Teacher Hub: Performance Based Assessments
February 7, 2018Effective Lesson Planning, TeacherHUB Standard
A recent article in Ed Week discusses how a teacher in 1989 worked to create an engaging lesson for his students. He brought someone in with a summons for William Golding (Lord of the Flies) to court. The students then took on the roles of lawyers, dressing in suits and ties, prepping for court, etc. The culminating project was the trial. This was the final assessment for the book. Not an essay, not a multiple choice exam – an engaging project. [...]