course component
Examining Student Work: Protocol for Improving Reading Instruction
(Grade K-6)
Cheryl Krehbiel
Subject Area: Language Arts
Course Title: Examining Student Work: Protocol for Improving Reading Instruction
Course Requirements: Video Program and Assessment
Course Description: When teachers have the opportunity to evaluate student work utilizing standards-based rubrics, they strike at the core of teaching and learning. Teachers report that they develop a richer understanding of standards, and that their confidence in making rubric-based judgments about the proficiency of student work increases. Most significantly, teachers report an increase in their expectations regarding the quality of work students can produce. This course is aimed at boosting teacher confidence with standard-based rubrics. Participants will learn how to evaluate performance-based reading tasks designed to measure strategies required by narrative and nonfiction texts. They will also experience scoring with rubrics, and then engage in a discussion that considers how this process informs research-based reading practices in the classroom.
Course Objectives:
Participants will gain awareness level knowledge about:
1. Understanding the intent of content standards
2. Identifying the rigor needed for mastery of standards
3. Learning how to "unpack" standards
4. Examining student work
5. Implications for instruction.
Course Assessment:
A certificate of completion will be awarded to participants who successfully complete the online assessment after viewing the video program.
Alignment with Standards:
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory Standards
Professional Development Points: 2
Additional points may be earned through completion of follow-up activities.
Additional Helps: Follow-up activities and resources
It is recommended that participants in the video course complete follow-up activities to deepen their knowledge and skills. When these activities are completed in accordance with local staff development guidelines, participants may be able to earn additional professional development credit. Contact your local staff development office for determining how you might receive credit for completing the video program and additional credit for completing follow-up activities.
Activity 1: Identify teaching focus
Activity 2: Plan differentiated lessons
Activity 3: Review student work
