Week 12

Cannot believe this is week 12 in Education 250 already! This class has moved with tremendous speed and is finally winding down. We finished our last group project this week. The Assessment task was very helpful to me because I feel like I have a firm understanding on the art of assessment. Everything from this group ties into NCTCS so I am really thankful we spent so much time on it!
Getting feedback from Dr.Clark and correcting my work helped me understand what I needed to  elaborate on and I will be incorporating into my future classroom. In my future classroom I will use all different types of assessment in my class to get the best feedback from my students. I will use a variety of different types so that I can keep my classroom running smoothly and my students feel like they aren't ever falling through the cracks.

I studied the importance of assessment because I want to feel like I fully grasp the full extent to which assessment should be used in the classroom.

https://www.edutopia.org/assessment-guide-importance

"Asking students to demonstrate their understanding of the subject matter is critical to the learning process; it is essential to evaluate whether the educational goals and standards of the lessons are being met."

Assessment is an integral part of instruction, as it determines whether or not the goals of education are being met. Assessment affects decisions about grades, placement, advancement, instructional needs, curriculum, and, in some cases, funding. Assessment inspire us to ask these hard questions: "Are we teaching what we think we are teaching?" "Are students learning what they are supposed to be learning?" "Is there a way to teach the subject better, thereby promoting better learning?"