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Finding Clarity in Assessment and Grading
A recent Edutopia article about the question of zeros in classroom assessment set off a passionate debate filled with differing philosophies: “Kids need to learn how the real world works!” “One zero shouldn’t tank a kid in a whole class!”
The Habitus of Critical Imagination
"whatever we do together is pure invention the maps they gave us were out of date" ~ Adrienne Rich, Poem VIII What follows is a keynote written for the TLTS event on Auraria Campus on October 5, 2018, meant as an introduction to a day of creative problem solving, and to my recent publication, An Urgency of Teachers. I was invited to speak at this event, sponsored by Metropolitan State University in Denver—my alma mater—but for reasons out of my control, I was unable to attend. I was not meant to attend Metropolitan State College in Denver for my undergraduate degree. In 1989, I was accepted to Pacific University, a small private liberal arts college nestled in rural Forest Grove, Oregon.
Rubrics - RAILS
Rubrics are powerful tools for assessment. The RAILS project is intended to help librarians create and use rubrics for information literacy assessment. To this end, RAILS serves as clearinghouse for information literacy rubrics. Existing RAILS rubrics are grouped by topic and/or by creator and accessible using the navigation links on the right. Any of these rubrics can be modified and saved by librarians; librarians can also upload new rubrics. To do so, librarians should click the "participant login" link at the top of this page for site approval.
The Best Resources For Learning About Formative Assessment
(Thumbs are one of my favorite forms of formative assessment) Be sure to read my Ed Week column, Ways to Include Students in the Formative Assessment Process. As the new school year approaches (we go back in two more weeks), I’ve been thinking a bit on how I can be a little more intentional and strategic in using formative assessment. For those who might be new to the term, formative assessments are ongoing practices that help both the teacher and student evaluate and reflect on how they are both doing, and what changes either or both might need to make to become a more effective teacher and learner (I’d love it if someone left a comment with a better definition).
Developing Creativity in Gifted Children: The Central Importance of Motivation and Classroom Climate
Beth A. Hennessey Wellesley College Wellesley, MA The Study of Giftedness and Creativity-Two Separate But Parallel Trajectories Rationale It is important to introduce researchers, curriculum developers, administrators, classroom teachers, and other groups who focus on gifted and talented populations to the Social Psychology of Creativity.
Is Depth of Knowledge Complex or Complicated? - Robert Kaplinsky
If you think others need to see this, share it on one of the sites below by clicking on the button. Only a few months ago, I used the words “complex” and “complicated” interchangeably as synonyms for “difficult.” Recently I learned about the differences between their meanings and I now see their significance everywhere, especially in math education. Specifically, I am concerned about Depth of Knowledge (DOK) being viewed as a complicated issue when it is really complex. Dr. Sholom Glouberman and Dr.
10 XQ Super Schools Announced: Leading the Way in Rethinking High School
The XQ team saw the massive opportunity to make a difference for every young person in America. As the challenges in our world change faster than ever, too often our schools aren’t changing fast enough to help students meet those challenges. XQ invited teams to engage in a Discover-Design-Develop process, learning together through knowledge modules and well-architected design. After several phases that processed over 700 applications, 10 Super Schools were announced.
3 Guidelines to Eliminating Assessment Fog
Consider what it's like to drive through a heavy morning fog. It may be a busy highway where brake lights blink in and out of the haze, or a neighborhood road where the familiar details of buildings and trees are obscured by a gray curtain that implies shapes without clear form. Such driving conditions bring tension as we seek any details that will keep us on the road, and not hit a car or miss a sharp turn. Assessment fog holds similar dangers of miscalculation for accurately diagnosing student needs.
Examples of Formative Assessment
When incorporated into classroom practice, the formative assessment process provides information needed to adjust teaching and learning while they are still happening. The process serves as practice for the student and a check for understanding during the learning process. The formative assessment process guides teachers in making decisions about future instruction.
Teaching to the Beat of a Different Drummer
This post is the third in a series where I’m sharing how I’ve changed the ways that I look at assessments and assessment data. In the first post, I shared the importance of digging into the questions, not just the standards they’re correlated to.In the second post, I talked about how understanding how a test is designed can help us better understand the results we get.In this post, I’d like to share one of the ways I’ve learned how to analyze assessment results. Let’s get started! Do you know what the most difficult item on an assessment is? Is it the one with a pictograph with a scaled interval that involves combining the values from several categories?
Station Rotation Model: Grouping Strategies
The Station Rotation Model is a blended learning model where students rotate through a series of online and offline stations. This model is an easier shift for elementary teachers who are already use learning stations with students. Unfortunately, most secondary teachers do not learn how to design lessons using stations in credential school. Most of us are still be trained to teach using a whole group lesson model, so reimagining a lesson to rotate students through a series of stations feels daunting.
