Creating 21st Century Assessments

1. Assessment
Overhaul

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5. Task: Research Report
Research an energy source and prepare a
report outlining the science involved, as
well as the pros and cons to society.

6. The Report: 1993
- Time management
- Accessing information
- Resourcefulness
- Communication; Self confidence
- Locating & selecting resources
- Applying organizational structure (Dewey DS)

7. The Report: 1993
- Time management
- Choosing appropriate texts
- Reading for meaning
- Summarizing; Paraphrasing
- Synthesizing understanding
- Structured writing
- Audience appropriate; Perseverance
- Weak collaboration; Accepting criticism
- Quality control

8. - Time managemement; Accessing information
- Resourcefulness
- Interpersonal communication; Expressing self
confidence
- Locating information; Selecting resources; Applying
organizational structure (Dewey DS)
- Applying organizational structure; Time
management; Choosing appropriate texts
- Reading for meaning; Summarizing; Paraphrasing
- Synthesizing understanding; Structured writing
- Appropriate for the audience; Perseverance
- Weak collaboration; Accepting criticism
- Quality control
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10. The Report: 2014
- Locating digital resources (rarely
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11. The Report: 2014
- Selecting quality resources
- Understanding plagiarism
- Weak quality control – spell
check

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14. “To innovate, disrupt your
routine.”
George Couros

15. Practical Advice #1
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Embrace your journey

16. Practical Advice #2
Create a learning journey for students

17. Technology
Society
Environment
Social Justice
Civic Duty
Leadership
Design
Relationships
Entertainment
Happiness
Safety
Media
Globalization
Connectivity
Health
Practical Advice #3
Focus on “big ideas”

18. Practical Advice #4
Restructure your classroom

19. Practical Advice #5
Define your learning states

20. Practical Advice #6
Restructure your curriculum

21. Practical Advice #7
Replace “research” with “inquiry”

22. Practical Advice #8
Decide
outcomes
before tools

23. Practical Advice #9
Focus on process, not product

24. Practical Advice #9
Focus on process, not product

25. Task: Documentary Film
Festival
Create a captivating narrative about
“Physics Connections” through the
production of a short (5-7 minute)
documentary.
War Energy
Farming Mythology
Crime Mars
PHYSICS
Climate Change
Gender Issues
Music
Health Care
Art Forgery Space Exploration Careers
Entertainment
The Sun Aliens
Natural Disasters
Time
Ancient Civilizations
Sports
Anthropology
End of the World
Martial Arts

26. A 21st Century Assignment
- Consider and explore personal interests and
background knowledge
- Start constructing a connection between their
interests and science
- Very broad research directed by group discussion
- Focus on a topic from general discussion and
research
- Specific research: broad resource selection
- Share and consolidate group learning
- Storyboarding and sequencing
- Script writing and editing

27. A 21st Century Assignment
- Negotiate roles in front of and behind the camera
- Locate props and other resources & equipment
- Schedule the completion of active project components
- Learn equipment operation skills
- Film (on site improvisation)
- Post production processing (video editing, adding
music, sound effects and video effects, refilming)
- Reflect on the process and share experiences
- Offer feedback to others in the community and group

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background knowledge
- Start constructing a connection between their
interests and science
- Very broad research directed by group discussion
- Focus on a topic from general discussion and
research
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- Share and consolidate group learning
- Storyboarding and sequencing
- Script writing and editing
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- Learn equipment operation skills
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