Making Meaning - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T09:16:16Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:30689?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A31506&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHI Corky,
As you know, I thin…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-16:649749:Comment:338972007-07-16T23:05:44.039ZConnie Weberhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/connieweber
HI Corky,<br />
As you know, I think student self-evaluations are very important; they're powerful tools for learning. I like the ideas you present: writing personal reflections, keeping journals and portfolios, and setting personal goals.<br />
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This phrase you wrote rings very true to me:<br />
<i>Teachers found that developing these metacognitive skills encouraged students to take ownership of their work and learning.</i><br />
I guess when students get a chance to be in the driver's seat, perspective shifts, and…
HI Corky,<br />
As you know, I think student self-evaluations are very important; they're powerful tools for learning. I like the ideas you present: writing personal reflections, keeping journals and portfolios, and setting personal goals.<br />
<br />
This phrase you wrote rings very true to me:<br />
<i>Teachers found that developing these metacognitive skills encouraged students to take ownership of their work and learning.</i><br />
I guess when students get a chance to be in the driver's seat, perspective shifts, and we arrive at more meaningfulness and authenticity! Hi,
I just did a project in…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-16:649749:Comment:338912007-07-16T22:20:45.902ZCourtney Kileyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ckiley
Hi,<br />
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I just did a project in my grad school class about engageing students in their own learning process through student self assessment. This appraoch is often included as part of formative assessment, but basically entails including the student in the evaluaton process through collaborative rubric designing, goal setting, ongoing feedback, and encouraging self reflection.<br />
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Many of the examples I read had students keep a journal and/or portfolio where they kept all of their work and feedback.…
Hi,<br />
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I just did a project in my grad school class about engageing students in their own learning process through student self assessment. This appraoch is often included as part of formative assessment, but basically entails including the student in the evaluaton process through collaborative rubric designing, goal setting, ongoing feedback, and encouraging self reflection.<br />
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Many of the examples I read had students keep a journal and/or portfolio where they kept all of their work and feedback. In addition, students were asked to write personal reflections about their own weaknesses, strenghts, and ways to improve. Teachers found that developing these metacognitive skills encouraged students to take ownership of their work and learning.<br />
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I think this could tie in with technology by having students write reflective blogs - sort of an on-line journal. All of thier submissions would be centralized in one place, and they can look back and reflect on the progress they have made. Yes, and also, stuff comes up…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-16:649749:Comment:338872007-07-16T21:38:36.455ZConnie Weberhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/connieweber
Yes, and also, stuff comes up that as teachers we know would be better---go "off course" to follow the kids' interests! It's hard to think though ahead of time what should be assessed.<br />
This ties in so well with the branching off of this discussion onto the forum:<br />
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Making of Meaning; considering assessment<br />
<a href="http://classroom20.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=649749%3ATopic%3A32056">http://classroom20.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=649749%3ATopic%3A32056</a><br />
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And the question goes on: isn't…
Yes, and also, stuff comes up that as teachers we know would be better---go "off course" to follow the kids' interests! It's hard to think though ahead of time what should be assessed.<br />
This ties in so well with the branching off of this discussion onto the forum:<br />
<br />
Making of Meaning; considering assessment<br />
<a href="http://classroom20.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=649749%3ATopic%3A32056">http://classroom20.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=649749%3ATopic%3A32056</a><br />
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And the question goes on: isn't authentic assessment really just living life with a healthy attitude about learning? I mean, if something is not working out, work on getting better. If something is going really well, celebrate! In any case, what it needed is "authentic feedback," a context for the expression.<br />
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Isn't it fun to have these talks? I find the collegiality at CR2.0 so meaningful! Thanks for all the thoughts, thanks a million times! The hard part is the planning…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-16:649749:Comment:338702007-07-16T20:19:30.375ZLisa Parisihttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LisaParisi
The hard part is the planning. Many of my authentic assessments have come sort of on the spur of the moment. Children suggest projects to work on or an idea arises in the course of the unit. Usually when I plan them, they're not quite as exciting to the kids. I guess that makes sense...if it's their idea, they want to do it.
The hard part is the planning. Many of my authentic assessments have come sort of on the spur of the moment. Children suggest projects to work on or an idea arises in the course of the unit. Usually when I plan them, they're not quite as exciting to the kids. I guess that makes sense...if it's their idea, they want to do it. Lisa,
Wow...very illuminating…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-16:649749:Comment:336962007-07-16T00:20:20.724ZConnie Weberhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/connieweber
Lisa,<br />
Wow...very illuminating, very inspirational. You have found a form of assessment that really works. Let's keep in touch over the school year to brainstorm ideas for authentic assessment on various studies we have going on. Thanks for sharing this story!
