Tag Archives: assessment

Assessment done with students, not to students

Posted on October 30, 2016 by tbondclegg

Posted on Risk and Reflect I strongly believe that assessment is something that should be done with students, not something that is done to students. So this year, being back in the classroom, I wanted to put that belief into practice. We have just … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquiry | Tagged assessment, conference, summative | 2 Comments

The Seeds of Growth: Why Creativity is Important in Education

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Dave Secomb

Following on from @dwyerteacher’s recent post about the Principles of Creative Leadership, I thought I would post a recent article that I submitted for our school newsletter. Its heavily referenced from Ken Robinson’s work and I encourage all educators to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged assessment, collaboration, Creativity, PYP, Teaching & Learning | 7 Comments

Assessment: Who’s in Control?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by brianneises

What if students were able to choose when and what they wanted to be assessed on? That simple question was posed by colleague, recently to me in a staffroom chat. It quickly exploded into an hour long discussion, that resulted … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquiry | Tagged assessment, control, relinquishing control, self evident assessment, student centered learning, student choice, students self-organized learning environments | 7 Comments

Self evident assessment

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Michael Kaechele

I hate buzz words! I really do. But in education, as in any profession, we use them all of the time. I am guilty of it too, but there is one particular use that I especially hate. The political use … Continue reading →