Reflecting Back, Moving Forward: Enacting AfL means changing the roles of educators and students (Part 5)
‘Don’t smile until Christmas!” was well-meaning advice given to me many years ago. In my teacher training, and early in
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Reflecting Back, Moving Forward: Enacting Assessment for Learning means changing the roles of educators and students (Part 2)
To harness the power of assessment to improve learning, you must examine and possibly reconsider your role and how you see your relationship with your students.
The Assessment Loop: Merging Assessment and Instruction
‘I want to simplify the process of assessing my students! How do I begin?’
Changing how we think about assessment – Fostering a positive learning environment for all
It’s late August and a charged silence of anticipation hangs in classrooms across Ontario – but not for long! As students flick the switch and energy floods into the learning spaces, how will students, from the very young to those approaching adulthood, perceive their place within this learning environment?
Changing how we think about assessment – Knowing your students as learners
Has this scenario ever happened to you? “I know this student understands the concepts. We talked about it; the student showed me how the model works but on the test this student did poorly! Why is that? That doesn’t make sense! What do I do now?”
