Looking at Student Work by Della Limon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme Looking at Student Work can be intimidating because it puts teachers in a vulnerable position. Learn how to scaffold this process through the course of a year so that staff are able to own the process and make it part of your learning as a team. en-us 2016-10-20 19:09:13 UTC 2025-10-25 05:52:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Prizecup.png Contact: Leah Henry dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132204623  lhenry@newtechnetwork.org]]> 2016-10-20 19:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132204623 collaborative document: knows/need to knows, etc. dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132204749 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QRxf_JapItJ4D6cDvIbCcTPUCyaR9a6WoaD7GHtAZSc/edit#]]> 2016-10-20 19:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132204749 google slide deck dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132205152 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1m7UHY_aitEfvDMetOdm498TVWa9bz9xujfDsXJ0uFps/edit#slide=id.gf7c2529d6_0_188]]> 2016-10-20 19:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132205152 LASW for ART dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132205604 https://docs.google.com/document/d/14JJSelPeWLt9LYj2V_sIlF8XgpYXQ2IYVjb0urHN0Hk/edit?hl=en_US]]> 2016-10-20 19:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132205604 Principles of Scoring dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132205818 2016-10-20 19:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132205818 Calibration Principles and Practices dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132206280 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g4TQjFd9zwdkC7Z2wTDUO1cgkmWj7c9UwcR3RvBtDhQ/edit]]> 2016-10-20 19:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132206280 Task Sorting dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132207834 2016-10-20 19:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132207834 Elements Chart dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132208317 2016-10-20 19:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132208317 Deeper Learning Task Sort dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132208560 2016-10-20 19:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132208560 ATLAS Facilitation Tips dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132211160 http://www.nsrfharmony.org/system/files/protocols/atlas_lfsw_0.pdf]]> 2016-10-20 19:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132211160 LASW Guidelines dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132211260 2016-10-20 19:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132211260 What are some purposes for engaging in LASW dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132211502
  • Encourage writing across the curriculum 
  • Surface useful strategies for scoring 
  • Establish key criteria for scoring
  • Create some discomfort amongst staff around discrepancies in scoring 
  • Are we all on the same page with standard of work and assessment practices; do T’s all understand the rubric (teacher homework!) To gain an understanding of growth in ss writing over a period of time (pre-assessment and post) 
  • 9-12 growth in student writing, nailing down concrete expectations and common definitions of WC rubric sections and which grade level is responsible for which
  • Make sure teachers can agree on expectations for students  
  • Get a clear picture or definition or model of what performance looks like at each level 
  • Do all teachers and students understand the vocabulary that is contained within the rubric
  • Find ways to communicate expectations with students
  • Like-mindedness in assessment expectations-- What makes quality work? Look-fors at each score point
  • To determine if they are providing an accurate assessment tool for the project or are all teachers assessing the project in the same manner

    • ]]>     2016-10-20 19:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/132211502     Obstacles to LASW dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/133947146
  • Time
  • teachers don't see the value
  • unfamiliar with protocols and methods
  • buy in
  • "I don't know that content"
  • Lack of confidence
  • vulnerability
  • teacher's think they'll be critiqued
  • teachers disagree on proficiency
  • need time to calibrate
    • ]]>     2016-10-28 16:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/133947146     ATLAS  dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/133947537  Purpose: What are some potential purposes for this school engaging in LASW?
    • Share ideas for how to tackle perceived issues
    • Identify gaps in facilitator expectations and student understanding/outcomes.
    • Cohesion of purpose throughout the school i.e. focusing on writing throughout all curricula.
    • Consistency in assessment and instruction
    • It allows a check point for the teachers to see the types of tasks that are being assigned to the students in the project.  They can look at whether the work is written at the recall comprehension level or if it actually requires the students to explain and evaluate and how well the students are with completing the task
    • Are projects meeting the 6As?
    • Determine student strengths / weaknesses
    • Determining if students are meeting standards at grade level expectations - Figuring out HOW students are thinking about the concept they should be learning - if/how there is room to raise expectations
    • Becoming grounded in rubrics-- what do they REALLY say/mean?
    • Students aren’t using their time wisely and their product/turn in shows evidence of this. All teachers see it but are unsure how to proceed/where to begin with evaluating work.
    • Are students being held to the same expectations across content and level?  
    • Are teachers using the rubrics to assign scores in the outcome areas?
    ]]>     2016-10-28 16:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/133947537     Possible types of work dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/133947677
  • Final Products from a project
  • Strongest example from each class
  • IAKTs
  • Essay
  • Solution to a PrBL
  • Visual presentation
  • Student reflection on the challenges posed by the project? (Growing from setbacks)
  • Write up of claim, evidence, and analysis for subjects (claim in Science, SS, Math, etc)
  • If the focus is writing then lab reports, essays, word problem answers, etc. Peer editing quality,
  • Video recordings of presentations
  • A sample scaffolding task provided for the students

    • ]]>     2016-10-28 16:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/133947677     Next Steps dlimon https://padlet.com/dlimon/byyjwc7gdnme/wish/133947805
  • Improve the scaffolding around the writing gaps that we saw in the work
  • Decide if the focus was the RIGHT one
  • Perhaps determine if some PD is necessary
  • Come up with a plan to address any ‘issues’, work the plan, re-evaluate (another LASW session)
  • Plan to meet regularly (or at least again)
  • Bring some more student work samples from the same class after adjusting scaffolding
  •  Determine where the facilitator should go next with the students
  • Ask teachers to look at places in the rubric where we can/should focus for next time
  • Brainstorm/share strategies for improving rigor  
  • Decisions about purposeful scaffolding to build students up to a point where they can produce a product that demonstrates rigorous content…  The product should be hard (impossible) to complete without the scaffolding, but relatively easy once the student works through the scaffolding 
  • Provide time for teachers to observe in each other’s classroom

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