Jaclyn+Camidge+APP


 * Red Commets From Chris - 5/16: ** Overall I like it. It seems like a real life task with clear outcomes and simple but clear criteria for assessment. but want to work with you on being very clear on what you will be realistically assessing and how. I think you may want to limit this to an assessment of their business plan and perhaps their group work and presentation skills but perhaps leave off the assessment for theirwriting and the success of implementation of the business. I look forward to talking about this.

Feel free to respond to my comments in the Wiki (and let me know you have with an email) or we can set up a time to meet and talk this through (my preference). Chris

Title: Creating a Small Business (Plan?)

Grade Level, Subject Area, Context for Assessment: Grade 9 - Math/English What are the criteria of a successful business plan? I see this built into the assessment, particularly the presentation rubric. Is the business successful? Are you really going to assess this?

Summary of the Assessment (1 - 3 lines): Students will be assessed on the writing of their business plans. They will present their plan to the 'bank' and hopefully get funded. After the business is started, is the business a success? Realistically will you be assessing all of these? Will you actually assess the success of the business? That seems like a second level of assessment. Is your assessment include the writing component or is that for Sue? I see this plan clearly includes the following: "Each student will be assessed on the development and presentation of a business plan."

Student Skills, Knowledge, and/or Attitudes to be Assessed: - willingness to do group work **-** Assessed through the group members assessments? Also teacher observation? - Research Skills **-** __ How will you assess this? __ - Presentation Skills **-** I see this in the last category of the Presentation Ruberic. Is it assessed elsewhere? - Content Knowledge (what makes a business successful?) **-** I see this assessed through the Presentation Ruberic - Understand factors that go into making business **-** Is this assessed through the Presentation Ruberic?

Criteria/Rubric for Evaluation (you must be signed in to Wikispaces to upload a document): Peer Evaluations **-** Will you use this peer feedback as part of each students evaluation of their group work? Will their be teacher evaluation of group work as well? I have a model for this if you want. You are having each student give feedback on their perception of their peers "efforts" in a number of areas of group work. You could diversify it by asking for reflections on each members role in the group as well as their effectiveness in helping the group meet its goals (different from "effort"). Lets talk abut this. You already do ask questions that ask each student to "reflect on their strengths and weaknesses in the group" (a clear outcome). I find __assessment__ of group work to be very challenging and complex but important. I hope we have the opportunity to talk this part over.

Presentation Rubric **-** To me this spells out the focus of your assessment, identifying out the expectations for evaluating "content knowledge..." as well as the "factors..." and "Presentation skills". Business Plan Rubric
 * -** Will this be the ruberic for evaluating student's writing? Will it be repetitive with the presentation ruberic?

Format/Structure of the Assessment: Oral presentation to the "bank" peer feedback on each student's group work __OTHER POSSIBILITIES:__ written business plan, business report after days (if you are going to assess the success of the business itself (is this realistic?).

Timetable for Implementation: Spring 2012

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