“Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein
My Assessment Philosophy
Traditionally assessment has been used simply as a means of providing students with a grade at the end of a unit or section of instruction before moving on to new material; however, the role of assessment in student learning extends far beyond the assignment of grades. When properly implemented, assessment is an effective tool that can be used to direct instructional practices, enhance student learning and motivate students to engage in the learning process.
This graphic organizer I created summarizes my assessment philosophy which includes using pre-assessments, frequent formative assessments and summative assessments throughout the entire planning and teaching process to guide classroom instruction. To read my full philosophy of assessment, complete with academic references, please click here.
Projects and Performances
This video was filmed in my Measurement and Evaluation class at St. Thomas University. For an assignment, we were asked to present the information from Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey's chapter "Using Projects and Performances to Check for Understanding" by completing a project or performance. My colleague Marie-Christine Allard and I decided to use a puppet show to communicate what we had learned as we felt it would be a great way to actively engage our audience. This is a video clip of the first half of our in-class presentation to our peers. Enjoy!