Week 3's Assignment
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Assignment Week #3
This week there are already two readings in the Resources folder. Please read those, but we will also
be doing some investigation of TS Gold and Pearson’s Work Sampling System. Like last week, follow
the instructions in this document, and then include your thoughts about what you read in your blog.
Be sure to include responses to the comments made by your peers and I from your last week’s blog
at the beginning of this week’s posting.
be doing some investigation of TS Gold and Pearson’s Work Sampling System. Like last week, follow
the instructions in this document, and then include your thoughts about what you read in your blog.
Be sure to include responses to the comments made by your peers and I from your last week’s blog
at the beginning of this week’s posting.
Please keep in mind the question about power and assessments when you read through these
documents, and try to think about the similarities and differences that might exist between Work
Sampling/TS Gold and the screeners we saw last week. Since we are also thinking about “readiness,”
try to reflect on what “readiness” means – who does it apply to? In other words, who is supposed to be
getting ready? How does power play into readiness? Who defined readiness, and what are we
comparing it against? Does readiness look the same across all cultures? If not, what kinds of
adaptations or new ways of thinking need to be considered?
documents, and try to think about the similarities and differences that might exist between Work
Sampling/TS Gold and the screeners we saw last week. Since we are also thinking about “readiness,”
try to reflect on what “readiness” means – who does it apply to? In other words, who is supposed to be
getting ready? How does power play into readiness? Who defined readiness, and what are we
comparing it against? Does readiness look the same across all cultures? If not, what kinds of
adaptations or new ways of thinking need to be considered?
Pearson’s Work Sampling System
- Visit this website.
- Read through the Product Details and watch the video.
- Look at the Scouring and Reporting link
- Click on Resources. Scroll down to Video Examples and click on "Using Digital Devices to Help with Collecting Evidence."
- Feel free to watch any others that are of interest to you.
- Lastly, click on Pricing and Ordering. Calculate how much this program would cost at your current setting or a setting you have previously worked at.
Teaching Strategies Gold
- Go to the Teaching Strategies website
- Read the page. What do you notice?
- Click on “MyTeachingStrategies.” Read the brief paragraph and watch the short video.
- Watch this video that gives a brief overview of how to use TS Gold online.
Guided Questions
What stands out to you as you look through these websites? How do they differ from the material we
saw last week?
saw last week?
Do you prefer one system over another? Be sure to think about why, as you will be writing about this
in your upcoming Comparative PowerPoint assignment.
in your upcoming Comparative PowerPoint assignment.
How do all of these systems fit into the broader topic of “readiness,” especially as it relates to
kindergarten readiness?
kindergarten readiness?
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