Institute Outline

MI/LfU High School Institute

"The Sky's the Limit: Assessment As If Understanding Mattered"

Time
Event
Room
Speaker/Lead Faculty
7:30-8:30 am
Continental Breakfast 
Math Building (MA)
 
8:30 am
Welcome and Overview: 
"We're All in This Together:  The Importance of Building Educational Partnerships" 
MA 142
Dr. Phil Randolph, President, Glendale Community College
Dr. René Díaz-Lefebvre, 
MI/LfU Institute Coordinator 
8:45 am
MI/LfU:  The Theory, Structure, and Application 
·What is Multiple Intelligences Theory?
·20 Years after Gardner's "Frames of Mind", what's next?
·New findings from neuroscience and neuro-imaging and MI
·Learning for Understanding and the implicaiton for assessment
·GCC's pioneering effort implementing MI/LfU across-the-curriculum
·What is a 'Learning Option,' a 'Performance of Understanding,' and a 'Creative Grading Rubric?'
·What theoretical background does an instructor need to become aware of to understand MI/LfU?
·How does one begin to apply the approach in the classroom? 
·How to orient students to this approach to alternative learning and creative assessment.
MA 142
 

Dr. René Díaz-Lefebvre, 

MI/LfU Lead Faculty
 
10:30 - 10:45 am 
 
Break
 
 
10:45 - 12:15 pm
Breakout Sessions
Mathematics
Art
Natural Sciences (Biology)
English
Music
Natural Sciences (Chemistry)
Social Sciences (Psychology)
Math
English
Social and Natural Sciences (Psychology, Biology)
 
MA 125 
MA 115
MA 127
MA 126
MA 121
MA 123
MA 120
MA 122
MA 124
MA 128
 
Ernesto Escobedo
Darlene Goto
Steve Williams
Marilyn Schiedat
Donald Smith & René Díaz-Lefebvre
Fernando Camou
Kam Majer & Sally Johnson
Frank Rivera
Joy Wingersky
Ann Brandt-Williams & Angela Mick
12:15-1:00 pm
Lunch (Box Lunch)
Math Solutions Patio 
 
1:00-2:30 pm
 
MI/LfU Student Panel Presentations
 
MA 142
 
2:30-2:45 pm
Refreshment Break
Math Solutions Patio
 
2:45-3:45 pm
 
GCC/High School Educator Panel 
                   (Q&A) 
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About MI/LfU But Were Afraid to Ask!"
 
 

MA 142
 
3:45 pm
 
"So What Do I Do on Monday?" 
Wrap-up, Evaluation, Adjournment
 
MA 142
MI/LfU Faculty and Institute participants

Note:  A Learning Option display will be located in the Math Solution area representing a variety of creative and imaginative work of students.  The area will be available for viewing from 9 a.m. to 4:00 pm.  Psi Beta students will assist in the security and monitoring of the area.

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