Do You Coach or Do You Judge?
“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...
View ArticleGrading and Assessment with @tomschimmer
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...
View ArticleAssessment Chat with @TomSchimmer – Thurs, Nov 17
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...
View Article6 BIG Assessment (AFL) Practices
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...
View ArticleWhat Matters in Our Learning: Student Voice on Assessment & Inquiry
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...
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