Performance Assessment Shells and Globally Significant Issues

1. Maximize Student Learning Using
Performance Assessment Shells and
Global Issues Overviews
June 25, 2015 1:00 -2:00 pm
International Studies Schools Network
Summer Institute 2015
Tonilee Hanson

2. Session Outcomes
I Can…identify how I can use the Performance
Assessment Shells and Global Issue Overviews in my
classroom
I Can…network with other teachers from my content
area

3. Defining Global Competence
Global competence is the capacity and
disposition to understand and act on issues of
global significance.
Global learning is the process by which students
become globally competent.

4. 1.Circulate to other people in the room.
2.INTRODUCE YOURSELF, SHARE WHAT YOU
TEACH & WHERE
3.FORM GROUPS OF 4 AND SIT TOGETHER

5. 5
Graduation Performance System (GPS)
GPS
Performance
Outcomes and
Rubrics
GPS
Performance
Outcomes and
Rubrics
Portfolio of
Student Work
Portfolio of
Student Work
College Ready
and Globally
Competent
Graduate
College Ready
and Globally
Competent
Graduate
Module and Task
Implementation
Module and Task
Implementation
Assessment and
Rating of
Student Work
Assessment and
Rating of
Student Work
Student Feedback and
Teacher Reflection
Student Feedback and
Teacher Reflection
Module and Task
Design
Module and Task
Design

6. What We’ve Learned…
Creating GPS modules
from scratch takes time
and careful planning.
Finding ways to infuse
globally significant issues
into your curriculum and
knowing where to find
quality resources isn’t
always easy.

7. To Assist Teachers…
Two sets of tools…
Global Issues Overviews – provides an overview of a
globally significant issue, along with task ideas and
resources
Performance Assessment Shells – provides a modular
framework with guidance for working with students on
a specific type of performance assessment. They
include suggested activities, but the shell does not
include a set of lesson plans.

8. Performance Assessment
Shells
Public Speaking
Infographics
Position Paper
Event Planning
Coming 9/2015
Logo Design
Website
Business Plan
Global Issue Overviews
Human Population
Growth
Infectious Disease
Resource Conservation
Clean Water Access
Coming 9/2015
Women’s Rights
Poverty and Hunger
Curriculum/Summative Task: Students will design an
infographic to communicate their knowledge and
understanding of clean water access around the world.
Content Connections
Art - Symbolism
ELA – Persuasive writing
Biology - Bacteria
Chemistry – Water Quality
Ecology - Ecosystems
Economics – Supply
Engineering – Design
Government - Policy
Health – Disease
HSS - Immigration
Math – Statistics

9. • Position Paper: Create and share a paper that takes a strong
position on an issue of global significance, using evidence to
support one’s position
• Infographic: Create and share an infographic that takes a strong
position and communicates data effectively on an issue of global
significance
• Public Speaking: Write and deliver a speech that communicates a
strong position on an issue of global significance
• Event Planning: Take action for social change. Plan a social action
event that takes an evidence-based position on an issue of global
significance.

10. Let’s Take A Look!
Take 10 minutes to scan the Global
Issue Overviews and the Performance
Assessment Shells.
Try to get a feel for how they’re
structured and which ones might be
useful to you.
Pick one global issue and one shell
that you think you could incorporate
into your curriculum.
When would you use it – what
course, topic and time of year?

11. • Share-out:
– Create groups of four that include one of each
Performance Assessment Shells.
– Each person shares your ideas for using the
Performance Assessment Shells in your curriculum.

12. Global Issues Overviews &
Performance Assessment Shells
• http://issnny.ning.com/page/curriculum

13. Quality summative assessments of global
competence include all 4 elements of SAGE:
• Student choice
• Authentic work that professionals do in the real
world
• Global significance
• Exhibition to real-world audiences
SAGE
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/pbl-sage-framework-asis