Planning for Professional Learning about Assessment: AfL guides adult learning too!
The assessment process is an inherent part of the learning process, no matter who is doing the learning. This struck
Feedback that moves learning forward
Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement, but this impact can be either positive or
Honing Our Assessment Skills: Accurately conveying the learning in goals and criteria
The concept of ‘success criteria’ is familiar to most educators — but scan the examples being shared on the internet,
Learning Conversations: Tools for Documenting (Part 3)
How do we harness learning conversations in order to create a powerful artifact of thinking? It’s a conundrum!
Honing Our Assessment Skills: A Small Change Makes a Big Difference
Learning goals should focus on learning. Seems obvious, yet sometimes we write goals that focus on what the student is
Collaboratively Developing Students’ Understanding of the Learning Goals (Part 2)
Recently we heard from a concerned educator, “I display the learning goals at the beginning of each lesson, every day,
Learning Conversations: Conditions for Success (Part 2)
The importance of sitting alongside a student is often understated or dismissed.
