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The videos in the past two weeks have been very helpful.  I have seen how the students react to the use of technology and have applied it to their learning.  The 'Changing Assessments in Education' was helpful in seeing the different types of assessments and how each is applied.  I believe it helps me to actually see and hear from others how to implement assessments successfully.  The formative assessments that I conduct in my classes are hard to determine if I am doing them properly.  I am getting the information that I need from my students, but I feel that there is something more I could do to make the assessments better.  This week, "Technology in Assessment Practice' was so very helpful. The video with the teacher actually showing how he has implemented technology was fantastic.  It was good to see this in action.  Although, he had a year to do the research, his implementation of why and what he was doing with his students was great.  I ...

There was so much that I wanted to say this week but I had more than 150 words, so I decided to write my thoughts here so I don't forget them.  The videos on assessments were great.  I really took a lot away from them. Authentic Assessment - Take a mistake and ask "How would this mistake happen and how can you fix it?"  What a great way to help my students to understand a concept.  In fact, used it just today in a class. Real-time Assessment - Good idea of using a google survey or other  survey.   There was something mentioned about a learning program called Summit on-line.  I would really like to work on a survey from my algebra class.  I believe this could help both my students and myself to clarify misconceptions of the material. Peer-Assessments - This is the independent process of learning.  The Ladder of Feedback was excellent. Clarify - Comments on Value - Comments of Concern - Suggestions for improvement.  ...

Traditional assessments vs Alternative assessments is a topic for debate.  Many educators know the traditional method (scientific- measurement models) has not been working.  Yet we don't know how to (or are afraid to) implement better or different forms of assessment.  There is a gap between educators, students, parents, and administration.  Which reminded me of a book I read  The Teaching Gap .  With judgmental assessments we are putting the responsibility of learning more on the students and less on the teachers to teach to a test or some other traditional method.  I enjoyed reading the article by Beomkya Choi & Michael Young about playful assessments.  Last semester in my MTH 680 Functions class, we played games a lot.  It really taught me a new way of looking at teaching.  By doing different activities we learned about all the different functions of families.  Imagine how my family reacted when I came home with a friendship ...