Benchmark – Small Group Assessment Plan

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Part 1: Pre-Assessment Using Non-Standardized Assessments

Begin this assignment by pre-assessing a small group of students as a continuation of your clinical field experience in Topic 4. In this field experience, you were asked to select a developmentally appropriate and engaging technology-based assessment that was implemented with your identified small group. After assessing the children, write a 250-500 word summary of the experience. Describe the academic area you assessed, the
assessment tool used, the results of the pre-assessment, and your considerations regarding differentiation (why you did or did not differentiate the assessment.) When recording the assessment results, keep the information confidential and use pseudonyms for the students.

Part 2: Design and Deliver a Lesson

In your Topic 5 field experience you were asked to design and deliver a lesson. Reflecting on your experience, you identified differentiations you would make to your lesson, assessment, and/or assessment procedures in the future. Revise and complete your lesson plan to reflect these differentiations.

Part 3 : Analyze Post-Assessment Data and Communicate the Assessment Results

After delivering the lesson and post-assessment, begin analyzing the pre- and post-assessment data. Select one student with exceptionalities to provide additional assistance at home. Write a 250-500-word letter to send home to the family of this student that provides feedback regarding his or her performance. This letter should include information regarding the assessment data and suggest a research-based at-home activity that the parents can facilitate to support their child’s development in the domain area. In addition provide the family a rationale as to why that specific activity is appropriate for meeting their child’s needs, including how the activity supports the child’s transition for the next grade level.

Submit the pre-assessment summary, the revised lesson plan, the post-assessment data, the family letter, and the rationale as one deliverable.

While APA style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

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Course Code Class Code Assignment Title Total Points
ECS-590 ECS-590-O500 Standardized Assessment Lesson Plan 65.0
Criteria Percentage 1: No submission (0.00%) 2: Insufficient (69.00%) 3: Approaching (74.00%) 4: Acceptable (87.00%) 5: Target (100.00%) Comments Points Earned
CRITERIA 100.0%
Lesson Plan: Planning 20.0% Not addressed. Purpose and learning targets for the lesson plan are inappropriate for the student or for the domain. Planning section is not aligned and contains missing or inappropriate information. Purpose and learning targets for the lesson plan are vague or do not adequately address the domain. Planning section is not well aligned, is missing information, or is not fully developed. Purpose and learning targets for the lesson plan are broad, but appropriate. Planning section is generally aligned and complete. Purpose and learning targets for the lesson plan are clear and well-crafted. Planning section is thorough, aligned, and well-developed. 0.00/13.00
Lesson Plan: Instruction on Developing Student Skills in Selected Assessment Domain [CEC 5.1, CEC Specialty Set S5.9, S5.10; NAEYC 3a, 3b, 4b; InTASC 6(c), 7(b), 7(d), 7(j)] 30.0% Not addressed. Lesson plan activities are developmentally inappropriate, or will not build student skills in the selected assessment domain. Lesson plan learning activities are not developed enough to be meaningful or to fully promote the building of student skills in the selected assessment domain. Lesson plan includes clearly defined, developmentally appropriate learning activities that promote the building of student skills in the selected assessment domain. Lesson plan includes well-crafted, creative, engaging learning activities that promote the building of student skills in the selected assessment domain. 0.00/19.50
Lesson Plan: Assessment to Gather Information about Student?s Level of Performance [CEC Specialty Set S4.3, S4.5; NAEYC 3a, 3b, 3c; InTASC 6(a), 6(b), 6(j), 6(k)] 25.0% Not addressed. Lesson plan does not include developed formative and summative assessments in the domain area that are sufficiently aligned to the lesson learning targets, or are developmentally appropriate for the identified student. Lesson plan does not include formative and summative assessments that are developed enough to be meaningful in the domain area. Formative and summative assessments are minimally aligned to the lesson learning targets. Assessment structures may not be ideal for the identified student. Lesson plan includes one formative and one summative assessment in the domain area. Both assessments are adequately aligned to the lesson learning targets, appropriate for the developmental needs of the identified student, and engaging for the student. Lesson plan includes one formative and one summative assessment in the domain area. Both assessments are well-aligned to the lesson learning targets, well-suited for the identified student needs, creative, and engaging for the student. 0.00/16.25
Rationale 15.0% Not addressed. Rationale is incoherent or includes inaccurate or irrelevant support to describe why the lesson plan and assessments are appropriate for the selected student. Rationale minimally supports why the lesson plan and assessments are appropriate for the selected student. Rationale describes reasonable explanation for why the lesson plan and assessments are appropriate for the selected student. Rationale describes convincing reasoning for why the lesson plan and assessments are appropriate for the selected student. 0.00/9.75
Mechanics 10.0% Not addressed. The lesson plan contains inappropriate, incoherent language and/or sentence structures. The lesson plan contains mechanical and conventional errors or non-relevant language that affect meaning and clarity. The lesson plan has a few mechanical and conventional errors present that do not significantly affect meaning or clarity. Word choice reflects basic, consistent, appropriate use of practice and topic-related language. The lesson plan is free of mechanical and conventional errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and topic-related language. 0.00/6.50
Total Weightage 100%

Learning & Innovation Skills & Student Assessment

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This assignment requires you to make connections between high-quality assessment and learning and innovation skills. Additionally, using the Framework for 21st Century learning (Links to an external site.) as a resource, you will redesign or modify a prior activity from one of your courses in the master’s program. There are several approaches you could take with this assignment. For example, you may redesign an instructional plan with assessment plans embedded throughout or a full assessment plan including a summative assessment you may have constructed. These are just two ideas out of numerous possibilities. If you do not have previous work to use for this assignment, please contact your instructor for guidelines on how to proceed. As needed, refer to your program learning outcomes (PLOs) list (MAED, or MASEPreview the document).

NOTE* Before you select the PLO’s you will highlight in this assignment, be sure to read the final assignmentPreview the document for this course to ensure that you will cover each of your programs PLOs adequately.

Create your assignment to meet the content and written communication expectations below.

Content Expectations

The Redesign expectations explain what you are required to do with the prior coursework you choose to redesign. The Summary expectations are for the separate written portion of this assignment.

  • Redesign – Alignment and Mastery (1 Point): Redesign an instructional plan with assessment plans embedded throughout, or a full assessment plan as noted above including a summative assessment that could be selected to include alignment between specific skills, CCSS, and objectives and includes criteria for mastery.
  • Redesign – Learning and Innovation Skills (1 Point): Redesign an instructional plan with assessment plans embedded throughout, or a full assessment plan as noted above including a summative assessment that could be selected to include specific learning and innovation skills (Links to an external site.) from either/each of; creativity and innovation (Links to an external site.), critical thinking and problem solving (Links to an external site.), and/or communication and collaboration (Links to an external site.).
  • Summary – Introduction/Conclusion (1 Point): A one paragraph introduction to a summary that concisely presents the scope and organization of the summary writing, as well as a one paragraph conclusion that recaps your summary’s key points.
  • Summary – Modification (1 Point): In one paragraph summarize the changes you made to your activity to meet the redesign expectations for this assignment. Explicitly state how your redesign assignment provides evidence of mastery of at least two PLO’s from your master’s program.
  • Summary – Evaluation (1 Point): In one paragraph, evaluate how your assessment promotes Learning
  • & Innovation Skills, assess how it could be used as a tool for ongoing evaluation of student progress, and evaluate how it could be used as a guide for teacher and student decision making.
  • Summary – Reflection (1 Point): Summarize, in one paragraph, your experience with the redesign in terms of challenges you encountered and how you overcame those challenges.

Written Communication Expectations

  • Page Requirement (.5 points): Two to four pages, not including title and references pages.
  • APA Formatting (.5 points): Use APA formatting consistently throughout the assignment.
  • Syntax and Mechanics (.5 points): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics such as spelling and grammar.
  • Source Requirement (.5 points): References three scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook.
  • All sources on the references page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Prepare Speech

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The purpose of this speech is to introduce yourself to the class so we can better understand the diverse identities and perspectives of your audience members this semester.

Your task is to identify a fictional character that represents who you are or how you see your life: someone you identify with. The character could be from a book, short story, television show, or movie. The character will serve as the centerpiece of the speech: you should explain how that character reflects who you are and how you see your life.

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Designing visual resources and handouts that illustrate your initiative and contribute to the presentation.

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You have been learning about how developmental assets can be built into your instructional models, and how to use that knowledge to support community-wide efforts to strengthen and support the adults and youth in your community, including identified classifications of Latino, African-American, and youth with disabilities.
We have identified and evaluated the existing programs in your community based on the 40 Developmental Assets model and brainstormed ways that you can use that model to create or support the existing programs within your local school and/or community.
Using reflection and analysis, you identified a specific initiative that meets an identified need in your community and has the potential to be immediately incorporated into your instructional setting or community.
Your Final Project is composed of three different categories that will be submitted as a complete unit. These categories include:

1. Designing a multimedia presentation or slideshow created in a program of your choice (PowerPoint, Google Presentation, Prezi, etc.). The presentation will illustrate the initiative for students, parents, and/or community.

2. Designing visual resources and handouts that illustrate your initiative and contribute to the presentation.

3. Writing an eight- to twelve- page paper that outlines your processes and that can be used to introduce and support your initiative.

Your multimedia presentation or slideshow can be created in a format of your choice (Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Presentation, Prezi, etc.) and should last between 5 and 15 minutes when presented orally.
Your presentation should include, but not be limited to:

· A definition of the purpose of your initiative, vision, and mission.

· A brief overview that illustrates the 40 Developmental Assets.

· A graphic that diagrams your community based on researched data.

· An illustration of how your initiative will support or create a positive environment and/or enhance an existing program or practice using proven methods with and for young people.

· A reference slide citing all sources using APA format.

Your created resources and handouts should include the final copies of the Student Handout created in Week Three, the Resource Table finalized in Week Four, and the Communication Guide created in Week Five.
Your written paper should be eight to twelve pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Your paper should include the following topics/headings:

· Describe, through a brief narrative, your initiative, vision, and mission.

· Summarize your community’s demographics, including those that are related specifically to the 40 Developmental Assets as outlined in your text.

· Outline the steps that you have taken, or will take, to achieve your vision through a graphics or written narrative.

· Summarize how you arrived at your initiative based on your community needs as outlined in the demographics. Examine your thought process for developing your mission/vision statement.

· Examine the internal and external assets you are focused on and explain why.

· Specify how your initiative addresses at least four of the Five Action Strategies as identified in your text.

· Illustrate, through a short written explanation, how you evaluated the process.

· Defend your plan for growing and sustaining your initiative.

You may use any or all of the instructional materials you have created during our course. Your completed Final Project should include references and citations for a minimum of five scholarly sources in addition to your text book.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Instructor Guidance

Week 6

In our final week of this class, the biggest part is completing your final project. To help you with that, we have a few things to do. If we look at the learning outcomes for the week, the first one listed is that you will create a media presentation that addresses a need in your school or community. Of course, you will also supply a paper that describes how you are going to start your specific community project but you’ll notice that you are also going to evaluate the process of creating a program. A wonderful, short, video on such a presentation that covers many of the topics required for your final project can be seen at this link: Highlights: Magnolia Community Initiative Overview (Links to an external site.). Please take 4 minutes and watch!
In the discussion for this week you are asked to create a draft outline of your final project and post it. It will be really important for you to post his early this week as you can so that others will be able to see and provide feedback for your outline. You are posting this outline for your classmates to review so that you will be more certain that you are covering all the bases. When you read each other’s outlines, please provide instructive recommendation and specific suggestions on how to improve the organization and ideas.

See the full work assignment attached.

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