As a parent of two school age children, I definitely understand the desire to know how everything is going in school and can sympathize with the two report card system not being ideal in terms of keeping parents informed. The question then becomes, how do we get around this and ensure that parents, students, and teachers are all informed about the progress that we are making in school? I think that's where I come in! The Blog for AssessmentOn this blog, I will post when we have done any major assessment pieces. As students, we should be talking about these with our parents but sometimes we forget (or you are teenagers and talking to parents about school is usually low on the priority list!). The blog will help you remember to talk about your achievement and where you are struggling and excelling. As parents, we can check the blog to see what is happening and to see if there are prompts for starting conversations. As an example, it's probably easier to get a response from the question: how was the biodiversity quiz today? rather than, what did you do in school? I will endeavor to provide information about any marks or assessments that we have done so that you can check in with your children. I really don't get the stems still though and what about averages?The outcomes for the various subject areas are designed to show students where they can make specific improvements but that can be confusing. Is a 3 = 75% (No!!) or, a 2 is a fail, right (Definitely not!!) are things that pop up. Questions like these and similar ideas still creep in, even if we have had our system in place for a few years. It is ok to have questions and always feel free to shoot them my way.
The way that I think of assessment in my class is that it is a reflection of our current understanding. If we struggle on a quiz today and have success on the same concepts by the end of the unit then it is not an average. The student understands the ideas and that is what will be reflected in the end. We should not be afraid to make mistakes as long as we use them as learning opportunities. A quiz in week three is a learning opportunity for us, not a final assessment.
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