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One challenge I have had in my teaching practice is getting the right resources I need to complete an art project. I have came across many amazing ideas, however, most of the time they fall short because I have to buy all the supplies myself and I don't have the extra money to do so!
One success I have had this year (not art related) is integrating technology into my classroom. We have fully started using Google Classroom and take most assessments online. This is a big jump from last year and I am proud of where it has taken my classroom and teaching skills.
-Jennifer Wood

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One challenge I have had recently in my teaching practice is getting a specific student (with reoccurring behavior disregulation) to focus and complete his work. And the success I had, was yesterday, I asked him if he wanted to show his completed work to the principal and 5th grade teacher when he was done (his siblings are in the 5th grade class) and he loved the idea! He worked so hard to focus and do his best work. He was so proud of himself and I could tell he felt really good. I wrote a special note, took a picture and sent it to his mom on class dojo. He got lots of kudddos from the teacher and principal. It was a win-win for all! 

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One challenge I have had recently in my teaching practice is getting a specific student (with reoccurring behavior disregulation) to focus and complete his work. And the success I had, was yesterday, I asked him if he wanted to show his completed work to the principal and 5th grade teacher when he was done (his siblings are in the 5th grade class) and he loved the idea! He worked so hard to focus and do his best work. He was so proud of himself and I could tell he felt really good. I wrote a special note, took a picture and sent it to his mom on class dojo. He got lots of kudddos from the teacher and principal. It was a win-win for all! 

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:) Erika Lee

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Donnor's use of peer assessments was effective because she developed the rubric for the assessment with the students. They sorted examples of work and discussed why it was a level 1,2,3 or 4. Students were clear on what qualities and requirements were needed to have a 4. They were able to apply their understandings to their peers work and offer constructive feedback. A challenge teachers may face in using peer assessments is that peers will favor their friends work and not be objective. Another challenge is that students may offer opinions instead of using the rubric guidelines. I could modify this strategy for use in my kindergarten classroom by doing a gallery walk. In order to assess their peers, students would choose from several pre-labeled post-its to offer suggestions or constructive feedback to their partner. For example, the post it colors would be labeled and have different meaning based on the levels within the standard. Each color would represent a different area that was a strength or needed improvement. Examples and review of this process would be explained and modeled prior to the gallery walk.
:) Erika Lee

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I would like to try peer and self assessment from a simple rubric in my classroom. There were not any sample rubrics on the National Core Art Standard for Assessment for Kindergarten. There was, however, two sample rubrics on the Art Assessment for Learning site. I could create a simple rubric with images of the expectation. In one of the samples, the terms were "I got it," "almost there," "still working on it," and "trying to figure it out" with pictures underneath of what each one looked like. I also want to include a gallery walk so that students can learn from each others projects. I want to do this because it will require a deeper level of understand and reflection from the students. I think it will help them in understanding the expectations and in modifying or revising their work.
:) Erika Lee

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This school year started out with three of my 1st graders having a really hard time listening to directions, getting started on a task right away, and completing a task. I implemented a behavior card on each of their desks and it has worked wonders! Each student earns a star when I see them doing one of those things. This gives them smaller goals, instant praise, and gets them going on their work. Five stars = a sticker, 10 = a good note home, and 15 = a prize from the treasure box. They really love earning their stars!

-Jamie Gordon

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One challenge that I have had this year is getting my chatty class to respond to anything.  I have a blurt chart with consequences for the individual, I have whole class marble jar, I have whole class mystery rewards, I have small group points rewards.  This group will talk no matter what.  But one major success this year for me is the 5th grade spring play i'm currently working on with my students, It started out really rocky but in our final countdown for our performance, the kids are really stepping it up and its coming together.  I feel like they are coming closer to being ready, despite my fears that we wouldn't be ready in time!

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One challenge that I have had this year is getting my chatty class to respond to anything.  I have a blurt chart with consequences for the individual, I have whole class marble jar, I have whole class mystery rewards, I have small group points rewards.  This group will talk no matter what.  But one major success this year for me is the 5th grade spring play i'm currently working on with my students, It started out really rocky but in our final countdown for our performance, the kids are really stepping it up and its coming together.  I feel like they are coming closer to being ready, despite my fears that we wouldn't be ready in time!

