Lol! One of the advantages of winter is keeping the cold things cold. I think this might be the last month I get to do Costco's meat shopping the Thurs night before appt. #saskedchat
Hi - I'm Heidi. I teach Sr high science (50/50 online and FTF this semester). My preferred method of getting place to place is a transporter. Energize! #saskedchat
Evening, #saskedchat ! I'm Grant, an EdTech Coach from @SECPSD , and I prefrer walking if I can do it in 30, biking if it's dry, motorbiking when it's warm, and trains for long distance! (Which I've rarely done.)
Hey #saskedchat!!! Brooke, from Dilke SK, teaching 7-12 English and student support teacher in Loreburn SK with @SunWestSD207. I live in the middle of nowhere so I drive everywhere, at least until teleportation becomes an option
Haha. I do like that I don't need a cooler to buy ice cream right now. It's always so sad when it's summer and my ice cream melts on the 45 min drive home #saskedchat
Dave in Lloyd.... always partial to walking if it's toward a good end ... ... like a great fishing spot or just a a really quiet place to read. #saskedchat
A1: When I was in the class, I mostly did questions with written response, but then we went through them together. Students could get credit for ideas they expressed, even if they hadn't written them down. #saskedchat
A1 Hi jumping in and out. For my gr 2 class observation is a common way I assess students. Day after day I see if they're understanding concepts or not. Ss can show their understanding in a variety of ways #saskedchat
A1: Formative assessment and conferencing is my favorite. I like hearing/seeing how they work through things and hashing out where to go next. Less anxiety from Ss. #saskedchat
Haha. It is indeed frozen. It was only -10 today, but I park in the shade for that extra cooling effect. With the wind it was -18 so perfect slurpee conditions #saskedchat
Good to have you with us! Observation is a key one, it's hard to translate into a mark at the end of the day though. Although I do teach in HS. #saskedchat
So true! I intentionally did this a lot more last year. It has REALLY paid off this year. Ss are more open (even the shy ones) to asking questions and working from suggestions #saskedchat
In elementary day in and day out Ss have the opp to prove they can understand things. Like anything it's not my only means of assessment but it's a good one. #saskedchat
A1.Students often love L to J the most because they run it and assess it themselves.After that it's all Google: Forms & Classroom. Mix in some conferencing with Reading Running Records and Math personal goals and we nearly get there.. they decide what works for them. #saskedchat
I do a lot of listening to discussions and joining conversations, individual reflections of group work and I try to give feedback as much as possible. #saskedchat
Here’s the group working on @splice videos of the college, @LiveBinders for portfolios of ed info and Explain Everthing of artist clues they read. #saskedchat
So I've heard. I went walking on the ice the other day - but I've never actually fished here. Most likely because I don't have any fishing gear. #saskedchat
A2 Conferencing with individuals or small groups using their work, setting goals and having time to check in often enough to make it useful. #saskedchat
So think of it as a trivia game. However, the students are broken up into teams. The Ss then work together to get all of the questions right. However, if a group member gets the Q incorrect- the team gets set back to 0. Build collaboration, build critical thinking. #saskedchat
A2. I would hope I could rely on students personal reflections on the projects/concepts they've grasped. They are the ones who know themselves best. #saskedchat
A2: in a way that allows them to have some choice. I like choice boards, I like options for group work, or giving options between two assignments, something where they can demonstrate their knowledge in the best way #saskedchat
A2: The ideal way differs for each student, but would allow them to use their strengths, knowledge, and interests to create showcases for their learning and how it connects, if applicable, into their lives. #saskedchat Hey, I can dream, can't I?
