For college teachers in all programs and subject areas who place a high value on student learning through writing and thinking activities.
June 1-4, 2009 at Kapi`olani Community College
8:30am to 3:00pm daily
Prerequisite: This institute is intended for teachers familiar with basic writing across the curriculum techniques. Attendance at the May 18-29 WAC+ Summer Institute or a similar one is highly recommended.
The name of the game these days is accountability. Politicians, administrators, even WASC accrediting teams have for some time been asking for evidence that students are in fact learning in our schools. What can individual classroom teachers do?
The institute will focus on various approaches for finding out what students are learning in our classes, including:
- authentic assessment
- classroom assessment techniques
- portfolio assessment
- writing assignments: design, response to student work, grading
Participants will work in a collaborative, experiential format that interweaves reading, guest presentations, and hands on experience using case study scenarios.
NOTE: This institute will work with methods of assessing student learning rather than attempts to measure levels of achievement.
For more information or to register, contact:
Shel Hershinow
Hawai`i Writing Project, KCC .
734-9432
shel@hawaii.edu
Maximum enrollment is 15. |
