Assessment For Learning… Flipped Classroom… Project-based Learning… 21st Century Learning A few years ago, I was in a learning series and we were learning about the power of shifting our assessment focus from summative (grades, events) to formative (feedback, ongoing). The facilitator, Yrsa… Continue Reading
Since I wrote about our school’s decision to end our awards ceremony and change the the way we honour students, I have been asked a few times how people could start the conversation in their schools. I realize that most… Continue Reading
Through my participation in a few EdCamps, I have had the complete pleasure of meeting and chatting with North Surrey Secondary senior humanities teacher Jonathan Vervaet(@jonathanvervaet). I knew about his contagious passion for inquiry and assessment for learning; what I… Continue Reading
Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm and I were recently asked by educator and author Larry Ferlazzo to respond to the question: HOW CAN WE KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED WITHOUT CARROTS & STICKS? My response originally appeared at Education Week here but I wanted to cross-post on… Continue Reading
During the past few years I have been involved in a number of conversations around the topic of assessment. One key struggle that I have is the many ways in which the term “formative assessment” is defined. For some educators,… Continue Reading
It is no secret that an area of education in which I am passionate is assessment – in particular Assessment For Learning or Formative Assessment. The work of Dylan Williams, Ruth Sutton, Rick Stiggins, John Hattie, Ken O’Connor and Anne… Continue Reading
In June, I offered our intermediate teachers the opportunity to attend, with me, a one day session with Tom Schimmer on the topic of “10 Things That Matter From Assessment to Grading” (based on his newly released book of the… Continue Reading
EVERY child has a strength inside them; it is our job, as educators, to bring this out. “Recognizing ALL Students” is a page designed to showcase the success stories of schools that have moved away from the traditional awards ceremonies… Continue Reading
“When it comes to assessment, think purpose, purpose, purpose”— Caren Cameron Coaching and teaching have always been passions of mine; however, I had previously considered coaching and teaching to be two completely different things. About 5 years ago, following some… Continue Reading