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That isn't good or bad. It is the way assessment works in the classroom, but I am okay with trusting teacher judgment. In fact, I think teachers judge

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That isn't good or bad. It is the way assessment works in the classroom, but I am okay with trusting teacher judgment. In fact, I think teachers judgement is reliable enough ..meaning correlates...with other measures that we often waste too money on assessment. #edu407

Sandra this is a great post and use of the table, especially if you designed it. If you did let me know I want to cite it.

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Sandra this is a great post and use of the table, especially if you designed it. If you did let me know I want to cite it.

Rubrics IMO do not make the greatest learning tool #edu407 when they are deployed as all the criterion at once. Pick targeted areas of growth from the

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Rubrics IMO do not make the greatest learning tool #edu407 when they are deployed as all the criterion at once. Pick targeted areas of growth from the rubrics for your students. Know what will help move each child closer to mastery on your stated objective.

https://boffosocko.com Look what I stumble across in my old teaching slideshow presentation from 2013: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z4jywGX

https://boffosocko.com Look what I stumble across in my old teaching slideshow presentation from 2013: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z4jywGX-VuW41CxvsosmD54IXj77jL8ijiyGsBwzRiM/edit?usp=sharing

Hey #edu407 here is a criterion based rubric from Elizabeth , Katie, and Shannon https://docs.google.com/document/d/10F8ul-PvSOLm2kql4CGaBrWse5tbsc0sb

Hey #edu407 here is a criterion based rubric from Elizabeth , Katie, and Shannon https://docs.google.com/document/d/10F8ul-PvSOLm2kql4CGaBrWse5tbsc0sbNyJc41pSYA/edit you will notice the criterion as rows and the degrees of scale as columns but it seems more a rubric to judge your rubrics. So still pretty cool.

So what I always tried to measure in my class when working through novels or an interconnected reading and writing unit was the process that got stude

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So what I always tried to measure in my class when working through novels or an interconnected reading and writing unit was the process that got students to the product rubrics are supposed to measure. #edu407

#edu407 Overall good rubric, As you think about designing measurement tools think about the modifiers we use. Some adjectives are more measurable ad q

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#edu407 Overall good rubric, As you think about designing measurement tools think about the modifiers we use. Some adjectives are more measurable ad quantifiable such as frequently or often. Others like "comprehensive" and "moderate" involve more judgment. You usually use anchors to calibrate

I use a ton of reader's and writer's notebooks (or in your case what I call blogs) #edu407 you can trace student thinking and watch growth over time h

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I use a ton of reader's and writer's notebooks (or in your case what I call blogs) #edu407 you can trace student thinking and watch growth over time https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sLoNABt1ogXxbDPLs2Ei-qa36cjNPUy0dCZVhzY08fQ/edit?usp=sharing

#edu407 Here is a discussion of the writer's notebook: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z4jywGX-VuW41CxvsosmD54IXj77jL8ijiyGsBwzRiM/edit?usp=sh

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#edu407 Here is a discussion of the writer's notebook: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z4jywGX-VuW41CxvsosmD54IXj77jL8ijiyGsBwzRiM/edit?usp=sharing This is a presentation I remixed from someone else, can't remember the source. Point is provide constraint and fun challenges.

#edu407 Assessing comprehension is tricky and as students get older we then mix in reading and writing as primary way we ask students to demonstrate c

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#edu407 Assessing comprehension is tricky and as students get older we then mix in reading and writing as primary way we ask students to demonstrate comprehension is through written responses. So are you measuring what they understand about a text or a student's ability to construct a response?

@vuildco Best of luck, and if you do get stuck building on your own stop by the -dev channel on irc/slack, people always willing to help.

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@vuildco Best of luck, and if you do get stuck building on your own stop by the -dev channel on irc/slack, people always willing to help.

Listening or looking at the comments students leave each other is my favorite source of evidence in the writing classroom #edu407. Most districts have

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Listening or looking at the comments students leave each other is my favorite source of evidence in the writing classroom #edu407. Most districts have moved to Google docs especially in upper elementary school.

#edu407 One key aspect we often overlook in #literacies classroom is note taking and synthesizing. Need to provide earlier opportunities for multiple

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#edu407 One key aspect we often overlook in #literacies classroom is note taking and synthesizing. Need to provide earlier opportunities for multiple text reading. Here is a presentation on notebooks I use in content areas with older students: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O1FlnDlMni9qPb4UR3tfRGPgH8AgQbH98w7Yai-ZDBM/edit?usp=sharing

#edu407 the quick write or status updates....are a great entrance and exit slip. The best classroom management is always rooted in the curriculum and

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#edu407 the quick write or status updates....are a great entrance and exit slip. The best classroom management is always rooted in the curriculum and your stare....get those teacher rights right quick...but having something to do when coming into class establishes routines

Shifted a bit away from that course but still learning PHP. Using @getkirby as a learning tool instead. The documentation is written surprisingly well

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Shifted a bit away from that course but still learning PHP. Using @getkirby as a learning tool instead. The documentation is written surprisingly well for learners. Would love to do study group, didn't like the Lynda approach without a community.

Mira this is a good first attempt. There is some overlap in your criterion. For example if you look at writing quality you talk about content but you

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Mira this is a good first attempt. There is some overlap in your criterion. For example if you look at writing quality you talk about content but you have an entire criterion for content. In a way the rubric is about writing quality. In rubrics we call this the ontological net cast by each thing we are measuring. You do not want things to overlap. #edu407

I think just asking yourself the questions as you ask answers the same question. You have shown yourself to be both a writer and a blogger. It was a p

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I think just asking yourself the questions as you ask answers the same question. You have shown yourself to be both a writer and a blogger. It was a pleasure to have you in class. #edu407

#edu407 more subjective a measure and you will find the more open to bias but even the most objective measures can often explain zip code as much as a

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#edu407 more subjective a measure and you will find the more open to bias but even the most objective measures can often explain zip code as much as ability. In your reading classroom I want you to embrace your subjectivity, passionately care for every child in your class

@vuildco Happy to carry this conversation off of Twitter and just between our own domains if it is the connection to Twitter you find most objectionab

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@vuildco Happy to carry this conversation off of Twitter and just between our own domains if it is the connection to Twitter you find most objectionable. @Cambridgeport90 was pointing out alternative networks or even just two websites talking is enough

Hey #edu407 here is a helpful checklist of assessment approaches from Natalie. Best thing about reading and writing (#literacies are life) the methods

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Hey #edu407 here is a helpful checklist of assessment approaches from Natalie. Best thing about reading and writing (#literacies are life) the methods that lead to knowledge growth also lead to personal growth: https://nataliecaldwellteacher.wordpress.com/2019/05/11/assessment-module/