Presentation by Giselle Martin-Kniep and Joanne Picone-Zocchia at NSDC 2009 in St Louis

1. Changing The Way You Teach, Improving The Way Students Learn Giselle Martin-Kniep Joanne Picone-Zocchia

2. WELCOME!! Ice-Breaker

3. Kristen

4. Through what lenses should we teach?

7. Seeking coherence

9. How long do they live? What do we use whales for? Who are their predators? Where do they live? What do they eat? Whales

11. What will happen if they disappeared? Who protects these animals? What can we do about this? What does it mean to be endangered? Why are these animals endangered? What animals are endangered? Endangered species

15. How can we diagnose, monitor and evaluate student learning?

18. Summative measures vary in terms of their authenticity Low High Assessments are contrived and divorced from real-life problems and audiences. Students engage in real life problems to audiences that could benefit from their work. Assessments are unrelated to students’ lives and needs. Students can see the value of their learning. Students are passive. Students are actively involved from beginning to end.

23. How can we facilitate and maximize student learning?

29. What questions should we ask?