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? |
| (50 %) Based on: Collaboration (12.c)- Working to complete team goals and meeting deadlines. | – 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 research team. | – Taking Notes – Working as a group here and there. – Using a planner for myself and research 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. |
| (30 %) 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. – Having guest speakers come to class and hearing from their perspectives. – 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 and altering them if needed. |
| (20 %) Based on: Intercultural Knowledge and Competence (6.d)- Not being judgmental when interacting with people culturally different from oneself. | – I can communicate with people of different ethnicities. – Get better at thinking before I speak to avoid saying something I may regret. – Reading/watching videos about different cultures | – Pictures of friends with different backgrounds. – Notes of my cultural research – The annotations I share over reading/videos with my research team and having discussions about them. | Shows that I’m attempting to meet new people.Analyzing what I have learned about other culture.I can share how our group discussions have changed, or added on to my own personal beliefs. |