Our discussion on assessment tonight left me with a much better idea about what my responsibilities are in terms of monitoring students' learning. Usually I hate talking about assessment because inevitably the topic turns to the (often frustrating) state- and federally-mandated exams that typically don't showcase all that is involved in student learning. In contrast, our discussion happily took a much more positive turn when we began talking about the different ways to assess students, and how we can tailor these different methods of assessment to both the content and the students in the class. Another goal I have for this course is to learn how to create more effective and authentic project-based assessments that provide true insight into the learning and accomplishments of my students. The constructivist theory on learning is great in theory and probably great in practice, and hopefully we can learn together how to make it happen in all of our future classrooms.
I have decided that my lesson trailer video is going to be about the discovery of DNA!
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