Guest bloggers on The Inspired Classroom and I have often touched upon personal philosophies of education. These philosophies have ranged from technology to special ed, to education and teaching in general. My first written philosophy of ed (from about 13 years ago) compared teaching to gardening, and I was brought back to those images once [...]
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In my last post, “Common Formative Assessments Built by PLCs,” I talked about what common formative assessments are as a reflection of my reading Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work – New Insights for Improving Schools (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, 2008). But you may be wondering WHY you would do this. I’d like to explore that [...]
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PLCs are Professional Learning Communities made up of teachers who work together in a professional environment to discuss student work and help student learning. This year, I joined a book club at my school that is reading Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work – New Insights for Improving Schools (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, 2008). Throught the [...]
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I just finished posting my grades for report cards which will be going out on Wednesday. What a relief! But it is often with a hesitant click, that I post those final grades. Did I put enough time in? Did I miss anything? Did I write enough in the comments? Will the parents agree? Do [...]
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Rachel Evans, today’s guest blogger, is a passionate artist and teacher. Her post will prove this. When it comes to the arts, Rachel knows students need to be held accountable. Read on for some great insights into arts assessment as well as assessment ideas. Be sure to follow Rachel on Twitter. ~EMP It’s no secret: [...]
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Assessment is where I am feeling the least free within the structure we have in our district. Our mandated reading and math assessments are so comprehensive and numerous that to create new, performance based assessments would be counterproductive to student learning. However, my teammates and I enjoying working within the science and social studies curricula [...]
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Our MCAS test begins today. Three days of testing in ELA (English Language Arts). Today, students are asked to write a personal narrative and the other two days, students will be given all other means of ELA testing: reading selections, multiple choice, essay response (open response), grammar, conventions, etc. I do agree with these types [...]
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This is my vacation week – February vacation – and I am enjoying it greatly. The thing is, I know that when I get back to work on Monday, everything is going to hit. In fact a couple other teachers and I call it boot camp – MCAS boot camp. We will be in high [...]
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This may ramble a little – just need to get some thoughts out… For a leadership class I am currently enrolled in, I am to assess the environment I hope to change. Right now, I am in the middle of doing some reading and developing a survey. This is not easy. I feel like I [...]
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