I teach middle school science and am required to cover the state standards. I approach it 2 ways. the first is in planning. I use a tool called the engineering design diagram to design 9 week units. The second way is in day to day. I initially cover the core state standards by giving them basic facts and do a quick intro, the next day is individual quiz (I don't do team test, because my administrator is against it, but plan to try it again after he is more used to the process). I go into 3 mini unit projects that feed into a cumulative quarterly project. Periodic quizes and test that compliment the projects cover material in more depth. Scott Kubista-Hovis 7th grade Life Science Teacher Hayfield Secondary School Alexandria, VA 703-385-5458 --- On Tue, 10/14/08, Sophie Sparrow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Sophie Sparrow <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: TBL for law subjects To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 8:49 AM Hi Kym, I teach law students using TBL - happy to share ideas. Feel free to contact me off list or by phone numbers below. Sophie Sophie M. Sparrow Professor of Law Franklin Pierce Law Center 2 White Street Concord, NH 03301 603-513-5205 603.225-9647 FAX [log in to unmask] >>> Kym Sheehan <[log in to unmask]> 10/14/2008 2:07 AM >>> Hi everyone Is anybody using TBL for law subjects? I will be teaching corporate law to accounting students in 2009 (March 09 start date) and hope to deploy TBL. The difficulty I have at the moment with TBL is with the RATs, which seem to be largely focussed on assessing readiness based upon the student and group's understanding of concepts, rather than upon the mastery of detail, which is typically what students are expected to master in their law subject studies. Anyone who teaches a subject that requires mastery of detail may be able to help me on the RATs point. cheers Kym