Happening this week: March 20
Dear Colleagues,
It has been a busy Term 3 and we
are looking forward to a well-earned vacation! Thank you all for the completion
of T3 Reports, Personal Project, and DP IA assessments. We have the Swim
Carnival to look forward to on Weds day and DP arts Exhibition on Monday and
Tues.
MONDAY Period 7
House Meeting
PD and COLLABORATIVE MEETING
Monday. Prep Time for MSC
Weds. Prep Time for MSC
MYP and DP Update
Thank you everyone for the
completion of Personal Project and DP IA. The year 10 students have gotten
their grades back, and the Y 9 have started the planning process. Thank you all
for completing the Y 12 DP IA. Job well done.
DP Art Exhibition
Happening in the theater Monday and
Tues. Come see the great work the kids are doing.
Swim carnival
Weds all day. See communication
from PHE for more information
Walk Through and Best Practice at Global Jaya
Feedback on walkthroughs has been
provided to departments and HOD's last week. We saw a lot of good practice and we would like to provide teachers
the opportunity to share and broaden ‘best practice’. Three things in
particular we saw were:
·
Use of command
terms in lesson objective, in class instruction, and in class displays.
·
Use of student
choice of topic or product
·
Use of peer
assessment and self-assessment
For more information about these
practices see the ‘best practices’ tab on the top of this page
Self-Assessment and Peer -Assessment
One notable strategy that we saw was Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment. We observed students sharing papers and giving
feedback on each. This is an important part of ATT Assessment for Learning. AFL
deeply involves students in the process of assessment. The goal of assessment
it “To build a bridge between teaching and learning” ("Introduction:
teaching informed by assessment").
Figure 1. “Memes Meme: Dad
That Kid Said My Artwork Sucked” Me.me,
me.me/i/dad-that-kid-said-my-artwork-sucked-how-to-give-7335859. Accessed 18
Mar. 2017.
Supporting research and theory
Peer assessment and
Self-assessment are important parts of Assessment for Learning. For peer and
self-assessment, see the MYP DP Teacher guide for more on involving
students in assessment on P 47 "Seven strategies for assessment" ("GJS MYP-DP Teacher Guide"). These are two good strategies that can be shared.
The
philosophy of assessment for learning at GJS can be found on p14 of the GJS MYP
DP Guide https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B41f9T_FZso4VGc0ajhzZHQ4NTA/view ("GJS MYP-DP Teacher Guide").
For
ways to promote peer feedback such as ‘two stars and a wish’ ‘Plus minus’ what next’ and ‘traffic lights’
see Assessment for learning http://www.assessmentforlearning.edu.au/professional_learning/peer_feedback/peer_strategies_enhance.html ("Strategies to Enhance Peer Feedback").
Action
Unit Reflection Section of the planner
Consider this feedback with the unit reflection: before,
during and after. Does this and can this apply to other units? Is this
something we do intuitively that can be formalized in the unit plan and lesson
planning?
ATL Section of the planner
You
can include peer assessment and self-assessment in the learning process section
of the unit planner.
It
can also be included under ATL for giving and receiving feedback under the
“Social” skill.
Learning Process Section of the planner
The
process of peer assessment can be included in the learning process section of
the unit planner.
Work cited
“GJS MYP-DP Teacher Guide.” GJS MYP-DP Blog, Global
Jaya IB Office, 20 Jan. 2017,
drive.google.com/file/d/0B41f9T_FZso4VGc0ajhzZHQ4NTA/view. Accessed 18 Mar.
2017.
“Introduction.” Teaching
Informed by Assessment (Formative and Summative), IBO,
xmltwo.ibo.org/publications/DP/Group0/d_0_dpatl_gui_1502_1/static/dpatl/guide-teaching-informed-by-assessment.html.
Accessed 18 Mar. 2017.
McCarthy, John. “Learner Interest Matters: Strategies for Empowering
Student Choice.” Edutopia, 25 Aug. 2014,
www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-learner-interest-matters-john-mccarthy.
Accessed 18 Mar. 2017.
“Strategies to
Enhance Peer Feedback.” Assessment for Learning, Educational Services Australia,
ml. Accessed 18 Mar. 2017.
Comments
Post a Comment