AssessmentPlan


 * Assessment Plan **
 * Pre-assessment:** Since my learners are teachers I assume that they are bringing to my lecture an understanding of their student abilities and school culture. The purpose of my presentation is to introduce teachers to motivational promising practice in reading, and then have teachers apply it to their own classrooms. Therefore, in order to be successful learners must possess and in-depth understanding of their students’ abilities and needs. To pre-assess learners I will have them write independently for several minutes on the following prompt, “What is motivation? Why do you think some students come to class more motivated to learn than others?”


 * Formative Assessment:** The following tasks will provide proof that students are making progress towards mastery:
 * //Scenarios//: Learners will work in groups to create motivation scenarios they have encountered in their classrooms. They will then switch scenarios with another group and work together to come up with a solution.
 * //Reflection//: Students will write a reflection piece on their current practices which may hinder or facilitate reading motivation.
 * Summative Assessment:** As a final task to prove mastery, learners will create a motivational reading program that is best suited for their student needs.

· Learners will work collaboratively to find solutions based on new information provided. || Scenario and Scenario Solution ||
 * Big Idea || Overarching Understanding || Essential Question || Learning Objective || Assessment Evidence ||
 * Perspective || Reading Motivation || What are some real life scenarios where reading motivation has been an issue and how can this be addressed? || · Learners will work collaboratively to find class-wide problems.
 * Self-Knowledge || Reading Motivation || How have current teaching practices hindered or facilitated motivation in reading? || Learners will contemplate past teaching practices in order to reflect on what has and has not worked to motivate students. || Reflection Paper ||
 * Application || Motivational reading programs || How can I apply promising practice in reading motivation to best help my students? || Learners will apply new knowledge to begin creating a motivational reading program. || Final motivational reading program ||

Problem Scenario ** As teachers we all know how difficult it can be to get students motivated. Reading at the high school level seems to be a particularly difficult area to get students moving in the right direction.
 * Assessment 1 ****
 * Intro: **

In groups of no more than 4 members discuss situations you have encountered in which reading motivation was an issue. Are there any similarities to these responses?
 * Task 1: **

Based on your discussion create a classroom scenario where reading motivation is the problem. Your group’s scenario must identify: · Is this scenario about one individual student or does it seem to be a class-wide trend. Also specify: o Grade level of student(s) o Sex, if applicable o Point of the school year · What are the possible factors that may have resulted in this lack of reading motivation o Non-curricular o Curricular
 * Task 2: **

**Scenario Solution** Yesterday your group created a scenario based on experiences many of you have shared in your own classrooms. Today because of the motivational promising practices you have been introduced to you will have the tools and strategies necessary to tackle these scenarios.
 * Assessment 2**
 * Intro:**

Reassemble into your groups. Each group will receive a scenario another group has created. Together come up with a best practice approach to solve the problem.
 * Task 1:**

Each group will share their problem scenario and the solution they came up with.
 * Task 2:**

** Reflective Essay ** Through this workshop I have shown you some of the promising practices currently available to motivate students to read. You have worked with your peers to discuss problems you are experiencing with reading motivation and come up with a solution. Now you will focus solely on yourself. In a reflective essay answer the following questions: · How have your current practices hindered your students’ reading motivation · How have your current practices helped increase your students’ reading motivation? · How will you incorporate promising practices in reading motivation into your own instruction? o Give a brief overview of a reading potential reading program you could implement in your classroom.
 * Assessment 3**