Authentic+Math+-+Unit+Two

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Unit Two Overview
Number of K-L-D Charts - 1 Number of Articles - 9 Number of Quizzes - 1 Number of Learning Logs - 4 Number of Discussion Posts - 3 Number of Syncpoint Discussions - 1

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Introduction slide. You create no content on this slide.

//Slide 2 of 41// K-L-D charts. These guides are helped to direct you through the reflections of the material as you learn it. There are two print buttons on this slide. The Print button on the left brings up a document that explains the K-L-D chart. Open it, close it, ignore it. The Print button on the right brings up the chart. There is a copy of it in your blue binder. You can print the K-L-D chart from this window if it is more convenient. The question you are supposed to answer in the K column is **What Is Authentic Intellectual Work?**

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This slide describes authentic work. You create no content on this slide.

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This slide describes more about authentic instruction. You create no content on this slide.

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After Dr. Fred's mini-bio flashes by, click the continue button, not the next arrow. Click the Broadband button that comes up to hear Fred's interview.

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Contunuation of Fred's interview.

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You are directed to read an article by Dr. Fred called [|Authentic Intellectual Work: What and Why?] You can download and listen to the [|mp3 version of the article.] Follow the directions on the screen for internet explorer if you choose to listen to it. After you listen/read the article. Feel free to add to the K-L-D chart.

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You are directed to read or listen to an article called [|The Science of Authentic Learning]. You can download and listen to the [|mp3 version of the article].

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This is where Dr. Fred ellaborates on the 4 standards of authentic instruction. You are not directed to create any content on these slides.

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You are directed to read or listen to an article callled the [|Four Standards of Authentic Instruction]. You can download and listen to the [|mp3 version of the article]. Follow the directions on the screen for internet explorer if you choose to listen to it. After you listen/read the article. Feel free to add to the K-L-D chart.

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This slide directs you to your green folder to page 5. Toward the bottom middle of the page you are directed to an activity called Topic 2.1.2: What Is the Teacher Experience?. Complete the activity there that continues onto page 8. Use your notes to create a **Learning Log** entry labeled "Teacher Reflection".

Slide 16 of 41 This slide directs you to the bottom of page 8 of your green folder where it says **Course Activity: Student Focus Group Protocol.** Much like last year, you are directed to form a group of 6 students. Create a brief **Learning Log** entry describing your rationale for picking these 6 students. Label the entry with a header **"Student Focus Group Protocol."**

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This slide directs you to interview the students in the focus group you created above. The interview questions can be found on page 9-11 in your green folder. The notes from the interview will serve as fodder for you to create a **Learning Log** entry. Label the entry with a header of **"Student Interviews."**

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This slide gives a little techno music intro and then busts into some testimonials. Click **Broadband** to hear them.

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This slide directs you to read or listen to an article called [|Teaching Authentically in the Mathematics Classroom]. You can download and [|listen to the mp3 version of the article].

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This slide directs you to read an article called [|Examples of Authentic Mathematics Instruction]. Read this one pretty carefully. This pre-discussion activity that will ensue is based on this article and you will soon do a discussion posting for it. There is no audio version for this article. You are then directed to page 11 of your green folder to where it says Pre-Discussion Activity: **Examples of Authentic Teaching.** It will tell you to print and read the article. (You just did this though. I guess the directions are a little out of order.) Now here is the confusing part. There is one chart on page 11 that you are supposed to use to analyze the lesson examples in the article. Since they did not give you a lot of room in the chart to analyze the examples, just pick one example lesson and [|analyze that] using the table in the green folder. The middle column asks you to The far right column asks you to use the [|Range of Instructional Practice Chart] to do some analysis of your lesson. The chart can be found by clicking [|here].

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This slide directs you to take your analysis you just completed in your green folder and post discussion content on it. Go to the discussion board. There is a dicussion started there that says **Click on this Discussion Thread**. Don't start a new one.

