Assignments Matter!

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Assignments Matter is a method of designing a course or curriculum around common assignments, or “anchors.” Participants will learn (1) a rationale for the critical role of classroom tasks in improving student achievement, (2) a common vocabulary for talking about classroom tasks and ways to identify and differentiate each type’s role and function, (3) a method for building a course or curriculum on a sequence of assignments and assessments, and (4) a method for transforming assignments into data to guide teaching and learning. Explore how this method allows school or district staff to ensure that all students receive instruction in key academic tasks and to monitor the effectiveness of instructional choices. This session is ideal for new and veteran teachers and campus administrators at all levels.

Eleanor Dougherty, owner, EDThink LLC, Tucson, Ariz.; and
Carlton Jordan, owner, A Novel Approach, Tucson, Ariz.

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