May+27+&+28,+2008

= May 27/28 Professional Develoment Center, Anaheim Union High School District =


 * Presentations**
 * [|EnglishLearnerLiteracyV2.pdf] - Maria Grant
 * [|Assessing Teacher Content Knowledge.ppt] (California Content Standards) - Vikki Costa
 * [|Science Content Standards 7th Grade.doc] - this matrix compares teacher rankings to % questions on the standards test
 * [|Science Content Standards - 8th Grade.doc] - this matrix compares teacher rankings to % questions on the standards test
 * [|CEMSS Presentation.ppt] (Using the Audience Response System to Promote Higher Order Thinking) - Vikki Costa


 * Additional Resources and Links for Questions**
 * [|Bloom's Taxonomy and Questions Matrix*] **-** excellent list of possible verbs, question stems, and activities for each level of questioning.
 * [|Levels of Questions with Bloom's Taxonomy] - nice example of each level of questioning
 * [|Types of Questions] - another great example of the levels of questions
 * [|Levels and Types of Questions -] good explanation of levels of questions, open vs closed questions, and how to plan and design questions, activities, and assessments


 * Additional Resources and Links for Audience Response System**
 * [|Turning Technologies Audience Response System for K-12 Education] **-** this is the system Vikki demonstrated. Click on **//Best Practices//** and **//Case Studies//** to see ideas for implementation.
 * [|Audience Response System Comparison Matrix*]- really helpful!
 * [|Quizdom Education] - a great tool for the classroom that comes with thousands of developmentally appropriate lessons, images, and multimedia objects.


 * Other**
 * [|Rainbow Glasses] - this is the site where you can order the diffraction grating glasses we distributed.