Authentic+Assessment

Authentic Assessment is used in the unit "Growing Up" in the following ways: evaluation sheet
 * The unit opens with the "Big Questions (Understanding by Design)."
 * Student's Response Journal - includes original responses and choices about ways in responding.
 * Student Self Assessment - the Response journal includes a self assessment rubric, so that students can assess their own progress in terms of responding to the prompt.
 * Concept mapping to assess student understanding of ideas and relationships
 * Performance task - giving options that consider different learning styles for the culminating activity
 * the use of RAFTS
 * graphic organizers
 * Teacher assessment - Rubric. This is provided to students BEFORE the activity to ensure that they fully understand expectations

The question "What do we want them to learn?" comes to life in the UbD Big Ideas questions presented to the students at the bwginning and end of this mini-unit! === Examples of Student Work: === > >