| Meeting 14 • 18 February 2010 |
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2/23/10
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Today • my deadline page
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numbers in ( ) = minutes planned for activity/ topic
√ = topic / activity that was adequately dealt with during the class
+ = topic needs more attention & will be resumed at next / subsequent meeting(s)
- = a topic / activity that was proposed but not carried out (but will be taken up later)
Struckthrough text like this = a topic / activity that was proposed but not included / is not going to be taken up after all
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Main topic(s): Rubrics; Teaching and Testing Writing |
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(10) assessment in the news! Well, at least in my news: RFP (0780) just out for Oregon NCLB grants, and the proposals had better include strong assessment; more about NCLB soon, but just general background (long-term funding of educaiton, etc.) - I'm smart enough to avoid getting into specific issues
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(60) more about ACTFL Guidelines for Writing (0013); introduction to Oregon standards for everything (0023 chronology), for second languages (0698), for math (0695), and for writing (0698); outstanding article about teaching writing (Barnett, 0009); setup for FLL 2002 assessment of 300-level writing proficiency (0313)
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(20) Assignment: create a scoring guide for a language activity, with reflection; more comments about the "BIMP"; ••work samples to come
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(10) Report about PSU Teacher Education Committee meeting 18 February, 2010
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| Upcoming class meetings |
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23 & 25 Feb.: assessing writing (L2, of course; but how about L1?); teaching writing; same for listening and reading; much more about rubrics (and an assignment to create one); course, curriculum, program assessment; thinking about the BIMP
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This section offers a PREVIEW, not activated assignments. Assignments are made, with announcement of their deadlines, both in class and on the "schedule" page.
Here's a stack of reading for upcoming topics: PASS (OUS assessment system) documents: 0692 overall view (all subject areas); 0698 Second/World Languages Standards; 0695 Math Standards; Portland Public Schools World Languages Standards, 2001 version (0010a); 0699 ACTFL "Blueprint for Action on Language Education (2005)
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