Hailey Jorgensen

We began this class by finishing our rubric activity we started yesterday. In breakout rooms, we had to brainstorm responses that a fifth grade student would have said about our geometry question. Then we had to organize those responses into three categories: math terms, descriptions, and measurements. The third step had us creating the “adequate” column of a rubric and rated the sample answer to our rubric. This step left me very confused because the criteria was from various outcomes,…

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This class again started with our Learning Circle discussion about chapters three and four (click here for discussion summary). The main points we discussed was the importance of including parents and providing samples and examples. As a student, I always appreciate(d) when samples are given because then I know what to work towards to achieve student success. I know what layout the teacher likes and about how long to make the questions, and I always found it much more useful…

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We started off the class with our Learning Circles talking about the first two chapters of our text (click here for discussion summary), the main thing we talked about was including students in the assessment process at the correct times to ensure maximum student success. As a student, I didn’t really care about being involved in the rubric making process maybe because I felt I would perform well either way. It was more common to receive a copy of the…

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This first class began with a survey on poll.guru, we learned a little about our fellow “staff” and I found it interesting to note that most people enrolled in this class would like to teach Grades 1-5 or 10-12, I fall into the middle years area. We had a brief interruption by an academic advisor who told us about some upcoming deadlines and events for education students. We then had time to complete an assessment of assessment, where we shared…

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