Create: For this section, set up a competency structure using standards for one unit of your sample course. Associate the assignments in that unit with the competency. Artifact: 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. Standard, Domain, and Strand: SB6. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to assess the theory of evolution. a. Construct an explanation of how new understandings of Earth’s history, the emergence of new species from pre-existing species, and our understanding of genetics have influenced our understanding of biology. Competencies/Learning Objectives: Evaluate people and influences that shaped Darwin's understanding of the natural world. Hutton and Lyell's theories on an ancient earth Malthus' theories on populations and competiti...

Create: In your blog, provide or create a student work sample and accompanying feedback that showcases some of the expectations listed below and offers a sound example of quality, authentic feedback. Encouraging, customized feedback which propels the student to strive for better performance or for deeper thought and application Student data drives the feedback provided as individual feedback, as well as the class as a whole. Teacher is not only assessing current progress on individual items, but is also analyzing each student’s continuous progress from grade item to grade item. Instructor clearly strives to assist all students in meeting and exceeding expectations and considers feedback as the cornerstone of that success. Artifact: Provide a student work sample and accompanying feedback. In my blended biology classroom, I begin each new unit with a phenomenon or mystery. Before we begin instruction, students propose explanations based on prior knowledge or in some cases, resea...

Create:  Utilizing one of the resources discussed in this lesson, create a rubric that integrates specific criteria for an assignment and also affords the instructor ample commentary on the student’s product. Make the rubric available in a post in your blog. Click to open my Nervous System Flowchart Rubric . The rubric found at the link here was created with inspiration from Karen Franker's   Rubric for Graphic Organizers - Inspiration Diagrams/Concept Maps,  available here . In my anatomy classes, students have been learning about the nervous system and its structural and functional divisions. Students will summarize their understanding of these various divisions and subdivisions by creating a flowchart. In a blended or online classroom, this would most likely be created using a tech tool for creating graphic organizers such as Popplet or Inspiration. In this traditional class though, students also have the option to complete the assignment on paper if they wish. ...