Reflecting Back, Moving Forward: The Importance of Defining Criteria
Sometimes significant professional insights come from snippets of lived classroom moments. One moment can change you! It did for me.
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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?”
Changing how we think about assessment – Being intentional about “what” and “why”
You’re probably thinking about the school year ahead – perhaps making plans, or reflecting on how you did things last year, and what you can do this year to improve.
HARNESSING THE POWER OF ASSESSMENT 