Performance Assessment
Introduction

You have been asked by your principal to coach other teachers at your school in the design and development of blended learning activities such as those included in the interdisciplinary unit your group created for Project 2. To supplement your coaching, you have been asked to develop a comprehensive handout (an analytic report in essay form) that explains how to develop web-based activities and that refers to your unit as an example.

Write a well-developed analytic essay using APA style, in-text citations, and at least five references (8 to 10 pages). At least three of the references should be from supplemental sources not included in the course. Please refer to specific components of your unit, including background information, processes, and perspectives that could guide other educators in the development of similar blended learning activities.

Include the following information:

• General information about the purpose of the report, including an explanation of the concepts of blended learning and interdisciplinary learning.
• An overview of best practices in web-based learning and assessment.
• A detailed analysis of your sample unit (Project 2), explaining the content, components, navigation, and organization of the unit and referring to the sample performance assessment task that you created using the Web 2.0 tool of your choice.

Submit the final essay to TK20 as a Microsoft Word compatible document.


Steps to Completion

During the first half of the course, you will have completed various activities that prepare you for Project 2 and the final essay, which will be developed during Weeks 7 – 12.


Project 2 (Weeks 7-10)
Preparation of Project 2

a. Exploration of recent content area approaches to activity structure (building on structures learned during Project I)
b. Overview of instructional design strategies
c. Review of Universal Design Principles

Development of Project Two

a. Each proposes a theme for the unit (to Study Group), including topics for lessons in different content areas and grade level(s) for unit.

b. Each group member submits a backwards-design lesson-planning template that includes a performance task and related assessment of the learning objectives in the lesson.

c. Group members collaborate on selecting a web development tool (such as Weebly or Google Sites) and developing web navigation that includes the following tabs: Individual lessons, Introduction Page, and Teacher Page.

d. Each group member creates his or her own lesson.

e. Each group member submits a sample of the performance assessment that will be expected of students for his or her lesson.


Completion of Project 2: (Weeks 11-12)

Peer Review of individual lessons and group pages.

Gallery Walk: View and comment on other groups’ units.

Course Reflection/Discussion
Preparation of Learning Demonstration Essay. Submit your completed Essay to TK20 by the due date.



Deliverables:
To complete this Learning Demonstration, you will have submitted the following assignments:

•	Project 2 Unit Proposal. Due by end of week 7

•	Backwards Design Template for individual lesson Due by end of week 8.
•	Sample of performance assessment task using Web 2.0 tool of your choice. Due by end of week 10.

•	Completed Project 2 Activity (multi-disciplinary unit) and self-assessment. Due by end of week 11.

•	Final Analytic Essay (including a link to Project 2 and an explanation of how to create web activities such as those completed for this course. Due in TK20 by end of term



Tips for Success
Keep up with each week’s assignments and don’t hesitate to ask questions. During this course you will have ongoing design support and feedback opportunities from both your instructor and your peers. To guide you in preparing your learning demonstration essay, refer to the Criteria listed in the scenario above. Provide as much detail as needed so that readers understand the content, components, navigation, and organization of the unit.

Explain how the activities help learners meet objectives. Refer to the sample performance assessment task that you created using the Web 2.0 tool of your choice, noting that student-created samples should be gathered during unit implementation and used in subsequent instruction. Explain all the technologies used in the unit and indicate how you would help students learn the technologies. Note which parts of the unit are to be completed online vs. in class without the Internet. Include your own thoughts about the whole process of designing, developing, and implementing an online unit such as this one and thoughts about problems that might occur by using this type of unit in the regular classroom.

Scoring Rubric
Your essay must be submitted to TK20 and will be assessed using the Graduate School’s Essay Rubric. Note that in order to meet the writing standards addressed on that rubric, the essay must be directed to the appropriate audience and the content must be specific for that audience.