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Www.edugains.ca/resourcesAER/VideoLibrary/LearningGoalsSuccessCriteria/mp4/LearningGoals-Mod2.mp4. Www.edugains.ca/resourcesAER/VideoLibrary/LearningGoalsSuccessCriteria/mp4/LearningGoals-Mod4.mp4. Why test scores should never drive professional development. Here are but a few reasons why test scores should never be used to drive the professional development of teachers:tests were not designed to drive a teacher's teaching or a learner's learning. Using test scores to drive or guide a teacher's professional development may lead teachers to know more about raising the scores than raising children. Assessment. Assessment. Rubrics for Assessment Online Professional Development - UW Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University.

Learn more about our Online Courses, Online Certificate Programs, and Graduate Degree A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, group work/cooperative learning, concept map, research process/ report, PowerPoint, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other social media projects. Quick Links to Rubrics Social Media Project Rubrics Wiki RubricCriteria for assessing individual and group Wiki contributions. Blog RubricAssess individual blog entries, including comments on peers' blogs. Twitter RubricAssess learning during social networking instructional assignments. Discussion, Teamwork, and Group Work Rubrics Online Discussion Board RubricAssessing ability to share perspectives, refine thoughts through the writing process, and participate in meaningful discussionPrimary Grade Self-Evaluation Teamwork Rubric (PDF)Features of a sandwich to graphically show the criteria PowerPoint and Podcast Rubrics A+ PowerPoint Rubric Joan Vandervelde's rubric provides 10 performance categories.

Assessment 101 « The Whole Child Podcast « Whole Child Education. Download Podcast Now [Right-Click to Save] The reality in the United States right now is that we focus extensively on test scores and far too little on the whole child. We then choose one-size-fits-all fixes based on those test scores while ignoring solid research about the infinite ways kids learn and children develop. The true measure of students’ proficiency and readiness for college, career, and citizenship must be based on more than just their scores on any state standardized reading and math assessments. It has to be based on valid, reliable information from multiple sources. In this episode of the Whole Child Podcast, we're taking a look at the meaning and purpose of assessment; the different types, including formative and summative, standardized and subjective, and informal and formal; and how assessments are used to monitor student progress, provide timely feedback, and adjust teaching-learning activities to maximize student progress.