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=Spring of 2013 ED 520 Class=



Directions

Welcome to the online version of Ed 520 Assessment Class! All Posts will be completed on your individual pages created for you on the left hand side of this page. You can glance through other student works to gain some insight into some of the content we will cover in this class.

Course Product Requirements 1. Each person will submitt his / her learning log posts on their wiki page. Each student will have 10 Learning Logs to post based on the readings and the Class Scheduule in the Syllabus.

__Below you will find the 10 required learning logs.__ a. Philosophy of Assessment b. Learning to Love Assessment c. Assessing What Matters d. The Best Value in Formative Assessment e. Fair Isnt Always Equal (powerpoint) f. Formative Assessment: Measuring and Managing Student Learning g. Learning and Transfer h. Feedback that Fits i. Analyzing Student Work j. Philosophy of Assessment Part 2

2. Online Facilitation Topic- Each student will develop a topic that they would like to be discussed and debated online. The goal of the project is to facilitate and not teach the content. Facilitation is guiding a group of adults or students to be more inquisitive and exploratory about the topic. Select a topic and post the "starter" question or statement. You may add video or web content as a pre reading to the discussion. The facilitator is to start the discussion and get the other classmates discussing the topic online. Each student must make at least 2 original posts of their own thoughts and 3 responding posts to another classmates post.

3. Data Analysis of AYP results. Each student will analyze his or her district/school AYP data. Get access to your data or I will give you access to Chambersburg data for the analysis. Your analysis will be posted on your home wiki page. 4. Analysis of International, State and Local assessment structures. You will create a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting how assessment is being delivered across the world and into your classroom. Your final product must be posted to your wiki page along with a general description of what you found. 5. Class and School Wide Grading/Assessment Project- You will post your grading/assessment system for the future classes you will teach after you learn about assessment in this class. Many of your beliefs will be challenged about how we grade and assess students from K-12th grade. 6. Local Assessment Development. You and or a group/partner will create assessments you plan on using in the near future based on critical thinking and common core standards rubrics.

Related articles and research on assessment. __**Summer 2012 Assessment Posts:**__ Shute, V. (2008). Focus on formative feedback. //Review of Educational Research, 9, 153-189//. [] Great research findings and practical application to the classroom!

The articles: [] [] (Submitted by Mary) Articles--Opinions-Thoughts? If you are not familiar with Diane Ravtich she an educational historian, a policy analyst in education, and a research professor at New York University. She has written many books on standardized testing, school reform, the NCLB, and the Race to the top.

Sparks, Sarah. "Study Finds Timing of Student Rewards Key to Effectiveness." //Education Week//. Edweek.org, 1 Aug. 2012. Web. 07 Aug. 2012. [] A very interesting article on how giving immediate (or delayed) rewards can effect test scores! (Stephen)

Wiggins, G. (2006). Healthier testing made easy: The idea of authentic assessment. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/authentic-assessment-grant-wiggins [] Mr. Wiggins is a researcher and consultant on school reform issues and is a widely-known advocate of authentic assessment in education.

__**Fall of 2011**__

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 * =Please watch either of the videos and post a response in the engagement section of the discussion board.=
 * Begin posting your "work" on the wiki site for the class to view. You can create a page for yourself, use the discussion board or upload documents within the site. Your Choice!!!!! Video your class and upload to the site is a great way to share actual work.
 * The work begins now for producing items for sharing and discussion. You all can add links to the course related links section of the wiki for future use.

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=**Amy-** = =**Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes.** = =**(Best Practices & Engagement)** = **Interesting view point on education then vs. now and how we are still stuck in the then. How can we get to the now? ** media type="custom" key="11247994" Debbie ~ I found a Sir Ken video. I must say I find him easy on the ears! He is discussing creativity in the terms of an Olympic medalist. Squashing creativity in children at a young age is detrimental to their development. Encourage them and see where they soar to in life. I think this falls in the categories of Best Practices and Engagement.

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media type="youtube" key="1EVez3x0Gyo" height="315" width="560" I found this clip and can totally envision using these strategies in my classroom.
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 * Teaching for Recall and Analysis Strategies - R. Michael Pryor**

April IB video - Found this on Cumberland Valley's website. They became an authorized IB program provider in March of 2011. media type="custom" key="11489638"

Chad I had to laugh a bit when he mentions completing Masters degree in relationship to the quality of a teacher. []