Assignment:
1. Miss Moss wants to teach a lesson to her ninth graders on distinguishing fact from opinion in the media. She wants to include media such as television ads, billboard signs, television commentaries, essays, and literary non-fiction.
a. What instructional methods and types of assessment would you include in the instructional unit? Discuss what guided and independent practice you would incorporate. Be sure to give specific examples and explain your reasoning.
2. Consider the following scenario: Your superintendent has appointed you to a district-wide committee on research-based instructional methods. The committee's goal is to identify and compile a list of research-based instructional methods with detailed descriptions of each method for the teachers in your district. You would like to use the Find What Works Clearinghouse, Best Evidence Encyclopedia, and Find What Works websites to identify appropriate methods, but you need to convince your committee members of their value. Outline the key points you would address with your committee members using the questions below as a guide.
a. Explain and defend your stance on the pedagogical value of the Find What Works Clearinghouse, Best Evidence Encyclopedia, and Find What Works.
b. Consider its value to your future work as a teacher.
3. When a school, district, or teacher selects an evidence-based instructional method or program, the implementation process is important. If the practice is not implemented as it was intended by researchers, then it could adversely affect the results. View the following:IRIS Center (n.d.). Star legacy modules: Fidelity to implementation: Selecting and implementing evidence-based practices and programs. After viewing and exploring all aspects of the model, imagine yourself as a teacher-leader in your grade/content area. In discussing the incorporation of evidence-based instructional methods, how will you address the following?
a. How will your team go about identifying and selecting evidence-based practices or programs?
b. Discuss two actions that can be taken by your team to support the fidelity of implementation when adopting a new practice.
c. How can your team determine if you have effectively implemented evidence-based practices or programs?