Comments by Robert Altenburger Most recent public comments by Robert Altenburger https://nowcomment.com/users/115422 I teach ELA as well, and I wonder if I can convert some of my writing assessment to other persuasive assignments. https://nowcomment.com/documents/300240?scroll_to=2682639 https://nowcomment.com/documents/300240?scroll_to=2682639 I wonder if we can brainstorm different ways of assessing this. I remember using a strategy called RAFT to create different assessment options that are student created. I think that would fit this assignment well. Students could make a persuasive video, powerpoint, advertisement, etc. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:53:03 -0500 I think the processes can also be spread out over the course of a week or month. If you were studying narratives for example, recall and product could be part of the model and criteria creation, as well as planning phase. https://nowcomment.com/documents/301795?scroll_to=2682631 https://nowcomment.com/documents/301795?scroll_to=2682631 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:11:26 -0500 I ran out of space: I do give students options for some assignments, I mean learning targets here in the broader sense of a unit. https://nowcomment.com/documents/301795?scroll_to=2682611 https://nowcomment.com/documents/301795?scroll_to=2682611 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:06:49 -0500 During my masters, I shifted from a dominant, student-focused mindset, to an explicit instruction mindset. I'm having an inner-conflict here, because the focus of the direct learning targets from session 3 is highly teacher centered. https://nowcomment.com/documents/301795?scroll_to=2682607 https://nowcomment.com/documents/301795?scroll_to=2682607 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:09:44 -0500 I'm used to setting goals with students (students create a reading goal, as well as other writing and ELA goals). How would you co-create learning targets? Even when I have used fun, performance assessment, the assignments come from the teacher. https://nowcomment.com/documents/301795?scroll_to=2682603 https://nowcomment.com/documents/301795?scroll_to=2682603 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:44:14 -0400 I believe these two aspects of RACES can be broken into two learning targets. Explain and Analyze can be one day where students explore how to Analyze. I teach this as combining what you know with what you read to say something new. https://nowcomment.com/documents/295257?scroll_to=2653148 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295257?scroll_to=2653148 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:16:52 -0500 Especially at younger ages, it is important for teachers to set a context, or frame of reference in which students can build up their ideas. This can allow for more effective student led lessons in the future. https://nowcomment.com/documents/298324?scroll_to=2653122 https://nowcomment.com/documents/298324?scroll_to=2653122 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:02:55 -0500 I add questions such as this into units with students and allowing them to have discussions and debates. I often do not take it farther than this step. How do you make changes beyond this without straying from curricula too far. https://nowcomment.com/documents/298324?scroll_to=2653121 https://nowcomment.com/documents/298324?scroll_to=2653121 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:01:43 -0500