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From the Web

1. http://www.ascd.org/frametutorials.html

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) has online tutorials on more than 20 topics, including CL. The tutorials feature articles from ASCD’s Educational Leadership journal and other print materials in addition to video. Elsewhere on ASCD’s website, you can find books, videos, and other materials on CL, as ASCD has long been interested in CL.

2. This is an online handbook entitled Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning

TABLE OF CONTENTS Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning *Developed and edited by the Washington Center's Evaluation Committee*
Preface and Annotated Table of Contents
Introduction Jean MacGregor
I.	Assessment in Collaborative Learning
	A.	Restructuring Courses
		1.	R(E)volutionary Processes: Assessment and Learning Community Planning Trish Barney, Linda Moore, Mike Witmey
		2.	The Evolution of a Biology Course: From Student Passivity to Student Accountability Judy Moore and Eric Mould
	B.	Assessment and Evaluation of Student Work Introduction by Bruce Kochis
		1.	Grading in Collaborative Classrooms Bob Petrulis
		2.	Making Group Work Count Sherry Sullivan
		3.	Making Examinations More Collaborative Jim Harnish
		4.	Making Time for Peer Review Michael Kischner
		5.	Group Projects and Group Grading: Work in Progress Roger Arango
	C.	Classroom Research
		1.	Classroom Research: An Introduction Bruce Kochis
		2.	Ask Them: Assessing What Students Already Know Rita Smilkstein
		3.	Inkshedding Susan Wyche-Smith
		4.	Mid-Course Adjustments: Using Small Group Instructional Diagnoses to Improve Teaching and Learning Ken White
	D.	Assessment of Seminars
		1.	Approaches to Assessment in the Collaborative Learning Seminar/Discussion K.Ann McCartney
		2.	Circumscribing Seminar Space Margaret Scarborough
	E.	Student Self-Evaluation
		1.	Teaching Self-Assessment Thad Curtz
		2.	Writing Portfolios: What Teachers Learn from Self-Assessment Kim Johnson-Bogart
		3.	Sample Self-Evaluation Prompts
II.	Assessment of Collaborative Learning: Assessing the Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning Environments
	A.	My Mind Exploded: Intellectual Development as a Critical Framework for Understanding and Assessing Collaborative Learning William Moore
	B.	Post-Program Interviews Valerie Bystrom
	C.	Assessing Learning Community Effectiveness: An Institutional View Gail Wilkie
	D.	Assessment of Collaborative Learning Programs: The Promise of Collaborative Research Vince Tinto, Anne Goodsell Love, and Pat Russo
	E.	Simple Approaches to Assessing Collaborative Learning Environments Candace Byrne
III.	Appendices
	Bibliography on Assessment, Collaborative Learning, and Learning Communities
	Glossary of Terms
	Brief Biographies of Authors

3. William Heard Kilpatrick (1871-1965) was a teacher, principal, university professor of the philosophy of education, an author of books on education, and a colleague of John Dewey. Dewey, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, and Francis Parker were key influences on his work.

From the perspective of CL, Kilpatrick is perhaps most remembered for “The Project Method.” This method was described in a 1918 article in the Teacher’s College Record. In the Project Method students’ interests are the focus. Kilpatrick believed that projects based on solving problems and on topics of interest to students make learning becomes more relevant and meaningful. He urged that students take a lead role in all are four phases of projects: purposing, planning, executing and judging.

To read more about Kilpatrick, including web links and a print bibliography, go to: http://www.education.miami.edu/ep/html/william_heard_kilpatrick.html