A blog about making all assessments actionable and useful for teaching and learning.
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Rubric Descriptors that Support Student Growth: Focus on Feedback and Action
Rubrics, a common classroom and high stakes tool to measure student learning, tend to describe desired performance qualities of student work on the right and deficits on the left. Oftentimes, rubric developers attempt to quantify student errors by counting or using descriptors such as “numerous,” “frequent,” or “many.” Often such descriptors target the lowest scoring…
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Mastery verses Proficiency: Connecting the Two to Serve Students
Do you ever wonder if mastery of standards is the same thing as proficiency in state standards? This is the question I have been thinking about today. Defining similar words that have distinct connotations is important. I often collaborate with teachers in different states to help define what “proficient” or “college-and-career ready” standards-based thinking looks…
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Let’s Rethink the Purpose of Student Learning Objectives
The true purpose of SLOs are to develop and dynamically adjust individualized learning plans for each student! It is the beginning of a new school year. For many teachers, a new school year is like a second, “New Year’s Eve.” We make resolutions to try new technology, practice new mindsets, or implement ideas we learned…
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Here is a link to my book co-authored with Dr. Robert Johnson from the University of South Carolina. https://tinyurl.com/usingFAforSLO
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Actionable Assessments in the Classroom 