Yes there are two Tim’s. They are working hard and the word on the bottom of the board is the longest word in Inuktitut and has something to do with heating in the cold. #saskedchat
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@heidi_paterson, @splice, @LiveBinders
I always enjoy choice, but sometimes students just want to be told what to do. How do you get them to make a choice on how to demonstrate their knowledge? #saskedchat
It's a real issue. I find that I struggle to give all the time to assessment that I should, often it's broken into a hundred other tiny things that "need" to be done. #saskedchat
In my dream world students never lie for a grade! Admittedly I realize this happens and they're reflections would need to be backed up by their work possibly? Something to think on. #saskedchat
Sometimes you can give them options like A, B, or C or do you have another? That way they have options and there is always a chance they’ll offer one of their own. #saskedchat
It definitely is. I find on reflection most mark themselves harder, but if they don't understand the depth to which they can learn something, then is it always best for them to assess themselves? #saskedchat
It’s been pretty cold - -5? the other day. I have stayed indoors pretty much the whole time but will venture out tomorrow to go for Tim’s with the Ss #saskedchat
Assessment sustainability is a huge issue for me. Love the formative assessment and descriptive feedback but it can be a lot of time. Working on embedding it in class but different in online environment. #saskedchat
I laugh, because I literally have a desk chair that it is not unusual to see me spin 720 degrees sometimes trying to keep 7 or 8 people happy. #saskedchat
A3: I think if we had all the time in the world, one-on-one conversations where students explain their thinking would be ideal, but practicalities rule that out. #saskedchat
I've been trying to get away from written responses, and that has been tough as all hell to get some of the academics to change their strategy for responding! #saskedchat
I find online is a lot easier for them to demonstrate this than limited to the materials in class, but sometimes it becomes repetitive of other peoples work. #saskedchat
I suppose in that case it would be on the student to understand that they need to understand the topic in relation to class expectation... so many factors go into self assessment #saskedchat
A2.Trying to be flexible for all Ss' needs in learning.. some will show mastery with worksheets, with drawings, with writing, with technology.. I try to imagine my own children and I hope Ts' know them as I do.Each is different and amazing, worthy Ts' love and effort. #saskedchat
A3: Yes. Often because I'm lazy, sometimes because I'm not creative enough, and occasionally because Ss want it "the way we've always done it." Not sure which is the saddest. #saskedchat
Yeah. Try to do visual, audio, written - I’m using Explain Everything for them to do this - a written part, a visual part and an oral part in the response. #saskedchat
This brings me to my second concern...what if the panda's decide they do not like being used as transportation and attack...they are big and may or may not know kungfu #saskedchat
In reply to
@Stella_Pollard, @tgrantt, @ianhecht, @HeculuckDave
A2. Where each student is independently assessed and takes ownership for showing their knowledge in the way they know it. Then improving with teacher and class feedback. Many formative assessments that result in a summative assessment through their improvement. #saskedchat
Maybe but I went to get groceries and had to have someone help me find the store as my eyelids froze shut after 1/2 a block and I couldn’t do anything because my glasses were frozen to my face! #saskedchat
A3. Time, curriculum, Ss having been beaten into a worksheet mentality, fear, laziness, wanting to sleep at night and not stress eat, etc, etc, etc. #saskedchat
A4 To show where Ss have started the year and to document their growth which includes successes and challenges. I love @Seesaw or any other digital portfolio for this. They're always great to reflect on #saskedchat
Yeah, I get that. I taught one class online for about 4 years. I did a lot of audio feedback. (I used Audacity.) Quick, and the students like the personal touch. #saskedchat
But how can we work within these limitations, I mean I like to sleep as much as the next person. Also, my students can use their creativity to compensate for my lack of one. I will utilize my "I'm weird, crazy, fat, and okay with that." to help them. I think. #saskedchat
Students have begun to ask if they can record me in class when explaining something, I make it a policy now to record when possible and upload so they can use it. #saskedchat
A4. As a former student who participated heavily in the grade = currency belief I would love to do away with grading and formal assessment. Sufficient feedback would be more beneficial #saskedchat
A4: To show what students have obtained in the unit. However, if we don’t give the students a choice on how to prove what they know, we are not really assessing the individual! #saskedchat
I use ShareX and Google Drive to store them since it doesn't count against my balance and I can sort and mange them easier. I'm thinking how to get more of a direct response to students and use this in a more 1:1 fashion. #saskedchat
Is it the job of the school to assess the individual though? Do we assess them, or assess their knowledge? Do we assess what the know, or if they are proficient in it? #saskedchat
A5: Some groups of students and parents b/c they are very focussed on a number. The first month is hard b/c they don't realize that we're setting the foundation for the course. Not everything gets a number. #saskedchat
A5: Students, parents... they want a percentage grade and to move on to the next thing. My admin (@Dawn_Kilmer) is super-supportive of growth-mindset assessment, so that's helpful.
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Both to some extent. When they are first constructing their knowledge, they might not be proficient yet. We have to build on what they know. That means assessing what they know. #saskedchat
A4. Depends on what the assessment is for. Curricular assessment is to see if they know it and are proficients. Formative is to see how far along they are and make plans for next best steps, although it can be used for other purposes as well. #saskedchat,
A5: Teachers who focus on… Wait for it…
Rigor.
