Evaluate 3.1.1 Differentiation Quest

Provide sample data from student results for a course within your field. The data can be entirely theoretical and written out in text form.

Upon completion of the data, discuss the method used to group students based on abilities, strategies utilized to examine student performance, and areas requiring modification of instruction.

Next, focus on the individual level. How could the data be referenced to identify the needs of each student? How could the settings of the LMS be used to create personalized learning paths? Note that a personalized learning path does not necessarily mean one student sees a resource no one else does, but that the overall order and selection of work one student does may be entirely unique from the order and assignments others did. Once the product is complete, share the results in your blog.

For this quest, we are focusing on one assignment from this unit of study, HW4.  This was my mad scientist experiment with my students that involved grouping students by lexile scores and having them read articles related to macroeconomics.  Following the readings, students were put into groups of four to complete the assignment.  Students were given the task of creating a "Wall Street Journal" story board.  While some of the assignments impressed, it was clear that group 7 did not achieve the standards for the assignment.  Sue, Jim, and Tim were given another article with a lower lexile level to see if they would attain an acceptable level of accomplishment.  Based on their preliminary scores, looks like the original article was a bit too difficult for them and has left me rethinking my reliance on our district's lexile evaluation tool.

		Assignments
		HW 1	HW 2	HW 3	HW 4	Exam 1	HW 5	HW 6	HW 7	HW 8	Exam 2	HW 9	HW 10	HW 11	Extra Credit	Final
	Points:	50	60	50	50	150	50	50	50	50	150	50	50	50	0	200	Curve:	0.00%
	Student																Total	%	Grade
1.	Bob	40	50	45	36	140											311	86.4%	B+
2.	Sally	40	41	E	39	125											245	79.0%	C+
3.	Sue	42	42	50	29	75											238	66.1%	D+
4.	Jill	41	46	40	49	65											241	66.9%	D+
5.	Jon	43	48	31	37	125											284	78.9%	C+
6.	Ted	44	49	31	38	148											310	86.1%	B+
7.	Mag	47	45	36	40	132											300	83.3%	B
8.	Jim	45	42	41	26	145											299	83.1%	B
9.	Jan	49	44	32	37	63											225	62.5%	D-
10.	Todd	42	43	37	48	63											233	64.7%	D
11.	Tim	47	48	50	29	120											294	81.7%	B-
12.	Jake	40	41	34	45	130											290	80.6%	B-
13.	Sam	42	43	47	46	127											305	84.7%	B
14.	Betty	41	46	44	35	135											301	83.6%	B
15.	Maria	47	50	25	42	145											309	85.8%	B
16.	Max	46	41	40	40	62											229	63.6%	D
17.	Kate	45	47	46	48	76											262	72.8%	C-
18.	Jake	40	43	34	46	85											248	68.9%	D+
19.	Sam	41	40	27	36	97											241	66.9%	D+
20.	Betty	43	47	43	35	102											270	75.0%	C
21.	Maria	42	46	32	47	115											282	78.3%	C+
22.	Max	44	44	35	28	57											208	57.8%	F
23.	Kate	50	46	35	40	125											296	82.2%	B-
24.	Sam	46	50	E	32	137											265	85.5%	B
25.	Maria	50	50	50	50	147											347	96.4%	A+
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	Class Avg:	43.9	45.3	38.5	39.1	109.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Mean:	76.8%	C+
	Class Avg %:	87.8%	75.5%	77.0%	78.2%	73.1%
	Median:	86.0%	76.7%	74.0%	78.0%	83.3%											Median:	79.0%
	StDev:	6.4%	5.4%	14.9%	14.1%	21.2%											StDev:	9.7%	[42]

Navigate 2.1.2 Recorded Session Quest

Discuss the experiences with this quest and the process of recording a session. Was the task easy? Challenging? Did the process present problems? Document the responses and general reflections on synchronous learning and the recorded session in your blog.

Interesting that this quest was the one most dreaded by me.  Especially when you consider the fact that I have been recording lessons for years.  Anytime I was going to be away at some conference or training and would miss face-to-face meetings with my students, the old camcorder would be set up on a tripod and the lesson recorded.  It is very difficult to find a substitute that will follow lesson plans but never did a substitute fail to press play on the VCR.  Yes, I said VCR...at least it was VHS and not Beta!!.  Even utilized a memeograph machine in the early years:)

This quest was not bad at all.  As with most of the quest, greatest challenge was finding a program that was free or at least offered a trial period beyond an immediate demo.  While the quest did include suggestion, I simply googled audio recording and found NCH Software and the WavePad Audio Editing Tool  (http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html).  The sign up was typical requiring an account setup and the download was simple.  Using the program is as easy as clicking the proper button.  As the majority of people, really hate recording myself because, "no way I sound like that".  Overall, very simple process and another tool to add to our arsenal for effective online instruction.

