The Power of Assessment

Thank you for your engagement on Friday around the topic of assessment. Your parking lot questions were insightful and constructive and we will continue to work through and improve upon this topic as a staff.
Some of the questions asked that we didn't necessarily address in Friday's meeting

What does a level 4 look like? (We will continue to share examples of these so that we can all become more able to create them.


How do we find balance between assessment and teaching? This is likely to be an ongoing process for us all. I think we can assess in a smarter way that can assess standards in less time and we will continue to work together on this.

How do you determine a 2 or a 3 if it is borderline? Could a follow up opportunity be given?
This is a discussion to have with your team before you give the assessment and before you teach the lessons. Determine this when you take the assessment before the planning of the unit.

We will continue addressing these parking lot questions moving forward. A reminder of our plans moving forward.

An interesting article on this topic...
https://catlintucker.com/2019/02/ask-yourself-why-am-i-grading-this/