ICE 458CIE 658: Teaching Elementary School Social Studies

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ICE 458/CIE 658Teaching Elementary School
Social Studies
Alternative Assessment

• Christy Keeler, Ph.D.

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Portfolio Reviews
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Portfolio Reviews

• What did you like/dislike about these portfolios
  and why?
• If you were to assign social studies portfolios
  to your students, what would you require/not
  require?
• What are the benefits and costs of assigning
  portfolios to students?
• ePortfolio links

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ePortfolio Expectations

• At a minimum, your portfolio must include
• Three artifacts from this class with rich
  reflections (not including those listed below)
• Your unit plan, at least one of the associated
  lesson plans and its related support materials,
  the assessment, and your unit reflection
• A description of favorite readings from this
  course and how these guide your teaching
  philosophy as it relates to social studies
• An opening statement
• Rich reflections may include
• A description of the artifact
• An analysis of the quality of the artifact
• An explanation of how the artifact demonstrates
  your dedication to education, K-8 students, or
  social studies
• A notation of how the artifact changed over time
  or changed your thinking over time

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Daily Objectives

• Identify methods of utilizing game show
  strategies to enhance retention of social studies
  content knowledge.
• Develop rubrics for evaluating the quality of
  elementary-level social studies assessments.
• Recognize costs and benefits of including
  portfolio assessment within social studies
  curriculum and instruction.

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Daily Outline

• Portfolio Reviews
• Opening
• Demonstration Pictionary
• Lecture Alternative Assessment and Grading
  Rubrics
• Demonstration Jeopardy!
• Closing

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Pictionary

• Rules
• If students talk during another teams turn, they
  lose the opportunity to compete in the next round
  or determine a joint answer (whichever comes
  first).
• The student drawing does not continue working
  after the first one minute is over.
• The same volunteer may not draw more than one
  time.

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Assessment for Learning

• Portfolios
• Alternative products
• Peer evaluation
• Self-reflection
• Preparing for assessments
• Notes (teacher/student prepared)
• Podcasts
• Study groups
• Games
• Pictionary, Jeopardy!, Family Feud, Concentration

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Assessment Expectations

• Clarity of Expectations
• Grading Rubrics

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Timeline Rubric
From http//teach-nology.com/
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Class Participation Rubric
From http//teach-nology.com/
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Presentation Rubric
From http//teach-nology.com/
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Project Rubric
From http//teach-nology.com/
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Grading RubricsQuestions
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Jeopardy!

• Rules
• If it is unclear who was the first to stand, the
  students in the class must all point at whom they
  believe was the first to stand. No one may point
  at the person in his own row.
• If someone is talking, that team loses the
  opportunity to participate in the next round.
• If a student calls out an answer (correct or
  incorrect), that team loses a point and the
  opportunity to participate in the next question.
• If a team loses the opportunity to participate,
  they do not move when the rest of the class
  rotates.

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Jeopardy!

• When might you use this game with your students?
• What are the benefits of using this game in your
  classroom?

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Daily Objectives

• Identify methods of utilizing game show
  strategies to enhance retention of social studies
  content knowledge.
• Develop rubrics for evaluating the quality of
  elementary-level social studies assessments.
• Recognize costs and benefits of including
  portfolio assessment within social studies
  curriculum and instruction.

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Daily Outline

• Portfolio Reviews
• Opening
• Demonstration Pictionary
• Lecture Alternative Assessment and Grading
  Rubrics
• Demonstration Jeopardy!
• Closing

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For Next Session

• Readings and synopses/syntheses
• Beyond the Family Geography Challenge (Keeler),
  pp. 216-219
• Identifying Professional Resources
  (Martorella), pp. 67-71
• Optional alternative synopsis assignment
• ePortfolio links
• International Food Festival (recipe cards)
• Special guest
• Last day to drop classes is 11/03/06

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ICE 458/CIE 658Teaching Elementary School
Social Studies
See you next session!

• Christy Keeler, Ph.D.