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Utah Government and Bears Ears Controversy

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Assingment Overview: Students will use their prior knowledge of Federal, State, and Local governments to work through the current Utah controversial topic of Bears Ears National Monument. The following resources below are used to help the student understand the different perspectives attached to the struggle of this Utah monument. They will then complete the assignment provided below the resources. There are different version of the assingment to help differentiate depending on student needs. 

Material Type: Case Study, Homework/Assignment, Lesson

Author: Karlee Genther

Utah Current History Presentation Assignment

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Learning Objective: I can select a recent event I think will be worthy of remembering, recording, or interpreting, and make an argument for its potential historical significance.Assignment Overview: Students will choose from the provided current Utah event, read through the provided resources, and create a presentation showcasing what they learned and their interpration on the event's significance. 

Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Primary Source

Author: Karlee Genther

Using Self Assessments to Increase Student Accountability

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Weekly Self-Assessments were used in a Basic Math class to increase student accountability. Each week students rated themselves as to how well they completed assignments. The hope was that students would come to their weekly student-teacher conferences prepared to discuss their self-assessments, progress in math, and prepared to set goals for the following week. Data was taken quarterly on passing rates and on participation in student scheduled student-teacher conferences. Passing rates improved from 86% in quarter 1 to 100% in quarters 2 and 3. Participation in self-scheduled student-teacher conferences increased from 76% in quarter 1, to 82% in quarter 2, to 92% in quarter 3. Teachers may use the Google Survey example to create your own: one that is customized to your class. You may make a copy of the Basic Math Weekly Self-Evaluation, change the name, and alter it to meet your needs. Making your own copy will give you access to your survey answers. 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Victoria Webb

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Using Self Assessments and a Student Created Rubric to Increase Student Accountability

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Weekly Self-Assessments were used in a Basic Math class to increase student accountability. Each week students rated themselves as to how well they completed assignments. The hope was that students would come to their weekly student-teacher conferences prepared to discuss their self-assessments, progress in math, and prepared to set goals for the following week. Data was taken quarterly on passing rates and on participation in student scheduled student-teacher conferences. Passing rates improved from 86% in quarter 1 to 100% in quarters 2 and 3. Participation in self-scheduled student-teacher conferences increased from 76% in quarter 1, to 82% in quarter 2, to 92% in quarter 3. During one of our group lessons those students who were present created a rubric that they could use alongside the Weekly Self Assessment. The rubric gave them another talking point at their student/teacher conferences and I hoped that the visual would encourage them to want to rise to the top of the chart. Teachers may use the Google Survey example to create your own: one that is customized to your class. You may make a copy of the Basic Math Weekly Self-Evaluation, change the name, and alter it to meet your needs. Making your own copy will give you access to your survey answers. 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Victoria Webb

Time Management Self Assessment

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DESCRIPTION:This is a self-assessment resource to be used as a pre-assessment and discussion piece within a unit on the executive functioning skill of time management. This can be paired with a wide variety of media, case studies, direct instruction or other resources to address student needs in the area of time management.INSTRUCTIONS:The resource is created in google forms. When using or remixing this resource, please go to the menu (top right corner), select 'Make a Copy', and you will generate an individualized link to your own copy that can be retitled and adapted to suit your needs.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Kate Plewe

Weekly Student Goal Success Report

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This google form can be used to help students create and track goals and progress.  I plan to use it as a weekly reporting tool in an online study skils class.  Students can report on progress on IEP goals with this form or other general goals.  This can be a tool to collect student input and promote student ownership of goals.   Instructions: In order to modify or use this form please make a copy of this google form so you can edit it for your personal use and also have ownership of responses.  

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Marenda Brown

ONLINE SCHOOL SETTING: Student Online Functioning Skills Assessment- Student Readiness

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The purpose of this online school setting functioning skills assessment is to determine the likelihood of student success in the online school setting based on specific online functioning skills. Target skills were selected from over six years of observational, qualitative and quantitative data in an online school setting. Students who have strong online functioning skills appear to be more successful in the online school setting according to the data. This assessment form can be used by students to self assess, and/or by a student's parents, administrators and teachers in collaboration. The from consists of ten questions based on the most important functioning skills and behaviors needed in order have the best chance of success in an online setting. Participants are asked to answer on a 1-4 rubric resulting in a Total Score in order to determine the likelihood of success online. Assessment data is expected to be used to drive student interventions including teacher instruction of functioning skills, student self assessment, and ongoing progress monitoring. While this was created for Special Education Students, it can be used for any student or adult who is engaged in online learning.

Material Type: Assessment, Interactive, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Jennifer Hedrick