! a hotogra h of the tea"ha#le moment% ,ne wa$ to assess m$ st&dents* ownershi of "ontent standards is thro&gh #eha+ioral o#-e"ti+es% .eha+ioral o#-e"ti+es has three arts: a"tion /what to do01 "ondition /the erimeters of the a"tion1 and the "riteria /minim&m le+el of erforman"e e( e"ted1% The 2e(t 3eneration 4"ien"e standard 546P46161

states to 7&se the eriodi" ta#le to redi"t the relati+e ro erties of elements #ased on the atterns of ele"trons in the o&termost energ$ le+el of atoms%7 To start! m$ st&dents wo&ld need to know +ario&s ro erties of elements% 8 wo&ld assess their knowledge to identif$ and des"ri#e three different ro erties /a"tion1 in f&ll senten"es /"ondition1 and assign one element to ea"h ro ert$ /a"tion1 with 1009 a""&ra"$ /"riteria1% /.&rden:.$rd! ;0131 Another a roa"h at making s&#-e"t matter standards ing into the domains% The "ogniti+e

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domain is well6defined #$ .loom*s ta(onom$% 8f 8 am "onsidering the same standard 546P46161! 8 "o&ld assess m$ st&dents* "ognition on the n&m#er of +alen"e ele"trons in ea"h famil$ of the eriodi" ta#le% 8 "o&ld ask informall$ /remem#ering1! ask them to e( lain wh$ it is so /&nderstanding1! or ask them to draw and la#el the s&#atomi" arti"les of one element from ea"h famil$ /a li"ation1% 8n order to ta into the higher le+el of .loom*s

ta(onom$ with this standard! 8 "o&ld ask them to define the different or#itals and identif$ whi"h families ha+e +alen"e ele"trons in whi"h or#itals /anal$)e1% 8 "o&ld ask them to make a "orrelation #etween the n&m#er of +alen"e ele"trons and the

ro ert$ of an element /s$nthesis1! or ask them to &se the trends of the eriodi" ta#le to redi"t the dis"o+er$ of a new element! how man$ +alen"e ele"trons it wo&ld ha+e! and what it*s ro erties wo&ld #e at standard tem erat&re and ress&re /"reation1% The affe"ti+e domain "an #e &nlo"ked #$ the &se of intera"ti+e la#oratories that engage st&dents in "ontent! and ro+ide an atmos here of safet$ and res e"t that fosters "hara"ter de+elo ment% The s$"homotor domain "an #e met #$ assigning gro& s to a"t o&t ele"tron transfer in a "hemi"al rea"tion% This idea wo&ld en"o&rage the growth of kinestheti" intelligen"e and gi+e the st&dents an o ort&nit$ to la$% 8f 8 were

to model the #eha+ior that is e( e"ted! m$ st&dents wo&ld ha+e a good start! or s"affold to #ase their efforts on% /.&rden : .$rd! ;013' 4kinner! 1<=>1 Dis"o+er st&dents* rior knowledge with ?@A "harts% 8n a ?@A "hart! the st&dent is e( e"ted to write down what the$ know a#o&t the "ontent re6lesson! what the$ want to know! and what the$ learned ost6lesson% The ?@A "hart is a erfe"t tool to assess how the st&dent has assimilated the new "ontent and where he/she will need to make a""ommodations% As a tea"her

"andidate! 8 am e( e"ted to #alan"e instr&"tion #$ ad-&sting lesson designs relati+e to st&dents* "&rrent le+el of a"hie+ement% This TPE sho&ld make a""ommodations easier for st&dents% /Piaget! 1<B;' TPE! ;0011 Caking "ontent standards memora#le and a""essi#le is eas$ if 8 &se the 4,AR method that 8 learned from m$ mentor tea"her% The standards! o#-e"ti+es! agenda! and re+iew is written on the white #oard dail$% For e(am le! 7 lan! "ond&"t and in+estigate indi+id&all$ and "olla#orati+el$ to rod&"e data to ser+e as the #asis for e+iden"e%7 8 am "onfident that 8 "an make these "ontent standards memora#le and a""essi#le if 8 &se m$ imagination%

Piaget! /1<B;1% ,rigins of 8ntelligen"e% 1st ed% 2ew Dork: 8nternational Eni+ersities Press! 8n"% .%F% 4kinner! /1<=>1% The Technology of Teaching% 1st ed% 2ew Dork! 2%D%: Ceredith For oration% .&rden : .$rd! /;0131% Cethods for Effe"ti+e Tea"hing% =th ed% 2ew Gerse$: Pearson 8n"%% ?ane! 4% /;0011% Tea"her Performan"e E( e"tations% 8n F&rri"&l&m and Cethods Reader%

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