Post Instructional Phase

IX. Summative Evaluation Written Test: The Unit will be assessed using a comprehensive, traditional teacher-developed exam that will have content from the levels of knowledge to synthesis, the highest level of cognitive growth identified for the unit in the unit objective. Each section will contain information from a different mini-unit. The way the points are split up is based on the amount of days the class spent on a particular min-unit. There is an answer key attached (See appendix C-1). Alternative Assessment: Mini-Unit 4 calls for students to role-play a mock job interview. A rubric will be given to them at the beginning of the project (See appendix B). After the students complete the mock job interview, they will complete an evaluation of their group work throughout the project (See appendix B). X. Reflections upon unit design, instruction, and student outcomes 1. Reflections Upon Student Performance: The expectation for students upon the completion of the Trabajo y comunidad unit was that all students in the 10th grade Advanced Spanish III class would be able to demonstrate a mastery of the unit objectives on the teacher developed test and through their role-play of a mock interview. The test was designed to allow students to demonstrate mastery all the way through the creation level of Blooms Taxonomy. The content of the unit was carefully organized and sequentially presented with opportunities for feedback and correctives in each mini-unit. Additionally, students were provided many opportunities to engage with the style of questioning and the content seen on the summative assessment. The class average for third period was a 91.5 percent. In this class, only one student did not reach mastery of the content on the summative assessment. The class average on the summative assessment for fourth period was 83 percent. In all fairness, nine out of the sixteen students in the fourth period class did score above 83 percent, but the remainder of that group scored very low and sunk that average. I found the difference in the classes scores interesting because both classes had a unique personality that I believe is reflected in the scores. The third period class was characterized by studious but introverted students that at times were a challenge to be interactive. However, the fourth period class was full of extroverted students that enjoyed the social interaction in class, but were at times hard to reign in during direct instruction. My cooperating teacher characterized the fourth period class as brilliant yet lazy and at times hard to motivate. Even with all that being said, m y first inclination as a teacher is to say, What caused the almost letter grade difference in class averages between third and fourth period? It is not the mistake of the child, but my shortcoming as an instructor. With that mind frame, I approached their assessments individually to consider if I had created an assessment that did not align with the subobjectives they were taught, or if I had made it too difficult for them.

After spending significant time with each test, I was able to determine that students who performed poorly on their summative assessment had simply not taken advantage of their resources and had not studied or prepared adequately. I reviewed my lecture notes and activities and traced that every piece of the information on the test was discussed in classthey had all of the resources to succeed and did not take advantage of them. Furthermore, this deduction was validated when a large portion of the students earned averages in the high 80s to mid-90 percent range, with one student even scoring over 100 percent without extra credit opportunities. If I did not have to leave the class after I gave them assessment, I would have spent time in re-teaching and reassessment. One of the many things that I learned from reviewing the formative assessments at the end of my placement was the need to re-teach the culture and grammar content from the unit. 2. Reflections Upon Instructional Activities: The directed teaching methods and instructional activities developed for this unit were created to resemble the style and rhythm of the classroom environment already familiar to the students in the 10th grade Advanced Spanish III classes. Students were accustomed to daily using an overhead projector to take down notes and activities, and as a guest in the classroom, I developed a curriculum I thought best suited to provide the students with familiar instruction. Upon reflecting on the instructional activities of this unit, I find that I would most likely adapt this curriculum to fit a classroom that is less lecture based and PowerPoint dependent, and allows for more active engagement from the students in the classroom. I think it would be best to vary instructional activities and keep the instruction from becoming to predictable. The students came alive during opportunities to teach each other. While I would have employed different strategies during times of directed teaching and some aspects of guided practice, the activities developed in this curriculum that are designed for independent practice are elements I would keep. I believe they reinforced the content presented, and they provided me the means to daily assess student understanding in a creative way. Students were not trapped by the feeling that they were taking daily quizzes, but I was able to see what they had successfully, or unsuccessfully, pulled from the lesson while they exercised skills in group work, interactive games, and effectively using graphic organizers. 3. Reflections Upon Formative and Summative Assessment: If I was given the opportunity to re-teach this unit, I would develop more concrete forms of formative assessment. One of the constructive criticisms I received from my cooperating teacher was that my formative assessment was at times too vague to really gather pertinent information about the quality of instruction. In other words, instead of relying so heavily on questioning and reading student work, I would have students hand in hard copiesdocumentation- of their understanding of the daily objectives. Although I did use the Exit Slips as a means of formative assessment, I would create more substantial means of formative assessment. Please see Reflections Upon Student Performance above for deeper reflection on the summative assessment and student performance on that assessment.

