[Assessment 577] Re: Discussion Topics for 2007jalsails at aol.com jalsails at aol.comThu Jan 11 15:35:34 EST 2007
Happy New Year, Marie, Your guidance certainly gives everyone a variety of topics to discuss. I'll take a closer look at the collections and get back with you. Jeri -----Original Message----- From: marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com To: Assessment at nifl.gov Sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:24 AM Subject: [Assessment 575] Discussion Topics for 2007 Greetings everyone! I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to let you know what discussions I am fixing up for us over the next 6 months or so, and I’m also very interested to hear what types of discussions you all would like to have on the List. I plan to generate a discussion next week asking you about the kinds of in-class assessments you do with students (i.e.: formative assessment). I have some resources that were developed in my programs when I was director back in the 90s that I will share with you, and that I hope spark your interest to share your own resources, or perhaps generate your own. We spend so much time discussing end-of-cycle tests like the ones required by the NRS (these are considered summative assessments), so I wanted to shift us back to our classrooms and programs to talk about what you do on a daily basis with students. Here are a few resources for you to check out if you are interested – all are focused on the use (or lack of use) of formative assessment: Assessment Crisis: The Absence Of Assessment FOR Learning https://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0206sti.htm The Concept of Formative Assessment http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=8&n=9 Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kbla9810.htm A Primer: Diagnostic, Formative, & Summative Assessment http://www.mmrwsjr.com/assessment.htm The Value of Formative Assessment http://www.fairtest.org/examarts/winter99/k-forma3.html The other discussions I have in mind will focus on the following: Using Data for Program Improvement (panel discussion); Teaching the GED (guest speakers); and I hope to also include Using Data for Instructional Improvement as well. What do you think? Now your turn! What topics, issues and interests do you have that you would like to see discussed here? This List is yours so please let me know how you would like to see it used. I’ll do my best to organize or generate any/all discussions that are relevant to us here. Feel free to respond to the whole List or just to me if you prefer to do that. I welcome and encourage your ideas and input. Thank you so much and looking forward to a chatty 2007! marie Marie Cora marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com NIFL Assessment Discussion List Moderator http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/assessment Coordinator, LINCS Assessment Special Collection http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/ ------------------------------- National Institute for Literacy Assessment mailing list Assessment at nifl.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/assessment ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
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