Our 5th Class

How do I assess student learning?
I use many ways to assess student learning. In 2nd grade there is a lot of informal assessment as students work on various tasks during the day. When I look at this project, I can see that there will be room for both formal and informal assessment as we work. I will work with the students to create checklists and rubrics that they and I can formally assess with. However, as we work through the whole process, there will be a lot of informal assessment opportunities. I will constantly be making observations as the students work. They will be exploring many new technologies, and as they explore and learn, I will observe their work.

How do I involve students in the assessment process?
I have not done this much in the past. However, my team and I discussed working with our classes to create the checklists and rubrics together. I think this will put a more clear vision in my students minds of the expectations of the project. This will also give them more ownership of the entire project. I believe I will be able to use the fact that we "planned the assessment together" as a way to hold them more accountable as well. "remember when we put this checklist together? You agreed that this was do-able....."