Well, as is typical, I am completely muddled about what exactly is expected in this week's blog. So I'm just writing my reactions to the readings and video that I've done so far. It all seems so random anyway.
From the "Formative and Summative Assessments in the Classroom" article, I agreed with the idea that if we average students' grades on a particular learning unit, then it doesn't reflect what the student truly knows at the end of the unit. The example in the article was driver's ed; yes, the student will score more poorly on the early on assessments as he/she learns the driving process. But the final driving test, on which the student might perform masterfully, reflects the culmination of what the student has fullylearned in the unit.
As for me, as a media specialist, my assessments tend to be observational. And I enjoy this more than just because I don't have to grade papers. It forces me to pay attention to the students and to cast a wide net to observe all the students learning.
The other article "Intersections" was too preachy for me. Any analysis of my school district and those of my classmates would show that we already work in data-driven environments. So I would have preferred an article that tried less to persuade me to start analyzing data and one that examined more the various ways to gather data.
My favorite part of the Edutopia video was when the student said in his presentaiton, "By 2050 schools will be project based." Dare to dream!
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