You know, the ones who say, “This is the way we’ve always done it.” to the 30 multiple choice Qs. #saskedchat
A5: As to winning them over - that takes months if not years for them to see the longterm benefits in knowledge dev't, metacongitive skills, and confidence #saskedchat
A5: We anticipated more parent rejection when our K - 9 classes switched to outcome based assessment. After explaining it in interviews though, they were cool with the shift #saskedchat
A5. Parents who are used to seeing grades. I would point to the rising number of students with mental illness in relation to poor assessments. #saskedchat
Anyone I've ever explained it to has seen the value - it's the knee-jerk rejection that's a problem. We've had people choose other schools over us because of it. #saskedchat
It varies. It is easier to use on the work Lenovo computer. For some reason, the controls hide on my Mac. But video and audio quality is better on Mac. Headphones w/microphone have improved sound on the Lenovo. #saskedchat
True that. I asses my 6-9s on outcomes and my 10-12s still get a percentage. I don't see the high school shifting anytime soon because of scholarship requirements #saskedchat
I have found that peer assessment, in conjunction with formal self-assessment where students reflect on their own efforts & enrich this reflection by exchanging feedback on their own and their peers' work is often very useful #saskedchat
I am watching what is happening in BC where some unis are beginning to use the portfolios from students for entrance - it will be interesting to see if it expands. #saskedchat
I am struggling to find a good way to get students to provide meaningful peer evaluations. It is a lot of "they are my friend, so they get good marks"#saskedchat
A6: I *does can* work on ensuring the assessments I give are actually assessing what I think they're supposed to be assessing - no wasted time.
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A4. Assessment as a definition is about ability or an understanding of a concept. BUT it has to start with assessing motivation to learn and it must reflect what venue Ss choose to show mastery. At the end of the day, Assessment must inform our impact on Ss' learning. #saskedchat
Once our parents and students understood our assessment practices and the why- giving a grade at the end of the semester only was not an issue #saskedchat
Hahaha! It's also the perks that come with grades - favoritism, trust when you probably don't deserve it, and those coveted scholarships and recognitions. #saskedchat
I've been into the school for 15+ hours this week working on things that didn't fit into my schedule already... I'm going to go ahead and say time is an issue.
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They also say, "I have high standards!" Well, maybe for your students, but if you're doing the same thing for 20 years, what are your standards for yourself? #saskedchat
You mean we use grades as a ranking for limited social resources such as scholarships, further education, rewards, jobs, etc.? Why I never... #saskedchat
A6 It helps to always look at each assessment as a step toward something bigger and to never miss those moments to assess which can look differently and come unexpectedly sometimes. #saskedchat
I've personally been much more mark oriented in high school than uni. The stress levels I experience in uni don't even compare to what I felt in high school. #saskedchat
We had pitchforks and torches for a bit, but frankly now many parents just don't understand our assessment practices, which isn't good either. #saskedchat
A4. The main purpose of assessment is (should be) to improve students' learning & teachers' teaching as both respond to the information it provides. Assessment for learning is an ongoing process #saskedchat
Living an hour away reduces the amount of time I can spend at school. Most of it is done at home and then try to catch up at school in one hour a week. #saskedchat
In reply to
@ianhecht, @heidi_paterson, @Dawn_Kilmer
Sad, maybe I shouldn't put this on twitter. But it definitely helps me to get some new tools into the labs without having to do bootable USB HD's ;-) #saskedchat
Even then, I'd lay good odds that you're in the building more than your non-teaching neighbours might suspect. Can't keep good teachers out of the school!
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In reply to
@BKorchinski, @nikulak, @heidi_paterson, @Dawn_Kilmer
Keep doing what you're doing ... ;) As long it's in your learner's best interest and is developmentally appropriate (or something like that. #saskedchat
It sucks that this is the operandi modus of most technical offices. I remember G-Suite being significantly locked down when I first got here. They've loosened it, but still. #saskedchat
It is true, even as much as I despise standardized tests, they still have their place. Not that they should be depended upon as often as they are. #saskedchat
TA - I want the Ss to do more self-reflection of their work. What is working and what do I need to improve? What are my strengths and how can I use them? #saskedchat
https://t.co/pepdelqcu4 often disagree with assessments like tests or certain projects.I offer options after goals are made and they show mastery.Projects that they are passionate about, chances to teach, looking at STEM special interests usually win them over! #saskedchat
hahaahahahha I strongly believe that unless my assessment strategies are failing students or making them miserable I must be doing something right #saskedchat
TA: I'm going to try the ladder that @kellywchris suggested with my next peer assessment. also @quizlet sounds interesting and I'll be looking into that #saskedchat
A7: Make-work sheets/notes/assignments. They just teach the students to put up with having their time wasted. #saskedchat (My boss once, at first accidently, spoke of "work-shitty assignments." )
What I dislike is when it is dictated what type of assessment is good for my students at a time when I feel like I have a better idea what might work. #saskedchat
Well, thank you everyone for attending on your well deserved breaks off! (Expect those not from Saskatchewan, you deserve to be working this week). It's always a pleasure to be in such great company on Thursdays. Enjoy the remainder of your breaks. #saskedchat
