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CHAPTER 5:
Telecollaborative Projects in Context |
.Learning: The Next Generation
Standards and Structures
Evaluation of Students' Learning
Supplying Our Water Needs
Learning: The Next Generation
St. Elizabeth School (Ottawa,
Ontario)
Page 112 of Virtual Architecture
Grade: 6
Sixth graders from this school partnered with other students and teachers
to participate in Learning: The Next Generation Project, described below.
Canada's SchoolNet
Page 112 of Virtual Architecture
Grade: 6
This partnership of Canadian schools and libraries assisted with the
Learning: The Next Generation Project, described below.
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Standards and Structures
Developing Educational
Standards
Pages 117-118 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: K-12
Looking for the curriculum of any U.S. state in any subject? Then click
here!
A Compendium of
Standards and Benchmarks
for K-12 Education, Second Edition
Pages 118-119 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: K-12
Browse or search a database of standards published by many different
professional organizations within each discipline.
Evaluation of Students' Learning
The pH Factor Project (Miami
Museum of Science)
Page 119 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: 3-8
Interactive activities help students learn about acids and bases. The
site is organized into the Seven E's: Excite, Explore, Explain, Expand, Extend,
Exchange, and Examine
Forms of Alternative
Assessment (Miami Museum of Science)
Page 120 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: 3-8
Performance based assessment, authentic/project assessment, portfolio
assessment, and journal assessment are explained, complete with examples,
for interactive science activities.
Supplying Our Water Needs
Supplying Our Water Needs Project Summary
Pages 120-125 of Virtual Architecture
Grade: 9
This overview explains how groups of high school students investigated
and developed plans to preserve their water supply. Students used a variety
of telecommunications and multimedia technology to research and present
their projects.
Handbook
of Engaged Learning Projects
Page 120 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: 3-12
You'll enjoy browsing through an index of "engaged learning
projects" that use technology. Sample project titles are: What Made Alexander
So Great!, There Is No Place Like . . . . SPACE, and Supplying Our Water Needs.
Supplying Our Water Needs Scenario
Pages 120-125 of Virtual Architecture
Grade: 9
This classroom narrative explains how, thanks to teacher ingenuity and
a couple of smelly fish, students launched into an authentic, technology-rich
investigation of their town's water supply.
National
Science Education Standards
Page 125 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: K-12
Browse a comprehensive list of teaching, content, professional development,
and assessment standards for science.
Supplying
Our Water Needs Assessment of Students
Pages 125-126 of Virtual Architecture
Grade: 9
See how teachers assessed students by examining problem logs, know/need
to know boards, concept maps, thinking logs, and evaluation rubrics.
California Learning Record
Page 126 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: K-12
This descriptive instrument is used by teachers and parents to record
the development of students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
Page 126 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: K-12
Here's an excellent guide to countless assessment instruments, books,
and research articles.
National Center for
Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
Page 126 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: K-12
This site offers a well-organized and comprehensive research library
with downloadable articles on evaluation. Also, you'll find assessment rubrics
for a variety of learning tasks, information on conferences, and an Ask an Expert
page.
Pathways to School
Improvement: Assessment
Page 126 of Virtual Architecture
Grades: K-12
Comprehensive, well-organized discussions on critical assessment issues
will inform teachers and school administrators. The critical issues are:
Ensuring Equity with Alternative Assessments, Rethinking Assessment and Its
Role in Supporting Educational Reform, Integrating Assessment and Instruction
in Ways That Support Learning, Reporting Assessment Results, and Assessing
Young Children's Progress Appropriately.
