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
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>>> 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