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-Nicole Dominguez

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I really liked Donnor's use of peer assessments.  I think that if students have clear upfront expectations of what they are working on they will strive to preform better.  I loved how she used a visual representation of her expectations at each level of her grading rubric, so students knew upfront how their work was going to be graded.  I think one challenge with peer assessments, would be that they would want to go "easy" on a friend.  I think that I would use a strategy similar to this in my classroom, but modify by selecting partners for the students.  

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I really liked Donnor's use of peer assessments.  I think that if students have clear upfront expectations of what they are working on they will strive to preform better.  I loved how she used a visual representation of her expectations at each level of her grading rubric, so students knew upfront how their work was going to be graded.  I think one challenge with peer assessments, would be that they would want to go "easy" on a friend.  I think that I would use a strategy similar to this in my classroom, but modify by selecting partners for the students.  

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- Nicole Dominguez

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I think I would like to try using Peer and Self assessment, I think this could be a very valuable tool in assessments.  On the arts for learning, they had great rubrics that covered things like Use of Body, Being ready for turn, all of which are very important.  I think having a partner assess them and give feedback would help because they get sick of hearing it from the teacher, and when a peer is reviewing with them and following a rubric, it helps them realize what they need to work on.

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I think I would like to try using Peer and Self assessment, I think this could be a very valuable tool in assessments.  On the arts for learning, they had great rubrics that covered things like Use of Body, Being ready for turn, all of which are very important.  I think having a partner assess them and give feedback would help because they get sick of hearing it from the teacher, and when a peer is reviewing with them and following a rubric, it helps them realize what they need to work on.

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-Nicole Dominguez

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How effective was Donnor’s use of peer assessments? Why?

Donner’s use of peer assessment benefitted this lesson in a few ways. First, students got to “go deeper” with their knowledge of the concepts about texture by analyzing their peer’s work. They then evaluated it to the standard of what texture in art means. This let the teacher formatively their assess the reviewer’s knowledge at a level 1 or  2. It also lead to students be able to apply what they learned and practiced to their own art. This teacher gave a great example of what a DOK level 3 lesson can look like.

What challenges might teachers face in using peer assessments?

If the reviewing students don’t have an understanding of the basic concepts and terminology, their comments may not be as helpful at creating a rubric, thus, halting the next steps of the project. Some peers may also be hesitant to critique the art of a friend.

How might you modify this strategy for use in your classroom?

I teach a first grade class and would love to use this in my classroom. The only hard part would be the writing of feedback, so in order to help this part of the process along, I could have a different scoring system for the peer-review part. I may also add in a directed draw of the outline so that students could focus just on improving texture.
-Jamie Gordon

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I would like to add in more self and peer assessment. Throughout this module I have been reminded of how powerful these methods of assessment can be.

I think self-assessment will give so much empowerment to the students and teach them that they are in charge of their “quality” of work. They will begin to learn the technique of reflecting and be able to use this throughout their learning.

I think peer-assessment will seem fun to students. It will probably help them become more engaged in their learning when they feel like they can help someone else and “teach” them how they can improve.
-Jamie Gordon

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My recent rose/success involves one of my fourth grade students who struggled with writing a complete sentence in the beginning of the year. Recently, we were writing a biography (4-5 paragraphs). The day I assigned it, she took her outline home and wrote her entire biography on notebook paper (and it was awesome)! She was so proud of herself and I was too. 

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My recent rose/success involves one of my fourth grade students who struggled with writing a complete sentence in the beginning of the year. Recently, we were writing a biography (4-5 paragraphs). The day I assigned it, she took her outline home and wrote her entire biography on notebook paper (and it was awesome)! She was so proud of herself and I was too. 

