Berkeley Technology Academy CTE Electives
BTSA 2012-2013
A collaborative area for resources to complete BTSA requirements ... links in yellow
Context for Teaching & Learning
tools to identify different types of learners in your classroom
synopsis of a course offered by Berkeley Extension and resources defining different methods of instruction to reach your different types of learners
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
for learners in "the middle", direct instruction in learning strategies and college-bound curriculum
resources for high achievers from a fabulous presentation I attended
low achievers often read significantly below grade level, so overcoming this one obstacle through scaffolding or reading intervention can transform their lives and your classroom
Text-to-Speech Readers
To motivate my students to complete an assignment, I read 1/2 a chapter aloud. The next day my throat hurt too much to repeat the performance, then I remembered that there are built-in tools to read out loud. Then I remembered an online tool, and found a bunch of new ones (not the 1 I remembered)
- Natural Readers
- Text2Speech.org
Assessment of Teaching & Learning
all subject standards including frameworks and Common Core
> CSTP Continuum of Teaching Practice
> Unlocking the CSTP Standards
Understanding by Design (backward design lesson planning)
>>good stuff on creating focus or essential questions
lesson planning that aligns instructional activities, standards and assessment
Rubrics
One of the best and easiest ways to assess student learning. Works best when provided at beginning of assignment/project so students know what will be graded and teacher teaches toward mastery.
>>Rubistar
>>iRubric
Inquiry into Teaching & Learning
helpful books that have improved my teaching pedagogy
LAUSD BTSA
A great explanation of each section of the Inquiry process
Read about "action research" and "action learning"
Developing a Focus Question
> Try to make your goal SMART or SMAART
> Anatomy of a Focus Question: a formula to create an inquiry question (shared by Julianna Sike, BUSD BTSA Coordinator)
Lesson Planning
I noticed that the suggested lesson plan format provided by BTSA loosely follows the 5E model of instruction
>> Understanding by Design or backward design lesson planning might be helpful
>> backward design planning tempates
>> I asked if other instructional strategies could be used; it was recommended to follow the model provided for consistency and since it was inclusive of how a lesson should flow