https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw Use this padlet to introduce yourself to the group. Include your name, what you teach, where you teach, how long you have been in education, and your favorite place to vacation. After reading Assessment Through the Student's Eye, add a point to ponder. You can also comment on your colleagues' posts. en-us 2017-10-02 20:12:54 UTC 2023-01-21 02:44:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/193997300 7th Grade PreAp & GT Math, Medlin Middle School. 
This is my fourth year in education. My favorite place to vacation is anywhere with a snowy mountain! 

"The goal of assessment for learning is not to eliminate failure, but rather to keep failure from becoming chronic and
thus inevitable in the mind of the learner."
In math, and many other subject areas, true conceptual understanding of previous material needs to be present in order to be successful. With so many restraints such as a fast paced curriculum and limited class time, how do we truly fill in gaps, that have been widening for years, to reduce failure streaks? ]]> 2017-10-04 17:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/193997300 alex_howell https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/194841870 I currently in Special Education at Byron Nelson High School, but I have previously taught World History at Eaton High School. This is my 2nd year in education (4th if you count when I was a substitute). My favorite place to vacation is on a cruise ship.
" When we use assessment for learning, assessment becomes far more than merely a one-time event stuck onto the end of an instructional unit. It becomes a series of interlaced experiences that enhance the learning process by keeping students confident and focused on their progress, even in the face of occasional setbacks." Can we, as educators, truly make students believe that assessments (both formative and summative) enhance learning? Can we do a better job of emphasizing that there will be setbacks and the best course of action would be to learn from them and focus on the progress they made?]]> 2017-10-06 19:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/194841870 https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/194874818 I am a first year teacher at Haslet Elementary. I'm teaching 4th Grade ELA/SS and I am loving it! Any beach will work for me! 

Assessment is for learning not showing failure. I never enjoyed getting my test results because I did not want to feel like I wasn't smart. As a teacher when I give a student their grade it makes me sad to watch their faces.]]> 2017-10-07 03:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/194874818 mariah_zeigler https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/197564666 I am currently teaching 5th grade ELA at Seven Hills. I taught 4th grade my first two years and looped up with my class from last year. My favorite place to vacation is the mountains! Some of my favorite places are Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Steamboat, Colorado. 


How are you using assessments as a series of interlaced experiences that enhance the learning process by keeping students confident and focused on their progress?]]> 2017-10-16 20:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/197564666 cdavidson1 https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/199802795 I am a special education resource and inclusion teacher at Roanoke Elementary. This is my 10th year teaching at Roanoke and my 14th year of teaching in special education! Our favorite family vacation spot is watching a MLB baseball game. #MLBstadiumbucketlist

I believe in assessing before and after and have seen growth with flexible grouping. It is hard to see and feel failures but as teacher are we building the foundation to support the emotional needs of student who fail or who have mastered a concept? What are we doing to teach them how to embrace differences in learning and to seek further when a concept is mastered? ]]> 2017-10-23 22:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/199802795 joster1 https://padlet.com/arowell18/poibi7fxchzw/wish/211243539 I am in my 19th year teaching at NISD.  I am currently at Eaton High School teaching A.P. Government and A.P. United States History.  My favorite place to spend a vacation with my family is in the  DISNEYWORLD!  

Our assessments in terms of both the quality of the evidence they yield and the effect they
have on future learning. High-quality assessments encourage further learning; low-quality assessments hinder
learning.


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