04.+Alternative+Assessments

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In this pilot, alternative assessments will be given for every six weeks/major unit of study. Students will be able to choose from 3 or more alternative assignments to show mastery of the content for that six weeks/unit. The assessments must be equal in robust academic rigor and must align with the TEKS and SE's covered in the class.

At least one of the options for alternative assessment must involve the integrated use of technology with the curriculum. All assessments, with the exception of the standardized tests, will be graded by rubric.

Students who choose to take the leveled tests will be sent to a classroom and monitored by teachers. The students who chose an alternative form of assessment will go to another classroom and present their products to their peers and teachers. The teachers who proctor the exam will grade the exams, the teachers who monitor the presentations will grade the presentations. The teachers will alternate duties so that every teacher gains experience with the alternative assessments.

6th Six Weeks

 * Test
 * Digital Storytelling - The Umbrella Project
 * Comic Book
 * Create a Half-Pipe Skate Park (real world model or Google Sketchup) (Not used this year)