Appendix C
C-1 Unit Test 5A Key

Appendix C-1 Unit Test

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Examen 5A

I. Comprensin Auditiva (5/2pt.) Escucha cada descripcin y escribe la profesin que corresponde. -un agente de viajes -un entrenador -un recepcionista -un locutor -un salvavidas 1._____________ un agente de viajes _______________ 2. ____________ un recepcionista ________________ 3. ______________ un entrenador ______________ 4. _______________ un salvavidas _____________ 5. _______________ un bombero _____________

-un bombero

II. Vocabulario (12/2pts.) Elena le habla a su amiga sobre un trabajo que obtuvo para el verano. Completa las frases con las palabras apropiadas de la leccin 5A. Como t sabes, a m me encantan los animales. Esta maana, compr el peridico para buscar un trabajo en los 1)___________los anuncios clasificados_________________. Sabes que este verano quiero trabajar 2)____________a tiempo completo________________, 40 horas a la semana. Encontr varias opciones, pero uno me llam la atencin. Es de 3)_______recepcionista_____________, en el consultorio de un veterinario. Llam por telfono y me dijeron que deba 4)_________presentarme______________ a las 3:30 P.M. Cuando llegu all, tuve que llenar una 5)______solicitud de empleo______________________,y despus tuve la entrevista con el 6)___________dueo_________________,el Dr. Ruiz.

Cuando fui a la entrevista, el Dr. Ruiz, me pregunt si tena experiencia en 1)_________computacin___________________,y le dije que s. Para el Dr. Ruiz, saber usar la computadora era lo ms importante. Era el nico 2)___________requisito_________________. El Dr. Ruiz era un seor muy 3)__________agradable__________________, pero no me crea mi edad, y tuve que darle una prueba de mi 4)__________fecha de nacimiento________________. Me dio el 5)____________puesto_____________,y me va a pagar un 6)____________sueldo________________, de $400.00 por semana. Empiezo a trabajar a fines de junio. Lo puedes creer?

III. Gramtica (15/2 pts) I. Presente perfecto o pluscuamperfecto. Completa con la forma apropiada del verbo en el tiempo adecuado.
1. Los chicos ________haban salido___________________________ sin decir adis. (had left) 2. Mara no _______ha practicado_________________ el piano hoy. (has practiced) 3. Yo _______he roto_____________________ la pierna! (have broken) 4. _______habais ledo____________________ vosotros la novela? (Had read) 5. Por qu no ____________habis puesto__________________ vosotros la mesa? (have set) 6. T ya __________has frito_______________ las papas, no? (have fried) 7. Yo _________he hecho______________ todos los quehaceres. (have done) 8. Juan nunca ___________haba dicho_______________ la verdad? (had told) 9. T ____________habas descubierto_____________________ bien la escena. (had described) 10. Mis hermanos y yo ________hemos cubierto______________________ las paredes con carteles. (have covered) 11. Veinte soldados __________haban muerto_____________________ en la batalla. (had died) 12. Yo no __________haba visto__________________ esa pelcula. (had seen) 13. Mis padres siempre ____________me han credo______________________. (have believed me) 14. Vosotros __________habis puesto_______________________ completar los ejercicios, verdad? (have been able) 15. Los otros alumnos y yo _____________habamos tenido________________ mucha tarea. (had had)

IV. Leer y Escribir (4/5pts): Este verano has decidido trabajar en una agencia de empleos. Varios jvenes han solicitado trabajo en tu oficina cada joven escribi una lista con sus habilidades y experiencias. Lee los anuncios clasificados y busca al mejor candidato para cada trabajo. En el espacio blanco debajo las personas, escribe el nombre de las persona junto al anuncio clasificado y escribe 3 razones por qu esta persona debe tomar el trabajo (en frases completas).

