1. Assessment
2. Promising Practice: Catalina Foothills School District in Arizona has a series of rubrics used to assess students in real time. Rubrics evaluate 21st century skills such as critical thinking, productivity and self-direction.
2.1. Resources
2.1.1. http://www.edutopia.org/stw-kipp-critical-thinking-resources-downloads
2.1.2. http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/junior-high-school-teachers-6-9/808
2.1.3. http://heph-mid.rcboe.org/res_view_folder.aspx?id=2f657933-b40b-4bc8-be7b-290b54e98e31&userGroupId=82ad6601-9159-4ee9-9440-da87aca4a713&userGroupType=G
2.1.4. http://www.pil-network.com/Resources/Tools/Details/ebbb3e4d-462b-49ca-b969-15e86721a443
2.1.5. http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/critical-thinking-resources-for-middle-school-teachers/
2.1.6. http://www.collierschools.com/candi/gifted/docs/teachers/Self%20Directed%20Learner%20Protocols-Middle.pdf
2.1.7. http://www-distance.syr.edu/sdltools.html
2.2. PEOPLE
2.2.1. Tech Support Friends
2.2.1.1. [email protected]
2.2.1.2. [email protected]
2.2.2. Teachers
2.2.2.1. Gentry SS dept
2.2.2.1.1. [email protected]
2.2.2.1.2. [email protected]
2.2.2.1.3. [email protected]
2.2.2.2. Other schools
2.2.2.2.1. [email protected]
2.2.2.2.2. [email protected]
2.2.3. Librarians
2.2.3.1. [email protected]
2.2.3.2. [email protected]
2.3. Technology available
2.3.1. LAPTOPS
2.3.1.1. Typing
2.3.1.2. Research
2.3.1.3. Creating
2.3.1.3.1. Presentations
2.3.2. IPADS
2.3.2.1. http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/04/10/5-good-ipad-apps-for-social-studies-students/
2.3.2.2. http://www.tcea.org/documents/PD/Free%20Must-Have%20Apps%20for%20Social%20Studies.pdf
2.3.2.3. http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PS1dT9&acornRdt=1&DCSext.w_psvaniturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epearsonschool%2Ecom%2Fssapps
2.3.3. SENTEOS
2.3.3.1. http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/sitecore/en/support/product/smartresponse/senteo/guides/senteoquickstartguidev15dec11.pdf
2.3.3.2. http://smarttech.com/us/Support/Browse+Support/Download+Software/Software/SMART+Response+Software/Previous+versions/Senteo+Software+2_0+for+Windows
2.3.4. SMARTBOARD
2.3.4.1. http://smarttech.com/downloads
2.3.4.2. https://smarttech.com/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Software/SMART+Notebook+collaborative+learning+software/SMART+Notebook+3D+Tools+software
2.3.4.3. http://www.waukeshaschools.com/WIT/smartBoard/benefits.htm
2.4. Asessment tools right now
2.4.1. Standards
2.4.1.1. http://www.corestandards.org/
2.4.1.2. http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/
2.4.2. Practice tests/released items
2.4.2.1. http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/assess/Released_Items/riarchiveindex.html
2.4.2.2. http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/
2.5. Rubrics
2.5.1. http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm
2.5.2. http://www.uni.edu/adp/documents/LinksforCriticalThinkingRubrics.pdf
2.5.3. https://www.temple.edu/tlc/resources/handouts/grading/Holistic%20Critical%20Thinking%20Scoring%20Rubric.v2.pdf
2.5.4. http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/critical-thinking-testing-and-assessment/594
2.5.5. http://bie.org/object/document/6_12_critical_thinking_rubric_ccss_aligned
2.5.6. http://www.wuhsms.org/attachments/article/101/Self-Directed%20Learner%20Rubric.pdf
2.5.7. ftp://download.intel.com/education/Common/au/Resources/AP/library/self_directed_rubric_middle.pdf