EEND679Z5 - Course Reflection & Final Blog Post
Assessment! Assessment! Assessment! This is sometimes what I think and feel when the word assessment is said. I find this topic such an interesting one because so much of our profession relies on assessment, yet most teachers find its an area they need the most professional development in. The assignment that required us to create a student assessment plan was a fun one for me. I enjoyed this assignment because it is an area I struggle with as an educator. Why is that? I personal philosophy sometimes gets the better of me and hinders giving assessments more in my content area. Physical Education assessment a lot of times is more of a visual interpretation of a skill that is assessed. This course has allowed my to make more specific rubrics that give students a clear and concise reason they earn the grade on an assessment.
Now the fun part of this student assessment plan is that I will 100% use it this year! Even though we always have a to-do list for our school work, sometimes the months pass by and we forget things we wanted to do. This course has forced me to do something I have wanted to do for years, make a student self assessment! Now in the winter when we come around to student fitness testing I can give this self reflection to have students improve their health through goal setting.
The second artifact that will be useful in my class is the digital pathway and badge assessment. What a great way to take learning content and turn it upside down for students to be engaged. I think this assignment will be useful because it can also be the start for a game. Students can follow this pathway to understand how their graded and also challenge themselves in attempting to earn a badge. A simple badge can be so motivating for students.m I know this because I have used Class Dojo for years and know student's are more engaged knowing they can earn a badge.
The best article I read in this class was the history of grading article. The reason learning is so fun is because when you think you know something but you learn you are wrong. I have wanted to be in education since my junior year in high school (you do not need to know the date. I have gone to school for being a physical education teacher, have a masters degree and now I am working on an endorsement in educational tech. How crazy is it that I never knew how grades started. Another fact that blew me away, was how outdated our grading system is. It's nuts to think our system has been about the same as when it was made in 1792, it's time to change things people!
Now the fun part of this student assessment plan is that I will 100% use it this year! Even though we always have a to-do list for our school work, sometimes the months pass by and we forget things we wanted to do. This course has forced me to do something I have wanted to do for years, make a student self assessment! Now in the winter when we come around to student fitness testing I can give this self reflection to have students improve their health through goal setting.
The second artifact that will be useful in my class is the digital pathway and badge assessment. What a great way to take learning content and turn it upside down for students to be engaged. I think this assignment will be useful because it can also be the start for a game. Students can follow this pathway to understand how their graded and also challenge themselves in attempting to earn a badge. A simple badge can be so motivating for students.m I know this because I have used Class Dojo for years and know student's are more engaged knowing they can earn a badge.
The best article I read in this class was the history of grading article. The reason learning is so fun is because when you think you know something but you learn you are wrong. I have wanted to be in education since my junior year in high school (you do not need to know the date. I have gone to school for being a physical education teacher, have a masters degree and now I am working on an endorsement in educational tech. How crazy is it that I never knew how grades started. Another fact that blew me away, was how outdated our grading system is. It's nuts to think our system has been about the same as when it was made in 1792, it's time to change things people!
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