Assignment 2: Teacher Work Sample

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Task #2: Teacher Work Sample
Competency 603.2.3: Teacher Work Sample
Objective 603.2.3-02
Jennifer Moore
Western Governor’s University
















As an educator, I have numerous learning goals for my students. In this unit, I have four that are the most significant. Students will be learning about descriptive statistics using the Engage NY curriculum. They will be deepening their understanding of descriptive statistics concepts they learned in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. Since this is a complex topic, the learning goals I created for my students are very specific and direct. These goals are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, have measurable objectives, and also have a condition, a behavior, and a criterion. …show more content…

This district is also moving towards standards based grading, which is the reason that the criterion for this standard is a 3 out of 4 on the rubric. The assessments have a rubric to grade them with, and a three represents the student is competent on this rubric. This learning goal has two lessons that teach the students this information, but they use the information about the shape, center, and variability throughout the unit. The lesson in this unit that is aligned with this learning goal has t five student outcomes. Colorado is also a state that has adopted the Common Core State Standards. This learning goal is aligned to the Common Core State Standard S-ID.A.3, which states, “Interpret differences in shape, center, and spread in the context of the data sets, accounting for possible effects of extreme data points (outliers)” (Engage NY, 2014). This standard is one of the three focus standards of this unit. This learning goal will be assessed in multiple ways and at different times throughout the …show more content…

The three lessons that are addressed under this learning goal have a total of three student outcomes. This learning goal is aligned to Common Core State Standard S-ID.A.2, which states, “Use statistics appropriate to the shape of the data distribution to compare center (median, mean) and spread (interquartile range, standard deviation) of two or more different data sets” (Engage NY, 2014). This learning goal will be assessed multiple ways and throughout the unit of instruction, which include exit tickets, homework, and other means of

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