Peer Review of the ASSURE Practice Activity

While there are 6 sections of the ASSURE model - there are 2 that require some special knowledge and skills: the "State Objectives" component and the "Evaluate and Revise" component. We will work on both sections today and we'll spend some time reviewing/revising one another's work.

"State Objectives" --

• What is it that you want your students to learn and be able to do? What will they get out of the lesson activity?
  
• What are the state standards that inform your choice?
• Have you included the ABCDs? Audience, Behavior, Conditions, Degree?
• Did you use performance terms?

As a group - let's look at some sample objectives and improve them based on these questions.

1. Students will understand the effects of the relative positions of the earth,
moon, and sun. (6th Grade Earth Science)
2.Students will estimate, then measure, temperature (Fahrenheit) and determine
if estimations were reasonable. (2nd Grade Mathematics)
3.The student will demonstrate knowledge of the criminal justice process. (9-12 American Government)

"Evaluate and Revise"
How do you create a rubric that assesses what students have learned? How can learners become involved in the design process? What do learners think of rubrics? What do teachers think? How can learners become involved in the design process? What is Rubistar?

• Is there a match between the standards listed and what is assessed by the rubric?
• Are all components of the rubric addressed in the "Require Learner Participation" segment?
• Is there some flexibility in the rubric?

Work in groups of 3 to evaluate/revise your ASSURE learning activity. At the end of the activity, each 5500 student should have completed an overview assessment, an objectives assessment, and a rubric assessment. Additionally, each 5500 student should have one of each of the 3 assessments completed for their ASSURE learning activity.

For Tuesday:
1. Revise your ASSURE learning activity based on feedback from peers. The final draft is due (printed out) on Thursday, February 23 at the beginning of class.
2. Digital Media Project preparation: