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Good question about college readiness. I think that the "new school" approach would help students with college preparedness. Students who are engaged and active learners should be successful in college.

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Is the Westlake version of Standards Based meeting its goal of removing the pressure off of exams? or is it actually causing the opposite?

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Is the Westlake version of Standards Based meeting its goal of removing the pressure off of exams? or is it actually causing the opposite?

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Is this "college ready" activity preparing them for anything more than rote memorization?

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I agree with Javier---its a lot of memorization of facts and formulas instead of application--especially in math.

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I agree with Javier---its a lot of memorization of facts and formulas instead of application--especially in math.

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That's a good point about the students and parents. How do you deal with students who need to know how to get a 100, or would argue about whether or not they met your standards?

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How do you balance between strong student driven inquiry and a concrete state mandated curriculum.

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If knowledge isn't there yet, a class discussion can be used to guide the future learning.

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I believe westlake is very traditional, there is a culture of traditionalism but a push for innovation from the admins and higher ups.

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I believe westlake is very traditional, there is a culture of traditionalism but a push for innovation from the admins and higher ups.

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Can you essentially "flip" your classroom? Therefore they should have some knowledge and then go more in-depth with questioning?

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If student questions create the lesson, how can state tested subjects guarantee that their assessments are covering both the students interests and required standards?

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Can courses add short-answer questions to common assessments to help students show they have mastered the essential questions of the unit?

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Do multiple choice tests cause students to stop asking as many questions?

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Could you have students interpret the meaning behind music? I did this in a music appreciation class in college.

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Which classes are inherently easier to implement open-ended questions in?

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One could generate a conversation about how or why a piece of music was created.
I'm digging the image of Davis though.

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which classes are and inherently easier for open ended questions and which classes allow for mature open ended conversation

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Hadn't considered the possibility of some content being more difficult than other subjects to incorporate this teaching strategy.

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something

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Great engagement and conversation

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What sorts of assessments are used when students must still meet state learning targets, if we are trying to create a student-centered learning environment?