Good Morning EDL 605:
I hope this email finds you well. It was nice seeing you all Saturday. I deeply appreciated your hard work and contributions to our discussion. I am impressed with your progress on the self-study and the creative design of your courses in Atlas.
We began class with a review of your practice CAT. As a class, your performance on the practice bodes well; with a bit more prep, I am confident you will all develop the skills necessary for success on the School Improvement Modules this June. I will give you a second practice CAT on April 30th at the start of our final class. This will be an optional assignment. For those of you who have already taken the CAT, or are confident that you are ready for the CAT, you may arrive in
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At this point, you should be writing your narratives for each indicator, an executive summary, a rating, and a list of strengths and needs. On Saturday, April 16th, each group will lead a discussion about their group’s self-study. Please do not prepare a PowerPoint or anything special, simply bring copies of your executive summary, rating, and list of strengths and needs, and lead the class through your report. Plan to spend 15-30 minutes discussing your findings, and talking about what the school you researched needs to do to move towards an exemplary rating. After the NEASC discussions, I will review how to use the self-study process to write your school improvement …show more content…
For your fully developed unit, I will be looking for activities that reflect the research on student motivation. Pease ensure that the activities in your fully developed unit capitalize on autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
Between now and Saturday, April 16th, please do the following:
1. Finish your NEASC Self Study Reports.
2. Read sections 1 and 2 in Rigorous Curriculum Design. Sections 1 and 2 in Rigorous Curriculum Design will help guide you as you continue working on your course in Atlas.
3. Read Beyond the Blueprint. If you are teaching a grade 3-12 course, align your fully developed unit to the literacy standards in Beyond the Blueprint. Use the literacy strategies in Beyond the Blueprint, and other before, during, and after reading strategies as you complete the “Literacy Strategies” section in Atlas.
4. Read the articles on motivation posted in Blackboard. Use the articles and our discussion about motivation to design activities for your units that capitalize on what the research tells us about student motivation and engagement through the creation of learning opportunities that capitalize on autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
5. Continue working on the one unit you are fully