M4 Assessments
M4: Learning Theories Pizza
- Alignments: 1d, 2g
- Description: Synchronous group discussion. This assessment requires students to apply critical thinking skills to identify and evaluate their most valued learning theories, create a “pizza diagram” to represent these theories and their classroom applications and reflect on their integration into instructional strategies.
- M4 Learning Theories Pizza
M4: Open Pedagogy Assignment
- Alignments: 3i, 5m, 5s
- Description: Open pedagogy resource. This activity involves students creating a collaborative resource, such as a presentation, brochure, video, or digital infographic, to explore and understand a specific instructional approach in depth, enhancing their research, critical thinking, and presentation skills.
- M4 Open Pedagogy Assignment
Knowledge. The teacher understands how learning occurs-- how learners construct knowledge, acquire skills, and develop disciplined thinking processes--and knows how to use instructional strategies that promote student learning.
Knowledge. The teacher understands and identifies differences in approaches to learning and performance and knows how to design instruction that uses each learner’s strengths to promote growth.
Knowledge. The teacher understands the relationship between motivation and engagement and knows how to design learning experiences using strategies that build learner self-direction and ownership of learning.
Knowledge. The teacher understands critical thinking processes and knows how to help learners develop high level questioning skills to promote their independent learning.
Disposition. The teacher values flexible learning environments that encourage learner exploration, discovery, and expression across content areas.
