Welcome

Higher Order Thinking

Activity: Mind Map - What is Higher Order Thinking?

Higher Order thinking

1. Do not speak once the presentation has begun.

2. Focus your eyes to the front of the room at all times. Do not look at your peers around you.

3. Silence in all activities.

4. Activities will be individual only, hence silence within them.

5. Do not ask questions.

6. The presenter will direct and facilitate all learning.

Reflection Task:

Who is the youngest?

- Scribe

Fish Bowl Activity:

Who is the oldest?

- Reporter

Classroom Context

Authentic Assessment

The Year 5 classroom consists of 30 students, from a range of diverse backgrounds and capabilities. There is a child in the class that is new to the country, and who's literacy skills (including oral literacies) is poor. There is also a group of students who struggle in public speaking and who therefore, become disengaged quickly when they know speaking in front of others is a requirement. Lastly, a child with severe autism is in the class, he requires one on one support, struggles in team work situations and communication skills.

Activity: Discussion

What is it?

Why is authentic assessment important in middle school?

Welcome

CO1-Analyse adolescent learning needs and the social construction of adolescence

CO2-Identify and critique key elements of middle schooling, such as curriculum integration, negotiated curriculum and authentic assessment

CO3-Scrutinize the realities of middle schooling contexts and respond to associated challenges

CO4-Critically articulate and demonstrate middle schooling pedagogies

CO5-Develop their own middle schooling philosophy and have some experiences using middle schooling practices that align with this philosophy

CO6-Understand the importance of inquiry, research and reflection for quality teaching in the middle years of schooling

Create two circles, an inner circle and an outer circle. The inner circle will face the outer circle.

With your partner share:

1. Why/why not do you think negotiating the curriculum is important?

2. Something that you would like to share about negotiating the curriculum.

Danielle, Jaala, Nicole, Kayla & Shannon

1. KNOTS

2. Hula-hoops

Authentic assessment is the measurement of 'intellectual accomplishments that are worthwhile, significant, and meaningful" as contrasted to multiple choice standardised tests. Authentic assessment can be devised by the teacher, or in collaboration with the student by engaging student voice.

Theme 5: Middle Schooling Pedagogies:

Negotiation, Collaborative Learning, Higher Order Thinking and Authentic Assessment

Collaborative Learning

What do you think collaborative learning means?

What do you think a collaborative classroom would look like?

What do you think the benefits are?

Representing

Comparing

Explaining

Justifying

Agreeing

Presenting

Links to other themes in the course...

So... what have you gained from this presentation?

Negotiated Curriculum

Assessment Rubric

You are to work in your table groups, you are to assign one person in the group to be a teacher and the rest to be students. You will be given an example of a bad assignment sheet that has been created with no negotiation. You are to act as teachers and students and negotiate the assignment to reflect middle schooling principles. Nominate a person to share back to the class.

• Negotiating elements of schooling is a key feature claimed by middle schooling
• Students learning is more effective and rewarding if they have a voice in and ownership of schooling, curriculum and the teaching and learning process.

1. What changes would you make to the given assessment rubric?

2. What could be done either to the assessment rubric or in other forms of assessment to increase differentiation and inclusivity?

3. What other forms of assessment could you use with this assignment?

• Negotiating the curriculum means deliberately planning to invite students to contribute and modify the educational program, so that students will have a real investment in both the learning journey and in the outcomes.

* Show of hands activity