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A thorn from last week was a student who regressed behavior-wise. He had been doing SO well in class and at recesses (avoiding physical fighting and being respectful to others), but last week he reverted back to the same behaviors as before. It is discouraging, but every day is a fresh start!
-Janelle Jaegel

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I thought Donner's use of peer assessments was very effective for several reasons. First, it caused students to reflect on their work and the work of others. Both writing and reading the comments and suggestions makes students think about the goal at hand. Secondly, the feedback helped students improve their work to better match the Level 4 requirements of the rubrics. Lastly, the peer feedback was effective because students are very influenced by their peers, and the suggestions made from peers seem to have more weight than if the art teacher made the comments. One challenge a teacher might face using peer assessments is the varied time it takes students to complete things. If there was an early finisher or students who took longer than others, I can imagine that the peer feedback system may become a little messy or chaotic. I might modify this system in my 4th grade classroom by assigning small groups before the art project began so students would be responsible for commenting on 3-4 of their classmate's work. This way, students would know beforehand the exact students they will be giving suggestions to, as well as who will be giving them suggestions.
-Janelle Jaegel

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I would like to incorporate peer assessment and written assessment in in my classroom. I think peer assessment is very valuable because it requires students to dig down deep and think about the rubric or expectations before making comments on others' work. It also causes the person receiving comments to reflect on their work and gives them opportunities to make revisions. 

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I would like to incorporate peer assessment and written assessment in in my classroom. I think peer assessment is very valuable because it requires students to dig down deep and think about the rubric or expectations before making comments on others' work. It also causes the person receiving comments to reflect on their work and gives them opportunities to make revisions. 

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I like the written assessment strategy because it not only integrates writing into art, it can also show students' knowledge and thoughts about their final product instead of trying to gain that information from viewing the final product.
-Janelle Jaegel

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This year I have a couple students that have faced harder challenges in the short amount of time they have been on this planet than most will face in their entire lives. My biggest challenge has been to show them that they have value and potential in our classroom family. With consistent classroom management, a lot of love, even more patience, and lesson plans designed to target interests of students; these students have found their value in our classroom family. Just recently students had to complete a favorite noun paragraph. One of the students that I have been working very closely with this year chose to write about me. I was super flattered. It sent my teacher heart all a flutter. My favorite supportive detail about why I was this student's favorite noun was because, and I quote, "Mrs. Buckler has taught me very, very, very, fun art projects." Students all have unique experiences outside of the classroom and we will never truly know what those experiences are like, good or bad. After reading my student's paragraph it affirmed just how important art is in the classroom for some students. Art just may be the motivation a student needs to feel value or at least by-in to be successful in the classroom. 

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This year I have a couple students that have faced harder challenges in the short amount of time they have been on this planet than most will face in their entire lives. My biggest challenge has been to show them that they have value and potential in our classroom family. With consistent classroom management, a lot of love, even more patience, and lesson plans designed to target interests of students; these students have found their value in our classroom family. Just recently students had to complete a favorite noun paragraph. One of the students that I have been working very closely with this year chose to write about me. I was super flattered. It sent my teacher heart all a flutter. My favorite supportive detail about why I was this student's favorite noun was because, and I quote, "Mrs. Buckler has taught me very, very, very, fun art projects." Students all have unique experiences outside of the classroom and we will never truly know what those experiences are like, good or bad. After reading my student's paragraph it affirmed just how important art is in the classroom for some students. Art just may be the motivation a student needs to feel value or at least by-in to be successful in the classroom. 

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Andrea Brie Buckler

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One challenge I’ve had this year in my classroom was finding time for art projects while trying to cover all the standards we have to teach. I teach kindergarten and the academic demands are just overwhelming. At the end of the day we have little time and energy left for art. One success I had this year was the winter program we had in December.  My coworker and I did A Charlie Brown Christmas for the program and it was a success. We did a short play, had a Charlie Brown Christmas tree and sang the song and the kids did awesome. We were really nervous about it because usually we just sing one easy Santa song, doing a play and singing was quite an undertaking for kindergarten but it was worth it.
Maria

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Donnor's use of peer assessments allows students to understand exactly what they need to do in order to complete the assignment. Rubrics are extremely important and beneficial to both students and educators. Rubrics are very useful for self assessment and take away some of the subjectivity of peer assessment. As one person wrote, a challenge of peer assessment is that peers may assess their classmates based on how they feel about their peer. If they like their peer then they will be more forgiving, if they dislike their peer they will be more judgmental. Having a rubric will help curb some this human aspect of assessing others work. Rubrics make an assignment objective. It sets clear expectations. Donnor's lesson plan, rubrics, and peer assessment is really wonderful and will encourage students to continue to hone their skills and want to get better at their craft... whatever that craft may be.

