Think, Solve, Assess:

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Think, Solve, Assess Using IMMEX in the Classroom
Greg Drake Jeffrey Jones Leanna Prater Paula
Whitmer Fayette County Public
Schools Lexington, Kentucky
This material is based on work supported by the
National Science Foundation Grant Number
ESI-0323036.
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IMMEX Interactive MultiMedia Exercises www.immex.u
cla.edu
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IMMEX

• Is a free web delivered, interactive assessment
  tool.
• Integrates subject specific content and problem
  solving into real-world scenarios.
• Provides long-term performance data for both
  students and teachers so that assessment is
  formative and ongoing.

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The Fayette County NSF Project

• A community-integrated model in which teams of
  teachers, students, and business partners,
  construct interactive, problem-solving
  simulations in summer technology institutes for
  teachers and students.
• http//teach.fcps.net/immex

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How are we doing this in Fayette County Public
Schools?

• Training

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How are we doing this in Fayette County Public
Schools?

• Teamwork
• Students
• Liaison teachers
• Technology Resource Teachers
• Business partners

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Results So Far
12 more problem sets needed
30 problem sets completed
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Schools operating at a highlevel of computer
effectiveness focus on

• problem solving
• applying and integrating knowledge
• active learning
• performance assessments

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Think

• Maximizing the use of the Internet for
  collaboration, research, communication, and
  production requires teachers to first teach their
  students to think critically -- this involves a
  significant paradigm change for most teachers.
• Using IMMEX to teach critical thinking skills
• Foundation for Critical Thinking
• www.criticalthinking.org

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Whenever we think
In attempting to answer a QUESTION, solve a
PROBLEM, or resolve an ISSUE.
We think for a PURPOSE.
Based on CONCEPTS and theories.
Within a POINT OF VIEW.
Elements Of Reasoning
To make INFERENCES and judgments.
Based on ASSUMPTIONS.
We use DATA, facts, and experiences.
Leading to IMPLICATIONS and CONSEQUENCES.
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Solve
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Clones
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Clone 1
Clone 2
Clone 3
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Assess

• Good instruction demands good assessment
• is frequent.
• provides immediate feedback.
• is integrated with instruction.
• and directly measures student performance.

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TRUE ROOTS A FIRST ATTEMPT
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Modeling Problem-Solving Performance
ProgressChemistry Gas Laws on Planet Ardana,
J. Swango, FCPSTwo Distinct Learning Trajectories
Student 8
Student 10
Performance 1 (Not Solved)
Performance 1 (Solved)
Performance 2 (Not Solved)
Performance 2 (Solved)
Performance 3 (Solved)
Performance 3 (Solved)
Performance 4 (Solved)
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What is STLP?

• Student Technology Leadership Program
• STLP is a project learning program that empowers
  students in all grade levels to use technology in
  and out of the classroom. STLP is underway in
  over 950 schools across Kentucky and other places
  around the world.

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Mission of STLP

• The Mission of the Student Technology Leadership
  Program (STLP) is
• to advance the individual capabilities
• to motivate all students
• to create leadership opportunities through the
  use of technology.

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STLP Projects

• Projects fall into four categories
  instructional, community, technical and
  entrepreneurial.
• Instructional project based learning that
  impacts the classroom or teacher practices.
• Community projects that extend outside the
  school or classroom either in real time or
  virtually.
• Technical projects that are technical in nature
  and help a school or community agency/business.
• Entrepreneurial projects that support
  entrepreneurial thinking and opportunities to
  experiment in business ventures.

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STLP Goals

• The STLP will
• develop activities which enhance the academic,
  social and emotional growth of the student.
• provide leadership opportunities for all
  students.
• experience multi-age collaboration by forming
  innovative learning partnerships
• form learning partnerships between students with
  different technology skills.
• develop activities which benefit communities.
• develop instructional activities which integrates
  technology and benefits the school and support
  KETS (Kentucky Education Technology System)

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WWW.IMMEX.UCLA.EDU
YOU MAY ACCESS IMMEX ON A TRIAL BASIS

• Affiliation Fayette County Schools
• Login 05NS1SAND01 -- 05NS1SAND40
• Password immex
• Class name NSBA T2 Conference 2005
• Passwords good through 12-1-05

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Read more about it!

• KY Teacher article
• Fayette students create word problems for other
  students around the world to solve, October 2005
  issue, http//www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Default.htm
  
• New York Times article
• August 3, 2005 edition Software That Lets
  Teachers Take a Peek by Lisa Guernsey.
  http//www.immex.ucla.edu/docs/publications/pdf/Ne
  w_York_Times_Aug_03_2005.pdf
• UCLAs IMMEX web site
• http//www.immex.ucla.edu
• Fayette County IMMEX web site
• http//teach.fcps.net/immex