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Last week I met with Nick Endlich, one of the instructors for the Tech Camp. I will be assisting him with some of the sessions during tech camp. We discussed how he plans to deliver the instruction and then talked about how we could best meet the needs of the learners during the sessions. I suggested that we develop some sort of google form as a needs assessment prior to the sessions. This will give us a better idea of how to address each learner's goals for the session, but it could also provide information for grouping the learners according to their knowledge of the skills. An underlying motive is to get the participants thinking about the content and perhaps they will begin investigating some things on their own prior to the sessions. This needs assessment reminds me of a part of the CBAM model that we discussed during our class with Jared Mader. One of the first aspects in this model of professional development is to find out the level of concern. See the diagram below.

Source: http://www.nas.edu/rise/backg4a.htm

In my LTMS 520 class, I am developing a fictional case study with another student in the class about assessment. So far, we have develop this google doc as a means to collaborate on the project. We are going to investigate an assessment for first grade writing. Our plan is to use an already existing third grade model and alter it to suit the abilities and developmental readiness of a first grader.