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On Assessment – part 1

16 hours ago ago from Doing some thinking

Yesterday evening the discussion on #edchat was about assessment. As usual, a stream of thought-provoking tweets and a lively discussion took place. I had been thinking about writing a post on assessment and my thoughts on the matter, so I feel now is a good time to do it. As I see it, there are certain principles which should be taken into account when we discuss assessment, and I borrow these from Brown ( Language Assessment Principles ...

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A Response to Henrick Oprea on Assessment

9 hours ago ago from Constructing Meaning

I Henrick Oprea ( Blog , Twitter ) in #edchat on Twitter last night and enjoyed a conversational exchange with him. Henrick is an English teacher in Brazil. The discussion in #edchat last night revolved around assessment and was lively, informative, and a pleasure to take part in. I spent time, following the discussion, letting the conversation mature and develop in my thoughts. I have often had strong opinions about assessment, especially ...

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Zilch, Nada, Nothing

8 hours ago ago from Pissed Off

Klein spoke at a community school board in my neighborhood tonight. I planned on going and reading the following but things didn't work out as planned. I didn't expect him to care about what I said, but I wanted to say it anyway. I'll have to settle for printing it here. I know the results will be the same-- Zilch, Nada, Nothing. Mark Twain said “there are lies, damn lies and then there are statistics”. Education has been filled with ...

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Reflections – part III

46 minutes ago ago from bluyonder

As another school year comes to completion, I think it appropriate to leave the last word to one of our secondary teachers, Jill Harrington. Jill's reflection on her role as a team-member and on her own professional journey as a maths teacher exemplifies a new understanding of student-centred learning and teacher-learning. Without good teachers who can reflect on practice, mentor one another, work collaboratively, interpret feedback ...

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CFP: Intermountain West Philosophy Conference

19 hours ago ago from Florida Student Philosophy Blog

7th Annual Intermountain West Student Philosophy Conference March 11-13, 2010 Keynote Speaker: Darrel Moellendorf (San Diego State) Paper submissions on any philosophical topic are invited. Deadline for Submissions : Jan 10th, 2010 Requirements (in your email to IWSPC): Word count (3,000 word limit); Presentation title; Abstract of no more than 100 words; Author's name; Academic status (Graduate or undergraduate ...

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