Week #8 Post

I am a bit concerned about creating my own forms of assessment during my 3 week block, particularly the assessment tools that I will use to grade assignments. There are so many aspects to consider when creating assessment tools. For example, how will I ensure that the rubrics, self assessments, and checklists that I create

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Week #7 Post

Differentiation is an important and essential aspect of teaching and lesson planning that all teachers and future teachers must understand and implement at all times. However, despite the need for differentiation in all classrooms, there remains confusion, misunderstandings, and a general lack of implementation in many schools across the country. As Tomlinson, Brimijoin, and Navarez

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Week #6 Post

There have been several instances in my schooling where I have been asked to engage in less “traditional” forms of assessment and many times, I have struggled with it. For example, last spring I took a history class where we had to lead a group discussion/debate in front of the class. It was worth 10%

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Week #5 Post

The article “Assessment, Teaching, and Theories of Learning” by James provided freedom for teacher discretion while also giving relevant and beneficial information about theories and models of assessment. As James writes, “by using models of assessment borrowed from elsewhere, teachers may find themselves subscribing, uncritically or unwittingly, to the theories of learning on which they

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Week #4 Post

A sentiment that really resonates with my own views on teaching is when Anne Davies, in the article “Involving Students in Communicating About Their Learning” writes, “Student involved communications arise from classrooms in which students are involved in the classroom assessment process – they do not flourish in teacher-centered classrooms” (50). As explained here, students

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Week #3 Post

In this week’s readings, I was able to unpack the importance of multimodal assessment tools and why it is necessary to bring technology into the classroom. In order to increase the literacies of your students, it is beneficial to introduce aspects of technology. Technology can provide a lot of different skill building tools that have

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Week #2 Post

            The first article by Dr. Louis Volante was a very interesting read and offered excellent suggestions about how to properly assess students. An interesting aspect of assessment that I had not previously considered was reducing biases in assessment methods. I had not previously considered the way bias might play a role in assessment choices,

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Gerry, please read – ECS 210

Selection #1: https://edusites.uregina.ca/isabellagrajczyk/2019/03/06/week-8-ecs-210-blog-post/ Selection #2: https://edusites.uregina.ca/isabellagrajczyk/2019/02/01/week-4-ecs-210-blog-post/ Curriculum as Place: https://edusites.uregina.ca/isabellagrajczyk/2019/02/22/week-6-ecs-210-blog-post/ Curriculum and Treaty Education: https://edusites.uregina.ca/isabellagrajczyk/2019/03/02/ecs-21o-week-7/

ECS 210 Video Summary

For my summary of learning I decided to focus on 3 areas from class that I enjoyed the most. In my video I discuss curriculum as place, treaty education and curriculum as numeracy. Hope you enjoy my video!