Essential Questions:
1. What is the history of High Stakes Testing?
2.How has High Stakes aided in creating a system of advantages and disadvantages for certain groups of people?
3.How does society justify those inequalities?
Activity Overview
The Final Project is all encompassing, and will lead students to recap on what they have learned in order to answer the essential questions. This project is a multifaceted assignment which involves, individual, group, and classwork leading into action. The students will conclude the unit with a field trip to the CPS board meeting on may 28th and educate the board members on the negative consequences of High Stakes Testing. The project is relevant to the students because it infuses their own school's struggle with High Stakes Testing into a curricular unit that is culturally, and communally relevant to the students lives.
Below are all the detailed assignment descriptions, lesson plans, and readings required in order to successfully implement this final project.
1. What is the history of High Stakes Testing?
2.How has High Stakes aided in creating a system of advantages and disadvantages for certain groups of people?
3.How does society justify those inequalities?
Activity Overview
The Final Project is all encompassing, and will lead students to recap on what they have learned in order to answer the essential questions. This project is a multifaceted assignment which involves, individual, group, and classwork leading into action. The students will conclude the unit with a field trip to the CPS board meeting on may 28th and educate the board members on the negative consequences of High Stakes Testing. The project is relevant to the students because it infuses their own school's struggle with High Stakes Testing into a curricular unit that is culturally, and communally relevant to the students lives.
Below are all the detailed assignment descriptions, lesson plans, and readings required in order to successfully implement this final project.
STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
final_weekly_unit_map.doc | |
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final_project_description.docx | |
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READINGS
10facts_hst.pdf | |
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epsl-0211-126-epru.pdf | |
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