Gardening tools (the above framework)
vs.
Samples of harvested produce
(specific curricular reforms)
Cover Sheet Assignments:
- Weekly, expository "structured diary entries"
- Are attached as cover page to top of HW
- First half: "What I have learned this week"
- Second half: "What I am confused about"
- Critical: Students must be specific
- First half must be expository
(Not just "I understood A, & learned B")
- Must include several worked-out examples
- Graded: check-plus/check/check-minus/zero
- Instructor feedback: short but individualized
comments/Qs/As on cover sheets; followup with class
on board or by
email