Recepcionista Se busca una persona agradable y responsable para trabajar en un consultorio mdico. Se requiere que tenga experiencia con computadoras y conocimientos de vocabulario mdico. Se ofrece un horario muy flexible y excelentes beneficios. Enve su currculo a Oeste 91 Calle Mndez Vigo, Mayagez, PR.

Niero(a) Una familia necesita una persona agradable y responsable para cuidar a dos nios de siete y cinco aos de edad. La persona interesada tendr que recoger a los nios de la escuela, prepararles la cena y limpiar la casa. No hace falta experiencia. Preferimos universitarios.

Mensajero(a) Una compaa busca una persona activa y dedicada para repartir el correo a varios edificios. Se exige experiencia mnima de dos aos y tres referencias. Es indispensable que tenga permiso de manejar. Preferimos personas con su propio auto.

Pasear Perros Se necesita una persona que tenga experiencia con animales. Se busca persona a quin le gusten los animales para encargarse de pasear a 3 perros. Horario flexible, Buen salario Llamar al 462-9032

Mara: Durante los ltimos cuatro aos, he cuidado a nios de varias familias. Tambin, he limpiado casas y puedo cocinar bien. No he podido tomar un trabajo a tiempo completo porque estudio educacin en la universidad. Tengo muchas referencias. Cul puesto debo solicitar? ___________debes solicitar el puesto de niera____________________________________ Por qu? 1. Answers may vary ________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________ Jorge: Estoy estudiando en la Universidad de Samford. Soy honesto y responsable. He trabajado en dos hospitales de animales en el pasado. Se he encargado de muchos animales. Yo se lavaba a los perros y gatos en los hospitales todos los das de trabajo y tambin sacaba a pasear a los perros por las tardes. Cul puesto debo solicitar? ______ debes solicitar el puesto de pasear perros _________________________________________ Por qu? 1. Answers may vary ________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________ Mercedes: Trabaj en una oficina para pueblo, S.A. Llevaba cuatro aos en este puesto cuando la compaa cerr. Tengo conocimientos de computacin y tom algunos cursos de mdicos y ciencias en la universidad. Soy muy flexible con el horario de trabajo. Cul puesto debo solicitar? _________ debes solicitar el puesto de recepcionista ______________________________________ Por qu? 1. _Answers may vary _______________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________ Pepe: Soy una persona responsable y tengo mucha energa. Me gusta correr por las maanas como parte de mi entrenamiento atltico. Tengo cuatro aos de experiencia. Tengo permiso de manejar y un auto que he usado para llevar correo. Cul puesto debo solicitar? __ debes solicitar el puesto de mensajero _____________________________________________ Por qu? 1. Answers may vary ________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________ Cultura (6/ 3pts): En esta seccin, escribe la persona correcta en el espacio blanco por cada descripcin. Usa las personas que has aprendido durante esta unidad. 1) Esta persona fue la primera puertorriquea que lleg a ser miembra del Congreso de los Estado Unidos. NYDIA VELZQUEZ 2) Esta persona fue el alcalde de una ciudad grande en Tejas y un miembro del gabinete bajo el presidente Clinton. Henry Cisneros 3) Su abuelo, Cesario, cruz por la frontera de Chihuahua, Mxico, a El Paso, Texas, en busca de una vida mejor. Tambin, esta persona se form el fuerte sindicato United Farm Workers of America. Csar Chvez 4) Esta persona estudi medicina en la Universidad de Madrid. Su inters en la biologa fue inspirado por el neurlogo espaol Ramn y Cajal. Gan el Premio Nobel de Medicina por sus estudios sobre el ADN y el ARN. SEVERO OCHOA 5) Esta Persona es la primera mujer que fue al espacio con NASA.

Elena Ochoa

6) Cuando empez en el mundo de negocios, esta persona solamente firmaba su nombre con la primera inicial. No quera que otros supieran que era mujer. LINDA ALVARADO