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Donnor's use of peer assessments allows students to understand exactly what they need to do in order to complete the assignment. Rubrics are extremely important and beneficial to both students and educators. Rubrics are very useful for self assessment and take away some of the subjectivity of peer assessment. As one person wrote, a challenge of peer assessment is that peers may assess their classmates based on how they feel about their peer. If they like their peer then they will be more forgiving, if they dislike their peer they will be more judgmental. Having a rubric will help curb some this human aspect of assessing others work. Rubrics make an assignment objective. It sets clear expectations. Donnor's lesson plan, rubrics, and peer assessment is really wonderful and will encourage students to continue to hone their skills and want to get better at their craft... whatever that craft may be.

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Andrea Brie Buckler

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I currently use both self and peer assessment in the classroom. I have rubrics for writing assignments, answering questions in reading, using vocabulary correctly and with details in sentences, as well as answering oral questions in class. We use a 1 - 4 scoring range with 4 being out of this world correct. Using rubrics has helped me as an educator to analyze students' work and it helps my students be more successful because they know exactly what I am looking for when they attack a task.

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I currently use both self and peer assessment in the classroom. I have rubrics for writing assignments, answering questions in reading, using vocabulary correctly and with details in sentences, as well as answering oral questions in class. We use a 1 - 4 scoring range with 4 being out of this world correct. Using rubrics has helped me as an educator to analyze students' work and it helps my students be more successful because they know exactly what I am looking for when they attack a task.

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Using written response is really impactful and helps students prepare for the CAASPP test. This is great only if you have a rubric for students and you teach your students how to respond to the task they have completed in writing. Vocabulary instruction, grammar instruction, and clear expectations are all necessary lessons before you can expect a student to write a summative written response.
Andrea Brie Buckler

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I think Donnor’s use of peer assessment was very effective because she taught the students the terminology, she talked about the process and the expectations, and development a rubric with the students using students’ work. The students in the video are doing a good job criticizing each other’s work and they give each other great advice on how to improve it. As a teacher I would choose the partners carefully in order to make sure that students are unbiased and objective in their criticism.
Maria

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In my kindergarten class we use rubric to assess writing. The rubric is simple and it has pictures. I really liked Donnor’s use of peer assessment and I would like to use that type of assessment in my class. I would like to learn more about how I could use peer assessment at kindergarten level.
Maria

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I love how Donnor used four examples of painting and then had the students assess which had the most detail vs. the least. Physically sharing their comments with classmates using post it notes is also a great way to make sure they are participating and engaged in the task. I also like how she used this information and had the students create a rubric based on their findings. I believe this would have a lot of buy in with the students and set a clear example of what is expected of them.

One challenge I could think of when using peer assessments is getting all students on the same page. In every class there is a wide variety of abilities, we would have to have a discussion as a class first on what we expect as a fourth grader.

I would love to use this strategy in my classroom. I believe I would have to do a little more scaffolding when writing on the post-its and it would take a few times for students to understand what is expected of them.

- Jen Wood

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I would love to incorporate more self and peer assessment into my classroom. I believe this tool would be huge for student buy in and willingness to try their best. I also agree how the article states “this assessment helps them take ownership of their own learning and see purpose in revision.” I think this strategy is so critical to teach our students, not only for the classroom, but for the world as well. I can picture a classroom with students grading each other and themselves, giving their best and gaining life skills to take with them. How magical!
-Jen Wood

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A rose for me this year was a student who has made tremendous growth.  She would not read aloud, or read with others. During a recent partner read time, she not only read with a partner, but read aloud.

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A rose for me this year was a student who has made tremendous growth.  She would not read aloud, or read with others. During a recent partner read time, she not only read with a partner, but read aloud.

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A thorn was a student who just can not find a positive thing to say about himself. We are working on self talk and finding the positive.

