Grade Contracted For _X__ A ____ B ____ C
| What concepts are you going to learn, or skills are you going to develop? | How will you learn the content/ develop the skill? | What evidence will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | How will you and I assess the evidence of your learning/skills? |
| (30 %) Based on: Collaboration (12.c)- Working independently when needed with the effort of completing team goals. | – Participating in class/group discussions. – Using this goal outside of class like in clubs or work. – Staying organized and setting expectations for myself and the team. | – Taking Notes – Working as a group here and there. – Using a planner for myself and team to stay on track. | – My writing shows how much information I retain. – Proof that my group communicates well. – Assessing if deadlines get pushed back, or if we follow the schedule. |
| (20 %) Based on: Problem-Solving Skills (9.c)- Creating solutions that are sustainable, solve multiple problems, and are subject to future alterations. | – Doing research from credible people and articles. – Speaking to people that know about the problem. – Evaluating multiple solutions before deciding on one. | – Downloading the research, I have compiled. – Going out into the community firsthand finding problems. – Conducting tests for problems. | – Critiquing together what information is most impactful. – Reviewing my different ideas collected from the community. – Evaluating the effects of solutions. |
| (20 %) Based on: Critical & Creative Thinking (2.d)- Hearing from multiple groups to produce many helpful ideas. | – Being open minded and unbiased. – Listening to all points of view before coming up with a conclusion. – Making sure others have room to speak and feel comfortable to share their ideas and opinions. | – Images of group discussions. – Notes I take down of other people’s ideas/thoughts. – Explain my own opinions in person and on paper. | – This can show how we as group members are comfortable with each other. – Confirms that I’m willing to hear other thoughts. – Assess if my opinions have changed over time. |
| (20 %) Based on: Civic Engagement (1.b)- Use my academic studies to make connections and engage with public concerns. | – Try to connect readings from other classes to my research. – Ask questions and dig deeper. – Attempt to find why my studies relate to public concerns. | – Annotations I take from reading. – Replies I make on my discussion boards. – Use readings from my other classes when connections are made. | – Annotations show if I’m comprehending the information. – Analyzing my responses show where I stand on a topic. – Evaluate my understanding of connections made. |
| (10 %) Based on: Skills for Lifelong Learning (7.b)- Attempt to gain knowledge from beyond the classroom. | – Always be willing to learn something new and expand my beliefs. – Participating in many activities and clubs. – Knowing myself and the things I want to learn. | – Setting a learning style for myself. – Journal moments outside the classroom when I learned a valuable lesson. – Meet people outside the class that can share something with me. | – Evaluate how my learning style changes overtime. – Explain how these learning moments affected me. – Share whom I’ve met that have had an influence on me. |