There is a law in organizational theory called Parkinson’s law which says that work will expand to fill the amount of time we are willing to devote to it.
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Which of my students is still struggling with this essential skill? Which of my students has mastered the essential skill? What is an area in which my students excelled, what strategies led to their success, and how might I share those strategies with my colleagues, and conversely what is an area of weakness where I might seek help from my colleagues? Is there an area where students struggled regardless of the teacher to whom they were assigned and if so, what steps can our team take to address our own professional learning regarding teaching that skill?
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Teams should create their own assessments rather than using textbooks or commercial assessments and should use performance-based assessments when the skill or concepts requires such an assessment.
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When we discuss the Iowa Core, this is an example of what we need to do. Get rid of the rest of that stuff. Determine what is important. And then have a deeper lesson, leading to deeper conceptual and procedural knowledge, with authentic and formative assessment. Which will lead to permanent learning.
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Educational Leadership:Informative Assessment:The Best Value in Formative Assessment - 3 views
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Even though assessments will continue to be labeled formative or summative, how the results are used is what determines whether the assessment is formative or summative.
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but some, by design, are better suited to summative use and others to formative use.
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Although such assessments are sometimes intended for formative use—that is, to guide further instruction for groups or individual students—teachers' and administrators' lack of understanding of how to use the results can derail this intention
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great article on what 'formative assessment' is and is not.
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I always think back to what Doug Reeves says about the difference between formative and summative assessments. He says formative assessment is like exploratory surgery; summative assessment is like an autopsy.
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Great description Bridgette. I love this and will use it with my college students.
A new way to grade: Standards replace letters in Waukee | The Des Moines Register | Des... - 2 views
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Students will receive statuses of "beginning," "developing," "secure" or "exceeds" in 10 to 12 objectives - or standards - per subject instead of traditional letter grades.
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"It's a very emotional topic," Reeves said. "A big thing is it's not standards versus grades. It's, 'Are we giving parents and students better information to improve their performance?' "
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It's critical that before you move students on in their learning, you actually know what it is that they have control of and at what level," he said. "This method does that."
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Where Iowa Education Chief Jason Glass is Wrong About Race to the Top and Iow... - 2 views
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2. The Iowa Core Curriculum doesn’t just set standards. Director Glass said, “On your point regarding the Iowa Core, I think it’s the state’s responsibility to set the bar for schools to achieve and then allow districts to determine how they get there.” The problem with this is that the Iowa Core does tell districts how to get there. Not only that, but the curriculum is problematic how it presents certain topics and what it leaves out – it is rife with bias and indoctrination. Not only that there was hardly any opportunity for educators and citizens to weigh in on its content and direction. There is a white paper written on the subject and I would encourage Director Glass to read it. I understand that he is new to his position, but I think he has an understanding of the Iowa Core that isn’t accurate.
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Iowa Core Implementation Plan Summary - Iowa Department of Education - 2 views
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