Enhance+Student+Self-Assessment+and+Inner+Dialogue

** October 11, 2010 **
 * Professional Learning Communities In-Service **

** 1. **** SMART Goal ** ( ** S ** pecific, ** M ** easurable, ** A ** ttainable, ** R ** ealistic, and ** T ** imely): 75% of students will complete tasks according to teacher direction.

**2.** **Rationale:** Two core issues that arose repeatedly in group discussions were student responsibility and the following of teacher directions. Measuring and working to improve the percentage of students fully completing tasks according to teacher directions should help foster students’ ability to self-assess and therefore create/enhance their inner dialogue so that student responsibility and achievement are increased (Goals 2 and 3).

** 3. ** **Action Plan** **4.** **Group Member Names:** Kindler, Steneken, Pergola, Neal, Sobiechowski **5.** **Which Middle School goal does this impact?** #2 and #3
 * **Activity** || **Person Responsible** || **Timeline** || **Outcome** ||
 * Identify weaknesses with task completion according to directions || Kindler, Steneken, Pergola, Neal, Sobiechowski || 9/10 – 10/10 || Weaknesses identified ||
 * Provide students with strategies to enhance self-assessment and inner dialogue || Kindler, Steneken, Pergola, Neal, Sobiechowski || 10/10 – 4/10 || Skill development ||
 * Observation of percentage of students completing tasks according to directions || Kindler, Steneken, Pergola, Neal, Sobiechowski || 10/10 – 4/10 || Higher percentage of students complete assignments according to directions ||

__ November 24 Notes __ Discussed strategies we will use to enhance student self-assessment/inner dialogue. These strategies include:
 * use of homework rubric
 * conferencing with parents
 * conferencing with individual students
 * chunking assignments
 * encouraging use of teacher websites
 * encouraging use of academic assistance
 * modeling of best practices
 * showing exemplars of good work
 * discussions with whole class (discussions may include overtly stating to students the goals of our Action Plan)

February 28 Notes: created 2/28/2011
 * Discussed data observed to date
 * Reviewed, discussed, and modified generic Homework Rubric
 * Rubric will reinforce teacher's expectations for assignments
 * Rubric is designed to foster student self assessment/inner dialogue

March 28 Notes
 * Major challenge: completion and/or quality of homework
 * Discussed ways for students to receive self-feedback
 * Decided to utilize flowchart format
 * Revised samples of homework flowcharts
 * Flowchart uses Yes/No commands; Flowchart2 uses emoticons for Yes/No