I really like the breakdown of CFQs into essential, unit, and content questions. It really makes me think about what I am trying to accomplish in very broad to specific ideas. Student-centered assessments in the classroom also help students monitor their own progress. I am pleased to see that 21st century skills integrate well with existing SOLs so teachers can be encouraged to use different strategies (more technology) to accomplish the same results.
I had never tried to broaden my lesson questions to that extent before as with Essential Questions. It is difficult, but I think you can really improve the lesson and carry it over into multiple content areas with this process. I can see how it will lead to more discussion in class with students and encourage higher-level thinking.
I am having trouble deciding on my Assessments because there are so many options. I do want to make sure they are student-centered and utilize technology. What are your favorites for assessing prior knowledge?
I really like surveys to find out what the students know as well as having them complete K-W-H-L Charts. I have used pre-tests to determine the students’ knowledge base. I also like having students write a journal entry about their prior knowledge of the subject content.
CFQ’s are a great way to frame the lesson. I use the Essential questions to grab the students’ attention and I use the Unit questions to narrow the topics I wish for them to learn.
Formative assessments are great because different students show me they learned the material in different ways. I have different assessments so the students can choice how they want to show me they have learned the materical also they need to begin to make choices and deal with the consequences.
I am not the biggest fan of standards, but I see their advantages as well as I use them to keep me online before the big test.
I like the CFQs where they go from very broad topics to more direct questions for students to understand topic they are studying. I believe that this will help my students connect the ideas and process more to life situations. Formative assessments are a wonderful way for students to monitor their own progress. I believe that direct feedback will help them to understand any mistakes and correct them. I agree with Lynne that 21st century skills works well with Virginia’s SOLs and it does give us more avenues to find strategies for us to give our students. I am really looking forward to passing this information along to my coworkers as I feel it will benefit us as well as our students.
This module helps me to expand the standards. The essential, unit, and content questions ensure higher-order thinking skills are included and make the standards more personal for the students. Formative assessments allow me to check for understanding before, during, and after the unit.
CFQs allows the teacher and student to look at a broad idea and narrow it down to specific topics. The CFQs I have developed can work for several of the novels I teach which is great. Developing the unit has really helped me to tie in everything I want the students to learn into one big unit. I also have a better idea of how to incorporate 21st century skills into the standards I teach. The assessment timeline is a great tool for me because it helps me to focus on a variety of assessment pieces at the beginning, during, and end of the unit.
CFQ are awesome. I love the higher level thinking format. Greatly needed, even if it is a brainbuster. This will help me and my students to think large.
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I really like the breakdown of CFQs into essential, unit, and content questions. It really makes me think about what I am trying to accomplish in very broad to specific ideas. Student-centered assessments in the classroom also help students monitor their own progress. I am pleased to see that 21st century skills integrate well with existing SOLs so teachers can be encouraged to use different strategies (more technology) to accomplish the same results.
I had never tried to broaden my lesson questions to that extent before as with Essential Questions. It is difficult, but I think you can really improve the lesson and carry it over into multiple content areas with this process. I can see how it will lead to more discussion in class with students and encourage higher-level thinking.
I am having trouble deciding on my Assessments because there are so many options. I do want to make sure they are student-centered and utilize technology. What are your favorites for assessing prior knowledge?
I really like surveys to find out what the students know as well as having them complete K-W-H-L Charts. I have used pre-tests to determine the students’ knowledge base. I also like having students write a journal entry about their prior knowledge of the subject content.
CFQ’s are a great way to frame the lesson. I use the Essential questions to grab the students’ attention and I use the Unit questions to narrow the topics I wish for them to learn.
Formative assessments are great because different students show me they learned the material in different ways. I have different assessments so the students can choice how they want to show me they have learned the materical also they need to begin to make choices and deal with the consequences.
I am not the biggest fan of standards, but I see their advantages as well as I use them to keep me online before the big test.
I like the CFQs where they go from very broad topics to more direct questions for students to understand topic they are studying. I believe that this will help my students connect the ideas and process more to life situations. Formative assessments are a wonderful way for students to monitor their own progress. I believe that direct feedback will help them to understand any mistakes and correct them. I agree with Lynne that 21st century skills works well with Virginia’s SOLs and it does give us more avenues to find strategies for us to give our students. I am really looking forward to passing this information along to my coworkers as I feel it will benefit us as well as our students.
This module helps me to expand the standards. The essential, unit, and content questions ensure higher-order thinking skills are included and make the standards more personal for the students. Formative assessments allow me to check for understanding before, during, and after the unit.
CFQs allows the teacher and student to look at a broad idea and narrow it down to specific topics. The CFQs I have developed can work for several of the novels I teach which is great. Developing the unit has really helped me to tie in everything I want the students to learn into one big unit. I also have a better idea of how to incorporate 21st century skills into the standards I teach. The assessment timeline is a great tool for me because it helps me to focus on a variety of assessment pieces at the beginning, during, and end of the unit.
CFQ are awesome. I love the higher level thinking format. Greatly needed, even if it is a brainbuster. This will help me and my students to think large.