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This slide directs you to read an article called [|Schools of Authentic and Inclusive Learning]. You can also [|listen to an mp3 recording] of the article if you so choose.

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This slide directs you to page 12 of your green folder to where it says **Prediscussion Activity: Authentic Instruction and Inclusive Populations.** There are some questions there. Jot some ideas down and then you will synthesize them into a discussion post.

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This slide directs you to do a discussion post on the notes/ideas that you just took in your green folder. Go to the discussion board and click the link for **Authentic Instruction and Inclusive Populations** to do your post for this slide.

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These slides do not direct you to create any content.

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This is an interview with Dr. Fred. (Nice how he admits that all of the standards should not be taught authentically and that it is harder to do.)

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This slide directs you to read the article called [|Authentic Intellectual Work and Standardized Tests: Conflict or Coexistence – A Summary Report]. You can choose to [|listen to the article on mp3] if you choose.

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This slide directs you to page 13 of your green folder to where it says ** Prediscussion Activity: Meeting the Standards. Jot some notes down that you will use to synthesize into a discussion post. **

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This slide directs you to go to the discussion board and post your thoughts with regard to the questions you answered on the previous slide. Go to the discussion board and click the link for **Meeting the Standards**.

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These are a media slides. You are not directed to create any content on this slide.

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Click the Broadband button to listen to the student testimonials.

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This slide directs you to read an article called [|Balancing Real World Problems with Real World Results.] You can choose to [|listen to the article on mp3] as well.

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This slide directs you to read an article called [|Task, Text, and Talk: Literacy for All Subjects]. You can choose to [|listen to the article on mp3] as well.

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This slide directs you to the bottom of page 13 of your green folder where it says ** Topic 2.1.4: What Is the Student Experience? ** Complete the table and questions that take you to the middle of page 15. Use the information from this chart and your questions tp write a **Learning Log** entry. Start your entry with a header that says **Student Experience**.

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This slide lets you know you have first the first part of Unit 2.

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These slides introduce the section on Assessment. These slides do not direct you to create any content.

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This slide preveiws the activities in this section. You do not create any content on this slide.

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This slide directs you to read an article called [|The Case for Authentic Assessment]. You can choose to [|listen to it on mp3] as well.

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This slide directs you to read an article called [|Authentic Assessment]. You can [|listen to the article on mp3] as well.

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This slide directs you to read an article called [|Authentic Assessment and Student Performance in Inclusive Schools]. You can [|listen to the article on mp3] as well.

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This slide directs you to a set of guidelines called [|Standards and Scoring Criteria for Assessment Tasks and Student Performance in Mathematics]. From here you will print a [|sample assessment] and then go to the middle of page 15 in your green folder. Use the sample assessment and what you learned in the articles to complete the exercise there. At the end of the exercise you will answer a few questions and then make a **Learning Log** entry. Label the entry with the heading **Assessment Adaptation**.

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This slide directs you to print a sample performance assessment. You then need to go to page 19 to where it says ** Prediscussion Activity: Performance Assessment Task. Complete the activity there that continues onto the middle of page 20. Return to the online course from here. **

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This slide directs you to go to the discussion board and post discussion content. Go to the discussion board and select the link called **Performance Assessment Task**. Use the answers your generated from the task on the previous slide to post your discussion.

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This slide directs you to do a web search for Authentic Assessments. Click the search button on the slide. It will generate a search for math authentic assessments. Then, go to your green folder to page 20 where it says **Web Research Activity: Authentic Assessment.** Answer the questions there.

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This slide directs you to stay in your green folder at page 21 near the bottom. Complete the exercise in which you are asked to adapt/develop an assessment to make it authentic. At the conclusion of this, you will be asked to post a **Learning Log** entry. Start the entry with the header **Implement an Authentic Assessment.** Slide 13 of 14 You are directed to particapate in a syncpoint discussion. Go to the discussion board an click in the Unit 2 Syncpoint Discussion link to do so.