workshop for teachers; using foldables to increase student achievement; creator:Dinah Zike

1. Creating Foldables Increasing Student Achievement

2. What is a Foldable?

4. organize display Arrange data Sequence events research Compare/contrast Similarities/ differences Alternative assessments Guided reading Apply and interact categorize

5. We move from this…

6. To this …

7. Why should I use foldables?

9. How do I use foldables?

17. Questions?

18. Using Foldables to Assess Student Understanding

19. How do we measure “ UNDERSTANDING ?”

20. The 6 Facets Of Understanding

24. Performance Verbs Based on The 6 Facets Of Understanding

25. “ To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going…so that the steps you take are always in the right direction .” Stephen Covey The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

26. G oal R ole A udience S ituation P roduct Performance and Purpose S tandards and Criteria for Success

27. G oal The goal is to help kindergarten age students understand the impact of compromising by DESCRIBING the Compromises made during the Constitutional Convention.

28. R ole You are an author of children’s book .

29. A udience The audience is a group of kindergarten students.

30. S ituation You have been asked by your publisher to create a children’s book geared towards children ages 4-6 year olds that will clearly and succinctly explain the significance of compromises made at the Constitutional Convention.

31. P roduct Performance and Purpose You need to create a children’s book, including a title page and illustrations for each page of text. Your book must be historically accurate and hook your reader in the form of a narrative .

32. S tandards and Criteria for Success

33. Possible Student Roles And Audiences

34. Rubrics Holistic Analytic-Trait

35. Paper Bag Books