Lisa,<br />
Wow...very illuminating, very inspirational. You have found a form of assessment that really works. Let's keep in touch over the school year to brainstorm ideas for authentic assessment on various studies we have going on. Thanks for sharing this story! Sylvia and Connie,
We actuall…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-15:649749:Comment:336922007-07-15T23:08:01.676ZLisa Parisihttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LisaParisi
Sylvia and Connie,<br />
We actually had an interesting situation arise in class this year. We completed a rousing unit on the Constitution...great dialogues, interesting points being made, etc. We decide to test the students to see what they learned, feeling confident that, with the discussions going on in class, there was no way the children could fail. Imagine our surprise when all but two students failed the test on the Constitution. Failed...not did poorly...but actually failed! Never in all my…
Sylvia and Connie,<br />
We actually had an interesting situation arise in class this year. We completed a rousing unit on the Constitution...great dialogues, interesting points being made, etc. We decide to test the students to see what they learned, feeling confident that, with the discussions going on in class, there was no way the children could fail. Imagine our surprise when all but two students failed the test on the Constitution. Failed...not did poorly...but actually failed! Never in all my years of teaching had this happened. What went wrong? They seemed to know the material.<br />
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So we gave them three weeks...weeks we didn't have to give. We designed a rubric that would cover everything we wanted them to demonstrate knowledge in. We worked on it together then told them they had three weeks to show their stuff.<br />
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What we got was amazing. Students did PowerPoints and SmartBoard presentations, plays, poems, research reports, animated stories, etc. showing all the information we included in the rubric (which was also on the test). They did all the work in school so we know no parents were helping. And they had to present their work and answer questions about the material during the presentation.<br />
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And, voila, they were successful...very successful. They knew the material...just as we believed. They just couldn't demonstrate their knowledge in the "typical school" manner. What they presented demonstrated knowledge far beyond our expectations for fifth grade understanding of the Constitution. And they LOVED doing the work.<br />
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Next year, authentic assessments will be the norm in the classroom instead of just once in awhile. And their participation during class lessons, be it through blogging, discussions, revisions in a wiki, whatever, will be part of the final grade. Tests just don't cut it for most students. Let's start the bottling comp…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-07:649749:Comment:322502007-07-07T15:02:26.259ZConnie Weberhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/connieweber
Let's start the bottling company now!. What'll we call it?
Let's start the bottling company now!. What'll we call it? Skip,
I now have a story to s…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-07:649749:Comment:322392007-07-07T13:48:48.610ZJulia Osteenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/josteen
Skip,<br />
I now have a story to share with you. This past year I worked with two groups of fourth and fifth graders on a website project that was then entered into the ThinkQuest competition. One group had a little girl in it who happens to have Juvenile Diabetes. Unbeknownst to me or her group, she had written an essay to enter a contest to win a trip to Washington DC and address Congress about her disease. In that essay, she mentioned wanting to participate in this website group in order to raise…
Skip,<br />
I now have a story to share with you. This past year I worked with two groups of fourth and fifth graders on a website project that was then entered into the ThinkQuest competition. One group had a little girl in it who happens to have Juvenile Diabetes. Unbeknownst to me or her group, she had written an essay to enter a contest to win a trip to Washington DC and address Congress about her disease. In that essay, she mentioned wanting to participate in this website group in order to raise awareness with other students her age about her disease.<br />
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The website group met and decided to work on the topic of diabetes for their website. On the team's about us page they mention wanting to work with this topic as a way to honor their group member. <i><b>**Don't forget - these are fourth and fifth graders!**</b></i><br />
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Meanwhile, the little girl with diabetes finds out that she has won the essay contest and will be going to Washington D.C. during the summer. The group worked very hard on their site. Was it perfect? No. Were they motivated? Yes.<br />
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Just before NECC 2007, we found out that the group won the Honorable Mention Award and each of the members will be receiving a laptop as a result. I called all of the group members to tell them and reached the little girl with diabetes the morning before she was to fly out to Washington D.C. She was able to tell members of Congress that not only did she make the website but they had won an award. As a result, her story is set to be in this Monday's Atlanta-Journal Constitution which I am told will mention the website as well. Wow!<br />
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Did these kids receive a grade for their website? No. It was an "extra" they wanted to do. Did these kids receive some kind of assessment for their work? Yes, and that assessment continues today. Will these kids remember this the rest of their lives? Yes.<br />
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I could not have woven a better story. As my husband says, "I can't make that up!"<br />
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Now how to bottle this type of learning for all kids ~ still working on that one.<br />
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Julia I'll say. Talk about authenti…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-07:649749:Comment:321892007-07-07T00:51:44.949ZConnie Weberhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/connieweber
I'll say. Talk about authentic assessment. She got the job done. And she did it with love.
I'll say. Talk about authentic assessment. She got the job done. And she did it with love. Wow! What a great story! You'…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-06:649749:Comment:321752007-07-06T22:19:44.899ZJulia Osteenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/josteen
Wow! What a great story! You've got one special daughter there!
Wow! What a great story! You've got one special daughter there!