Cobb+Notes

__Articulate Student Learning Goals__: --identify goals --what are you going to teach, what are you not going to teach --what is the basis of designing assignments/assessments --transparency: letting kids know what your goals are everyday --how can we decrease time responding to student work

__Writing Student Learning Goals__: --use specific observable language: specificity is key! Active verbs (describe, analyze, solve, create, compare, etc.) --goals of knowing and understanding are valuable, but vague --what would a student do to demonstrate his knowledge/understanding?

__Identify the Best Teaching Strategies__...

A. ... __for higher-order reasoning and critical thinking__ --writing and discussion --faculty-student contact --collaborative work --feedback to students --explicit standards and criteria --problems/questions/issues as sources of motivation --assignment-centered

What kinds of assignments are best?