TEMPLATE ONE: A MATHEMATICS CASE OF STUDENT WORK

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Teacher Name: _____________________________________________________
Teacher Email:_____________________________________________________

Teacher Code: _____________________________________________________

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Please supply the following information for each case of student work submitted (a case of student work refers to one piece of student work for each of the 3 levels of expectations - above expectations, meeting expectations, not yet meeting expectations).

 

SECTION A:

DESCRIBING THE CONTENT OF THE STUDENT WORK

 

A.1. Specific SAW topic:

A.2. Assignment name or activity assigned:

 

A.3.a.    For how many periods was the topic taught ?

 

 

 

b.     How many minutes are in one period ?

 

 

 

A.4. Subject Name or Course Title :

 

 

A.5. Grade or Form Level and Age the Assignment represents :

 

A.6. Date Case was submitted to SAW: Day:     Month:    Year: 

 

 

SECTION B:

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENT

 

B.1.   What essential knowledge does the assignment teach?

 

 

 

 

 


B.2.   What essential skills /competencies/processes does the assignment teach?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.3.a.    What are the criteria for the evaluation of the student work? What did you tell your students about the evaluation of this work?  (Please attach any scoring guides or rubrics you used, along with an explanation of how you used them.)

 

 

 

 

 

b.       When were your students given the criteria for the evaluation of the work? (Please check the one that applies)

 

Before they completed the assignment

 

 

As they completed the assignment

 

 

After they completed the assignment

 

 

Never

 

 

Other:

 

 

 

B.4. What essential attitudes does the assignment provide an opportunity for students to develop and nurture?

 

 

Self-awareness

Understanding of their behavior and feelings during the completion of the task

 

Self-esteem

Feels pride and success in accomplishing the task

 

Self-discipline

Demonstrates appropriate behavior and responsibility and displays a persistence in carrying out their strategy or plan to complete the task;

 

Remained focused and were not easily distracted from completing the task

 

Sensitivity

Shows self-confidence and trust in peers;

 

Creativity

Uses skills and knowledge in unique and interesting ways

 

Flexibility

Willing to try different strategies if one selected is not successful

 

Openness

Willing to approach others for strategies to complete the task;

 

Explore other ways to make work better

 

Independence

Self-sufficient with minimal dependence on others

 

Perserverance

Completes the task

 

Enjoyment

Enjoys the challenge of the task

 

 

 


B.5.   What knowledge and skills must students previously have had in order to fulfill the assignment?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.6.      Explain how students will use the content and skills of this assignment in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION C:

DELIVERY OF THE ASSIGNMENT

 

C.1.      Initial instructions provided to students for completing the task: (Please attach a clean copy of any materials provided to students, such as written instructions.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.2.                  What teaching approaches, steps, and materials were used for this classroom instruction ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.3.      Please describe any collaboration you had, if any, in designing this assignment (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, students, community members, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.4.   If this assignment was related to a high-stakes, external assessment, please explain briefly (e.g. part of a preparation for a state or national exam, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION D:

STUDENTS’ SUPPORT,  AND TIME IN COMPLETING THE ASSIGNMENT

 

D.1.   What resources did students have available to complete the assignment and which did they actually use? (Check all that apply)

 

Resource

Available

Used

Library time

 

 

Web access

 

 

Dictionary

 

 

Class Notes

 

 

Textbook

 

 

Encyclopedia

 

 

Interviews

 

 

Museums

 

 

Government agencies

 

 

Teacher

 

 

Computers

 

 

Calculators

 

 

Other (please specify other resources including software and technology):

 

 

 

 

D.2.      Conditions under which work was produced (please check all that apply)

 

 

Students worked individually

 

Work was produced in class

 

All students in the class performed the assignment

 

Students had to work without the help of the teacher

 

Work was submitted in stages or could be resubmitted several times

 

Work was produced during the lesson

 

Students were given rubrics or scoring guides

 

Students worked in groups

 

Work was produced at home

 

A select group of students in the class performed the assignment

 

Students had the opportunity to revise their work

 

Work was produced at the beginning of the lesson

 

Work was produced at the end of the lesson

 

 


D.3 .     a. How much class-time (hours or minutes) did students have to complete this assignment ?

 

 

 

            b. How much time out of class (days) did students have to complete this assignment ?

 

 

 

 

D.4. Number of students in this class ?

 

D.5. Is this class grouped by ability in mathematics?

 

NO
YES

 

Mixed ability class

 

 

High ability class

 

 

Average ability class

 

 

Low ability class

 

 

 

SECTION E:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

E.1.      Please include any other information and commentary you feel pertinent and necessary in understanding the assignment, the classroom context, the school, your professional background, etc.  Also, please attach any additional documents, such as lesson plans, standards, etc. needed to explain the skills learned from this assignment in a unit of study or in the curriculum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION F:

REFLECTION

 

F.1.  Please indicate below, of all the students who completed the assignment, how may met your expectations?

 

All

 

Majority

 

Minority

 

None

 

 

F.2. According to the achievement of the class, what changes would you suggest for this lesson?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION G:

TEACHER INFORMATION

 

 

G.1. Subjects you teach :

G.2. Grades you teach :

G.3. Average number of class periods you teach per day:

 

 

G.4. Average number of students you teach per day:

 

 

G.5 Number of students involved in this particular lesson:

 

 

SECTION H: SCHOOL INFORMATION

 

H.1. School Name:

 

 

H.2. City

 

 

H.3. Type of school (e.g. primary, secondary)—include age and grade range:

 

 

H4.  Country

 

 

 

March 2002