Students will work individually and in groups to analyze data. Students will examine data from video, text, and multimedia sources. Students will synthesis that data into a 5-paragraph essay comparing and contrasting how television of the 1950’s reinforced the social norms of the era with how television of the 2010’s reinforces the social norms of the era. Students will engage in a class discussion debriefing their essays.

Each student will create a map of an imaginary New Hampshire town, taking into consideration the placement of each colonist with regard to his/her needs and the needs of the town. Students will conduct internet research on colonial occupations, and they will write a journal entry from the point of view of one of the colonists outlined in the packet.

Folder: Teacher Effectiveness

This non-technical research brief for policymakers and practitioners summarizes recent analyses from
the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project on identifying effective teaching while accounting for differences among
teachers’ students, on combining measures into composites, and on assuring reliable classroom observations.

Readers who wish to explore the technical aspects of these analyses may go to www.metproject.org to find the three companion
research reports: Have We Iden...Read more

Folder: Teacher Effectiveness

This overview identifies nine principles for using measures of effective teaching. This report is part of the ongoing MET project from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The MET project is a research partnership of academics, teachers, and education organizations committed to investigating better ways to identify and develop effective teaching.

This webinar is #10 in our continuing series "Connecting Classroom Practice to the Common Core."

Kevin Grawer, Principal
Maplewood Richmond Heights High School
Maplewood, MO

Model Schools Conference 2012

Duration: 17:47 Minutes

Lin Kuzmich and Dick Jones
SPNetwork and ICLE Senior Consultants

Model Schools Conference 2012

Duration: 6:00 Minutes

Lin Kuzmich
SPNetwork / ICLE Consultant

Model Schools Conference 2012

Duration: 4:32 Minutes

The students will work as a team of three to solve and work through a surveying problem. The unit will begin by students watching an instructional video on double angle bearings. Students will present their findings to the teacher. The students will have to justify their findings by explaining their calculations and strategies used to solve the problem. The students should be presented with a three page description of the task along with a rubric. The over-all task is to:

Find the dis...Read more

Sunnyside Elementary School, Great Falls, MT
Kathy Mclean, Principal

Model Schools Conference 2012

Duration: 7:58 Minutes