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Article(s): Self- and Peer-Assessment Online - 0 views

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shared by mhoekstra86 on 31 May 21 - No Cached
  • For peer evaluation to work effectively, the learning environment in the classroom must be supportive.
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      mhoekstra86 on 04 Jun 21
       
      Relationship building within the classroom beyond just between teacher and student would be so crucial here! The community dynamic would need to be on point.
  • •Encourages student involvement and responsibility.
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      mhoekstra86 on 04 Jun 21
       
      This is a goal area for me. How do I use self reflection in a way that feels like time well spent to the student and myself so the student can also fell a sense of ownership and total control of their outcome?
  • When learners are at a similar skill level.
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      mhoekstra86 on 04 Jun 21
       
      This is a huge concern specifically for this year. It is very obvious at all grade levels in the Cedar Falls Virtual Campus that the skill sets for our students are either very high or very low. The middle ground is all but gone which makes this method of assessing very challenging.
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  • They also recommend that teachers share expectations for assignments and define quality. Showing students examples of effective and ineffective pieces of work can help to make those definitions real and relevant.
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      mhoekstra86 on 04 Jun 21
       
      Have strong example work is another area I am working on. My curriculum is still very new and has had a lot of interruptions from outside issues which has meant priority has not been placed on building a strong set of examples.
  • I barely touched on the use of rubrics, which is the tool I suggest for evaluating the completed team project itself.
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      mhoekstra86 on 04 Jun 21
       
      Considering the high level of emotion that can occur with group projects, I could never imagine assigning a group task without a solid rubric. The subjective nature of a group project means I need solid expectations in order to clarify any grey area as well as hold students responsible who do not meet those expectations.
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ollie-afe-2021: Article: Attributes from Effective Formative Assessment (CCSSO) - 0 views

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  • Formative assessment is not an adjunct to teaching but, rather, integrated into instruction and learning with teachers and students receiving frequent feedback.
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      mhoekstra86 on 01 Jun 21
       
      I believe this is a point many teachers can forget. A formative assessment does not need to be formal. If proper documentation is kept, you could even consider a conversation with a student to be a formative assessment.
  • The students must be actively involved in the systematic process
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      mhoekstra86 on 01 Jun 21
       
      I fall short here. I want to build some type of transparent framework for my units my students and I can view together with the student being the one to maintain their progress.
  • Creating such a culture requires teachers to model these behaviors during interactions with students
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      mhoekstra86 on 01 Jun 21
       
      Once again, showing by example wins the day!
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  • Descriptive Feedback: Students should be provided with evidence-based feedback that is linked to the intended instructional outcomes and criteria for success.
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      mhoekstra86 on 01 Jun 21
       
      I have REALLY loved giving personal video feedback this year with virtual students. I can show them exactly where I see concerns as well as celebrations and can easily relate different points in the product to each other since I have the freedom to scroll up and down their work. It also allows me to add in personal tone to my feedback.
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ollie-afe-2021: Building a Better Mousetrap - 0 views

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  • “Meaningfully” here means both consistently and accurately
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      mhoekstra86 on 24 May 21
       
      I really struggle with "fluffy" words like "meaningfully" AND I really wanted to say what the green highlight already said, so here I am giddy about the definition of meaningful. :)
  • So, when we discuss scoring or grading rubrics in the Teaching Center, we are talking about a system designed to measure the key qualities (also referred to as “traits” or “dimensions”) vital to the process and/or product of a given assignment, a system which some educators see as stultifying and others see as empowering.
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      mhoekstra86 on 24 May 21
       
      I would also add that my district uses rubrics as a way to unify our grading practices across the district. This year, we have seven 8th grade teachers, so having rubrics we all use is very helpful for consistency.
  • Moreover, some teachers have noticed how students who were good writers become wooden when writing under the influence of a rubric.
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      mhoekstra86 on 24 May 21
       
      Could this be resolved by simply allowing our students to help build the rubrics?
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ollie-afe-2021: Educational Leadership: The Quest for Quality--article - 1 views

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shared by mhoekstra86 on 13 May 21 - No Cached
  • Students learn best when they monitor and take responsibility for their own learning. This means that teachers need to write learning targets in terms that students will understand.
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      mhoekstra86 on 14 May 21
       
      My colleagues and I really take this to heart. Rubrics we give to students often times have check boxes available for students to interact with. If the assessment is a project, the student is given the rubric and we go over it thoroughly as a class. They are encouraged to use it as a tool.
  • Are results communicated in time to inform the intended decisions? Will the users of the results understand them and see the connection to learning? Do the results provide clear direction for what to do next?
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      mhoekstra86 on 14 May 21
       
      This is where my colleagues and I use consistently CFAs. Students are aware that additional learning will take place with an adult if their CFA score does not show strong progress.
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