Through this customizable series, participants will learn how to develop their own high-quality performance tasks (e.g., phenomena-based assessments) aligned to NGSS or other Kâ12 science framework-based standards to gather specific evidence of what their students know and are able to do to inform teaching and learning in the classroom. In this series, participants will:
- Hone and enrich their understanding of the NGSS or other Kâ12 science framework-based standards by unpacking the performance expectations (PEs) to understand the dimensions they are comprised of and degrees of alignment that exist
- Build their understanding of what makes a high-quality performance task through careful examination and facilitated discussion
- Learn how to design and develop their own high-quality performance tasks using strategies and knowledge that can extend to project-based learning and other classroom activities
- Use their own real-world, instructionally-relevant, and engaging phenomena to design a performance task that will elicit specific evidence of what their students know and are able to do
- Learn how to ask the right questions using clear, grade-appropriate language to elicit the specific evidence needed
- Learn how to utilize the evidence gathered to analyze and improve their assessments
- Learn how to utilize evidence to directly inform and support teaching and learning in their classroom
This series can be customized for content, length of time, and number of participants.
Related Resources
- LACOE Performance Task Development Project
- Building and Using Authentic Performance Tasks for Science and Math (previously recorded webinar)
Contact Us
To learn more, contact the Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability at [email protected]