starting with the goal or objective in mind in order to design assessments and plans

• collaboration

• backwards planning

• devil's advocate

• curriculum

the knowledge, skills, abilities, or attitudes students are expected to acquire resulting from completing an academic program/lesson

• educational objectives

• collaboration

• curriculum

• formative assessment

moderates team discussion, keeps group on task and distributes work

• recorder

• devil's advocate

• timekeeper

• facilitator

when teams of teachers work together to achieve common goals and share, support, and explore ideas

• curriculum

• devil's advocate

• collaboration

• facilitator

keeps group aware of time constraints and deadlines and makes sure meetings start on time

• timekeeper

• reporter

• recorder

• facilitator

process of observing learning including describing, collecting, recording, scoring, and interpreting information

• assessment

• curriculum

• collaboration

• backwards planning

serves as group spokesperson to the class or instructor, summarizing the group's activities and/or conclusions

• reporter

• recorder

• facilitator

• timekeeper

the lessons and academic content taught in a school or in a specific course or program

• criteria

• curriculum

• educational objectives

• formative assessment

raises counter arguments and constructive objections, introduces alternate explanations and solutions

• facilitator

• recorder

• reporter

• devil's advocate

the measures used to determine student knowledge and performance

• curriculum

• criteria

• recorder

• educational objectives