Evaluate 2.1.2 Rubrics and Competencies Quest

For this section, set up a competency structure for one unit of your sample course. Associate the assignments in that unit with the competency. Submit both a screenshot of the structure and a detailed explanation of why you created the structure that way. Include a discussion of the various pathways a student may go through to attain the competencies in the unit and document all in your blog.


SSEF1 The student will explain why limited productive resources and unlimited wants result in scarcity, opportunity costs, and tradeoffs for individuals, businesses, and governments. a. Define scarcity as a basic condition that exists when unlimited wants exceed limited productive resources. b. Define and give examples of productive resources (factors of production) (e.g., land (natural), labor (human), capital (capital goods), entrepreneurship). c. List a variety of strategies for allocating scarce resources. d. Define opportunity cost as the next best alternative given up when individuals, businesses, and governments confront scarcity by making choices.

Unit I:  Basic Economic Concepts

Text Chapters 1-3

                                                                                                08/10

1.  Course Overview + Handouts

          Profiles and Do Nows

          Introductions

          Syllabus + Grades

          Do the math

          Textbook requirements

          Foldables

          Notebook

          Quizzes

2. Brainscan Economics
3.  Cost/Benefits analysis of graduation

H.W. 1.1

                                                                                                08/12

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH+TOC
3. Text Quiz
4. PPT
5. Summary

                                                                                                08/13

1. DN:
2. R/P + TIH+TOC
3. Terminology Quiz
4. Clip
5. Ocean Blue Activity Intro.
6. Summary

H.W. 1.2

                                                                                                08/14

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH+TOC
3. Terminology Quiz
4. CE Article Reviews
5. Complete and discuss Ocean Blue Activity
6. Summary

                                                                                                08/17

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH+TOC
3. Terminology Quiz
4. PPT
5. Lesson 4:  “Have you Ever Had to Make Up Your Mind?” (Master Curriculum Guide:  Economic and Entrepreneur
6. Summary

H.W.  1.3

                                                                                                08/18

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH+TOC
3. Text Quiz
4. Finish Lesson 4 and discuss
5. Clip:  High-Priced Fashion (6:49) 
6. Summary

                                                                                                08/19

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH + TOC
3. Terminology Quiz
4. PPT
5. Intro Bracelets Activity
6. Summary

H.W. 2.1

                                                                                                08/20

1. DN:  
2. R/P + TIH
3. Terminology Quiz
4. Bracelets Activity
5. Video Clip:  Vaccine Fears (6:47) 
6. Summary

                                                                                                08/21

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Terminology Quiz
4. CE Article Reviews
5. Clip:  Ethanol Fuel (4:40)
6. Summary

                                                                                                08/24

1. DN:  Economic Systems Foldable
2. R/P + TIH
3. Terminology Quiz
4. Book Covers and Cars
5. Making Graphs
6. Summary

H.W. 2.2

                                                                                                08/25

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Text Quiz
4. Complete Book Covers and Cars Activity
5. Complete Graphs
6. Clip:  Unintended Consequences (5:54)
7. Summary

                                                                                                08/26

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Terminology Quiz
4. Econos
5. Summary

H.W. 2.3

                                                                                                08/27

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Text Quiz
4. Finish Econos
5. Summary

                                                                                                08/28

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Terminology Quiz
4. CE Article Review
5. Clip:  Food Donations from Stossell
6. Summary

H.W. 2.4

                                                                                                08/31

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Text Quiz
4. Parking Lot Activity
5. Summary

H.W. 3.1

                                                                                                09/1

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Text Quiz
4. Complete Parking Lot Activity
5. Clip:  Aid to Africa from Stossell
6. Summary

                                                                                      09/2 

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Terminology Quiz
4. Lesson 3:  Invest in Yourself
5. Summary

H.W. 3.2

                                                                                                          09/3

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Text Quiz
4. CE Article Review
5. Clip: Media Scares from Stossell
6. Summary

                                                                                                09/4

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Terminology Quiz
4. PPT
5. Clip:  Modern Marvels
6. Summary

H.W. 3.3

                                                                                                09/8

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Text Quiz
4. Diminishing Marginal Utility Activity
5. Clip:  Modern Marvels
6. Summary

                                                                                                09/9

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Terminology Quiz
4. Finish DMU Activity or Jigsaw Articles
5. Clip:  Modern Marvels
6. Summary

H.W. 3.4

                                                                                                09/10

1. DN: 
2. R/P + TIH
3. Text Quiz
4. Textbook Assessment Activities
5. Summary

H.W. Study for Unit I Test

09/11

Unit I Test:  Basic Economics

 This is the lesson plan for my Unit I Economics course.  The activities offer students several avenues to achieving success in meeting objective one for this course.  Articles are available to students based on their Lexile scores, the film clips provide the visual learners opportunities to utilize their strengths and of course powerpoints with interactive activities are of use.   The Unit I test is available in several formats, RAFTS, Multiple Choice, True False, or Short Answer.