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Criteria
To allow greater teacher flexibility in creating assessments that service a diverse student body.
Develop tools that helop learners become self-assessors.
Foster self-reflection, conscientiousness and support each other in ongoing learning.
In order to assess learning a teacher must collect data.
In order to improve assessment a teaher must analyze the collected data.
In order to improve the assessment technique a teacher must reconstruct the original assessment to meet the new needs.
To help students discover and receive recognition for their individual abilities and contributions.
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| Engine Change
Posted by Christie Rizzo, 6/10/04 at 5:00:20 PM.
Engine of Change
Dedicated to Discovery
Dedicated Discovery is devoted to developing collegial relationships where everyone is working together to achieve our shared goals. It is our desire to provide relevent, authentic experiences which instill a curiosity and a love of learning that lasts a lifetime. By embracing the diversity and individuality of all we will ensure positive contributors to our democratic society.
Vision:
The vision of meaningful evaluation is that the learning community will examine their progress, reflect upon it, and the develop a course of action in order to improve it. Learners will construct meaning out of what they experienced. Through this reflection the learners will reassess their needs and move forward in this learning cycle. As Arthur Costa has said, "The purpose of this evaluation is to help the students learn self-evaluation." (CAT intro, pg. iii)
- To allow greater teacher flexibility in creating assessments that service a diverse student body.
- To develop a variety of assessments such as portfolios, labs and write ups, interviews, performances that are video taped, artifacts with rubrics etc. that help learners become self-assessors.
- Students are extraordinary teachers and should support each other in ongoing learning.
- Students are encouraged to self-reflect on a regular basis using their own previous work.
- In order to assess learning a teacher must collect data.
- In order to improve assessment a teacher must analyze the collected data.
- In order to improve the assessment technique a teacher must reconstruct the original assessment to meet the new needs based on data collection.
- To help students discover and receive recognition for their individual abilities and contributions.
Driving Force:
- How can we change the current test driven assessment?
- How can we create a fair and individual assessment for a diverse student population?
- How can we involve students in ongoing assessment of their peers?
- How can we involve students in ongoing self-reflection?
- How can we aid the teacher in the collection of data?
- How can we simplify the analysis of the collected data?
- How can we determine clear and positive construction of learning?
Available Information:
- Faculty/Student surveys
- Current Norm-Testing
- Alternate forms of assessment
- Peer coaching
- Evidence of existing instuments
- Evidence of student learning
- Desired objectives are being accomplished
Data Story:
The collection of data would allow us to sucessfully monitor the progress of our reassessment techniques and instruments. This will encourage the continual reworking of Ideas and experiences of the learner.
Community Report:
Our district will have a monthly school wide report (newsletter/school web page) which will inform the community of the rational for teaching and assessing in a variety of ways. It will also demonstrate how assessment is imbeded in learning activities.
Foward Action:
Our engine of change hopes to accomplish district wide assessment change.
- Infuse the arts (ex: Music, Theater, Drama, Literature)
- Provide social skills for collaborative learning
- Avalibility of funds for the implementation of creative expression
- Make learning meaningful
- Make learning fun by aurosing students curiosity
- Create Life-Long Learners
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