TCEA 2018: BAM! Your Guide to individualized learning

This presentation is made possible by Ashley Callahan, Hawaii Department of Education, HI and Stephanie Catania, Chaminade University, HI. In their presentation, both presenters aim to share what BAM is and how BAM supports teaching best practices, particularly in the area of differentiation. BAM stands for Benchmark Assessment Map and it focuses on increasing student engagement through providing choices in student learning. Here are some highlights of their presentation:

• The importance of giving student choice is key to engaging students and creating a deeper impact in their learning.
• Changing the taste of learning among students, who have a bad taste in Reading and Writing due to the rudimentary procedures involved in traditional way of learning.
• Examples: board games, students performing a dance, conducting an experiment, students having a choice in their assignments (frees up teacher time to have conversations with students), seismic waves using a slinky, students producing/creating, PowerPoint slides, creating a newscast, to name a few.​

More of my notes below. ​

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