In the Blink of an Eye
The COVID-19 virus became the great disruptor across the world.
Category: Assessment Loop
Staying Focused on Assessment
We haven’t posted in some time. Not because we didn’t want to, but rather, we weren’t sure exactly what to
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
Learning Conversations: A Window into Thinking (Part 1)
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is the value of a conversation? Priceless!
Descriptive Feedback: The Engine that Powers Learning
Feedback should help the student understand more about the learning goal, more about their own achievement status in relation to
Witnessing Learning Over Time: Tools for Documenting Observations (Part 3)
Student thinking rarely follows a straight path towards a learning destination. When you ponder documenting the twists and turns of whole group or individual students’ thinking, do you feel overwhelmed? How might the application of learning goals and success criteria support the process of documentation?
Witnessing Learning over Time: Monitoring and Documenting (Part 1)
Take a moment to breathe, slow down and reflect on the first part of this academic year.
Reflecting Back, Moving Forward: Witnessing Learning Over Time
I learned about differentiation and personalization in a truly authentic way.
Collaboratively Developing Students’ Understanding of Success Criteria: A Dynamic, Ongoing Process (Part 4)
As a learning community, students uncover possible success criteria, giving an educator the opportunity to listen deeply, assessing what students already know and understand.
Collaboratively Developing Students’ Understanding of Success Criteria: Using Samples to Uncover Criteria (Part 3)
When you give students information that they can use to improve, and they see and understand that they can do it… students will experience feelings of control over their learning …
HARNESSING THE POWER OF ASSESSMENT 