Core Content for Assessment Version 4'0 Support Materials

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Core Content for Assessment Version 4.0 Support
Materials

• Core Content for Assessment Depth of Knowledge
  Training

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KWN

• What do you KNOW about Core Content 4.0?
• What do you WANT TO KNOW?
• What are our NEXT STEPS?

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Guiding Questions

• Why is the CCA organized around Big Ideas?
• How can CCA, 4.0 be used to impact classroom
  instruction and assessment?

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Whats The Big Idea?

• Why is the Core Content organized around big
  ideas?

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Test 1

• Learn these numbers
• 9217053
• 4915082637

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Types of Memory

• Short term memory
• 5 to 20 seconds
• Working memory
• Varies but temporary/chunking
• Long Term Memory
• Can be retrieved indefinitely/large relevant
  concepts (big ideas)

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Test 2

• Learn these letters
• DV DN BCT VF BIU SA
• DVD NBC TV FBI USA

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Big Ideas

• Current brain research suggests that one of the
  key factors that distinguishes expert learners
  from novice learners is the ability to organize
  their thinking by big ideas (National Research
  Council 2000)

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Big Ideas

• Big ideas have enduring value beyond the
  classroom (Wiggins and McTighe)
• Big ideas help promote transfer of learning from
  year to year.

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Big Ideas

• What are the big ideas in your content area?

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What has changed?

• Crosswalk Scavenger Hunt.
• Share findings and discuss.

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What has changed?

• Read description of each level of DOK
• As you read, highlight what you do with your
  students.
• What did you discover? At what levels are you
  currently teaching?

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Webbs Depth of Knowledge Levels

• With your group, sort the activity/ strategy
  cards by levels.

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KWN

• With your group, review your KWN chart.
• Were all your questions answered?
• What will be your next steps?

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Implications

• In what ways will Core Content 4.0 and the
  support materials impact classroom instruction
  and assessment?

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Next Steps

• PD Academy, August 3rdbring descriptions of 3-4
  Level 3/ Level 4 activities/ strategies
• What else?

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Guiding Questions

• Why is the CCA organized around Big Ideas
• How can CCA, 4.0 be used to impact classroom
  instruction and assessment?