https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo After reading the text and viewing the videos on assessment, summarize the critical components of assessment. Include types of assessment, the importance of rubrics and what assessment will provide you as a classroom teacher in your response. You and your group may design your response in any way you choose. ( 1 response per group). en-us 2017-03-28 16:21:51 UTC 2017-04-10 15:51:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703822 Assessment: formative, summative, alternative, common, and formal.
Rubrics: Show student achievement and explanation, allows evaluation of student and teacher, provide consistency within the classroom. Participation in groups, checklist for students within groups. Rubrics can be used for any subject/topic.
Benefits as Teachers: Keeps us informed on student status. Preparedness of life skills for students, takes a load off of us for grading. Have students grade themselves by using rubrics. ]]> 2017-04-10 15:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703822 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703864 -Types of Assessment: Formative, Summative, Standardized (state-mandated), and Alternative (teacher-designed). 
-Rubrics spell out what is intended with the activity for both the teacher and students. ---Assessment will provide diagnostic feedback, help up set standards for learning, evaluates student progress and motivates performance. ]]> 2017-04-10 15:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703864 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703865 Types of Assessment:
*Observations
*Essays
*Interviews
*Journals
*Portfolios
Importance of Rubrics:
*Let the students know what is expected of them. 
*Provide consistency
*Help teacher monitor a students learning process.
*Easier for students to look back on their work and self assess.
What Assessment Will Provide You:
*Feedback
*Help you plan your future lessons. 
*Evaluate progress
*Motivates performance in your students. ]]> 2017-04-10 15:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703865 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703911 1.Types of assessment:   
        Formative, Summative, Alternative (essays, interviews, projects), and Standardized.
2. Importance of rubrics:
      Let students know what is expected of them. Helps students see that learning is about gaining specific skills. Lets students set goals for themselves.
3. As a classroom teacher:
     Feedback on what you want the students to learn. Motivates students' performance. Also  important for students to self evaluate to see what they are doing well and what they need to work on. Students progress and understanding. Also helps plan future lessons. 


]]> 2017-04-10 15:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703911 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703949      Assessments determine whether or not the goals are being met.  Assessments also provide diagnostic feedback, evaluate progress, motivates performance, helps educators set standards, and relates to students' progress.  Through assessment, students should interpret and apply the information that they receive. The two types of assessment include formative and summative.  State mandated standardized tests and alternative assessments are most common.  
     Rubrics provide consistency when evaluating student work.  They also are used from initiation of the project to the end to hold students and teachers accountable. Rubrics give students the opportunity to self-assess and reflect and help teachers' authentically monitor students' learning process.  Team rubrics let each team member know what is expected from them, and project rubrics list requirements for completion of a project based assignment.
     ]]> 2017-04-10 15:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703949 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703957 Assessment provides diagnostic feedback. It sets standards and evaluates progress. Assessment also motivates performance and determines whether or not goals are being met. Assessments guide teaching.

Types of Assessment: There are many ways to assess students; some of the summative assessments include standardized tests, projects, and essays. Some formative assessments include observations, blackboard discussions, and checklists. 

Importance of Rubrics: Rubrics provide consistency in evaluating school work and a measurement system for specific tasks. Rubrics are also important because it lets students know exactly what is expected of them and students can do self-assessment with rubrics. There are team and project rubrics. 

Assessment as a Classroom Teacher: In the classroom some assessments that will be used include discussions, presentations, projects, observations, and different games (i.e. Kahoot). ]]> 2017-04-10 15:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703957 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703990 Assessments: determines whether or not the goals of education are being met
Assessments......
-evaluate progress
-provide diagnostic feedback
-Helps educators set standards
-motivates performance
Ext. Types of Assessments (formative and summative)
-standardized
-alternative
-observations
-presentations


Rubrics: provide measurement system for a specific task that are tailored to each project

When Assessing and giving rubrics....
-give high expectations for students
-engage students and parents to help meet goals
-incorporate real life skills
-create a challenge for students]]> 2017-04-10 15:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165703990 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165704051 Assessment is an integral part of of instruction, as it determines whether or not the goals of education are being met. Some of the biggest affects assessment has on students are grades, placements, advancement, instructional needs and curriculum. When assessment is effective is provides diagnostic feedback, helps teachers set standards, evaluates progress, and motivates student performance. Rubrics are very effective as they provide students with the tools and materials needed to complete a project so that you as the teacher do not have to hold there hand every step of the way. Rubrics are a very good tool to keep students focused and promotes student or group independence. Some types of assessments are standardized, alternative, observation, presentations, and projects.  
,]]> 2017-04-10 15:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165704051 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165704065 Types of assessment: Formative, Summative, Standardized, and Alternative. Importance of Rubrics: Group rubrics identify the responsibilities of each student and sets clear goals. Project rubric outlines the criteria that needs to be met. Helps students and teacher know the expectations.
As a classroom teacher: Assessment allows teacher to know where students stand, analyze their progress and know what needs to be retaught or learned again. 

]]> 2017-04-10 15:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165704065 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165704106 Critical components of assessment included different types such as observation, application to real-world, independent work, group work, and whole group. The importance of rubrics are to be consistent with work, let the students know specific tasks of expectations, and let the teacher monitor students learning. The assessment will provide the teacher with information whether the goals were met or not of learning the material and reaching the end goal. ]]> 2017-04-10 15:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165704106 https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165704107 Types of assessments: standardized, observations, performance tasks, portfolios, and journals. 
The importance of rubrics gives students the opportunity to self-assess. 
Assessments will provide the baseline of where the students are in the subject matter. ]]> 2017-04-10 15:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hicklin_c/uuxitz10phzo/wish/165704107