Course Team Report Course Name: Ancient World 458/9 Team Members: Garcia, Hidaka, Meagher, Scarlett Current

Reality What current reality drives your team's efforts? Ex. As judged by 1st unit assessments, only 45% of our students demonstrate sufficient understanding of how to utilize the scientific process. Our team is beginning a new unit on Ancient China. Students are having trouble rationalizing their thoughts and arguments. 458 students are having a tough time creating an opinion or perhaps expressing that opinion. For example students may stake a claim but provide no evidence or in written work they use evidence and dont stake a claim with it. Team Goal Team will implement Socratic seminars or other critical thinking activity in regards to a topic in Ancient China. Student participation will be measured during this activity. We endeavor to have over 75% of What goal do you have to guide effort to address this reality? students participate during theseyour activities. Ex. 80% of all students will demonstrate sufficient understanding of the scientific process.

Assessment What assessment did you develop to measure the success of this goal?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0haub0gdorrtyv0/China%20Test%20Standards.doc

Assessment Results How did your students do on this assessment?

Instructional Response How will your team respond instructionally?