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I like that the idea that the students used suggestion based on the examples shown by the teacher. They used words to encourage technique rather then saying I like or dislike something

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I like that the idea that the students used suggestion based on the examples shown by the teacher. They used words to encourage technique rather then saying I like or dislike something

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I would like to try the use of peer assessment. I really like the idea of teaching them to reflect on the piece based on the rubric. I believe my students will be more open to the suggestions, with  out the concept of I like or do not like statements.

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I would like to try the use of peer assessment. I really like the idea of teaching them to reflect on the piece based on the rubric. I believe my students will be more open to the suggestions, with  out the concept of I like or do not like statements.

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I’ve recently been struggling with keeping up on behaviors of particular students, who seem unmotivated to make better choices or even attempt to achieve a task at hand.  It’s hard to reach the ones that continue to always say, “I don’t know how, I can’t do it, or It’s too hard,” without even an attempt.  So, it’s been real helpful to pull in the inspiring messages of the “Power of Yet” by Carol Dwek’s ideas of the “growth mindset, to further inspire students to feel successful even when they are struggling or facing a challenge that’s too difficult for them.  It’s allowed my students to be okay with making mistakes and realizing that they can learn from those mistakes.  It’s definitely allowed those special individuals to have a different perspective that even though they can’t at the moment, but it’s still reachable.  It will come in due time.  

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I’ve recently been struggling with keeping up on behaviors of particular students, who seem unmotivated to make better choices or even attempt to achieve a task at hand.  It’s hard to reach the ones that continue to always say, “I don’t know how, I can’t do it, or It’s too hard,” without even an attempt.  So, it’s been real helpful to pull in the inspiring messages of the “Power of Yet” by Carol Dwek’s ideas of the “growth mindset, to further inspire students to feel successful even when they are struggling or facing a challenge that’s too difficult for them.  It’s allowed my students to be okay with making mistakes and realizing that they can learn from those mistakes.  It’s definitely allowed those special individuals to have a different perspective that even though they can’t at the moment, but it’s still reachable.  It will come in due time.  

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Donner’s use of peer assessments were quite effective.  To have the depth of conversation that these students had where they were using all the skills they had learn to evaluate other’s work, it truly reflects their knowledge, the process in which they had used in evaluating the art work of others and reflecting on their own.  I definitely see myself using this strategy in my own classroom.  It’s so much more meaningful when it’s more than just my review of it.  There’s others perspectives to provide feedback.  But most importantly, the students are having deep, meaningful conversations on the task at hand.  The recommendations from their peers can be a challenge, if students are not as receptive of this being a means to help them.  Some students may take it as a negative critique, so in applying it in my classroom, I’d prefer to display the art work without students’ names attached to it.  In this way, students are less likely to favor their friends and judge based on the rubrics.  

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Donner’s use of peer assessments were quite effective.  To have the depth of conversation that these students had where they were using all the skills they had learn to evaluate other’s work, it truly reflects their knowledge, the process in which they had used in evaluating the art work of others and reflecting on their own.  I definitely see myself using this strategy in my own classroom.  It’s so much more meaningful when it’s more than just my review of it.  There’s others perspectives to provide feedback.  But most importantly, the students are having deep, meaningful conversations on the task at hand.  The recommendations from their peers can be a challenge, if students are not as receptive of this being a means to help them.  Some students may take it as a negative critique, so in applying it in my classroom, I’d prefer to display the art work without students’ names attached to it.  In this way, students are less likely to favor their friends and judge based on the rubrics.  

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I would like to use the Rubrics assessment tool just because of the age group that I am working with, especially at the beginning of the school year.  The Self and Peer assessment is also a good strategy, but since it requires a deeper thinking and understanding to go through the process, I’d save that for the mid-trimester or end of the school year evaluation, when students are much more prepared to handle to elaborate discussions and higher order of meaningful input.

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I would like to use the Rubrics assessment tool just because of the age group that I am working with, especially at the beginning of the school year.  The Self and Peer assessment is also a good strategy, but since it requires a deeper thinking and understanding to go through the process, I’d save that for the mid-trimester or end of the school year evaluation, when students are much more prepared to handle to elaborate discussions and higher order of meaningful input.