Dr. Danner-Kuhn has no doubt shared with you the learning loop (my name for it) in which the reason for assessment is to discover whether curricular objectives are met or not. Here's a pic http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/cl1/flag/start/ciamodelfig1.gif by someone smarter
qualitative formative assessment is the ongoing awareness, understanding, and support of learning that is difficult or impossible to quantify
I wonder if #ded318 can create their own qualitative formative assessments for lessons they create? Or how do you know the student met the lesson's objectives?
"15 Habits That Will Totally Transform Your Productivity
1/16 From decluttering your desk to letting yourself complain, these 15 easy behavior changes can change how much you accomplish each day.
BY STEPHANIE VOZZA6 MINUTE READ
Editor's Note: This article is one of the top 10 Leadership stories of 2015. See the full list here.
People who manage to get a lot accomplished each day aren't superhuman; they've just mastered a few simple habits. Some may be easy to guess: Keep your desk organized and aim for around eight hours of sleep a night. But others, like taking a mid-day nap or complaining, might surprise you.
Here are 15 easy ways to make every day more productive:
1. DECLUTTER YOUR DESK.
MESSY WORK SPACE:
Creativity may arise from chaos, but a litter-strewn office probably isn't helping you get stuff done. "Attention is programmed to pick up what's novel," says Josh Davis, director of research at the NeuroLeadership Institute and author of Two Awesome Hours. Visible files remind you of unfinished tasks. An unread book is temptation for procrastination. Even if you don't think you're noticing the disorder, it hurts your ability to focus.
TIDY WORKSPACE:
People with neat offices are more persistent and less frustrated and weary, according to a recent study in Harvard Business Review, which found that a clean desk helps you stick with a task more than one and a half times longer. "While it can be comforting to relax in your mess, a disorganized environment can be a real obstacle," says Grace Chae, a professor at Fox School of Business at Temple University and coauthor of the study.
2. BE PART OF THE 20%.
No matter how crazy your days get, make sure you carve out and ruthlessly protect just 90 minutes-20% of an eight-hour day-for the most important tasks. "Even if you squander the remaining 80% of the day, you can still make great progress if you have spent 90 minutes on your goals or priorities," says Charlotte, North Carol
nationally representative survey by the Pew Internet Project has found additional evidence of this just-in-time phenomenon. The survey was conducted between March 15 and April 3, 2012 among 2,254 adults age 18 and older and it found that 88% of adults are cell phone owners and that 46% are smartphone owners
we read, on a regular basis, that schools buy technology — desktops, laptops and now mobile devices — and experience virtually no impact on student achievement.
Adding technology to direct-instruction, paper-and-pencil-based pedagogy, will have little impact
inquiry-based, to support students engaging in conversations, to support students relating their concrete experiences outside the school to the abstract ideas introduced inside the school
The
Horizon Report 2014:
1 year or less = flipped classroom, learner analytics
2-3 years = 3D printing, games and gamification
4-5 years = the quantified self, virtual assistants