Assess Assess Assess!

My philosophy on assessment is, and always will be, that there is no ONE way to assess. I believe that every student learns and tests differently. I believe that there is no one way to teach a child, just as, there is no one way to assess a child. I know that some children are assessed better in a verbal setting, active setting, traditional setting, or even in a group setting. When I become a teacher I would really like to get to know my students well enough to know what type of assessment works better for them and have all off these different types of assessments open to them.

I really like all the different options that Pear Deck offers in ways of asking the students questions. Just as well, I love how interactive it is. As well, how you are able to expose who answers what or not. I believe this helps to build the children's confidence in their answer because then they wont be afraid to be wrong or ask questions themselves. They will see that other students are confused as they are. I think this is a great interact tool.

When I was in school we had a way of answering interactively like this but not to this extent which I really like! I also think its cool when sites allow you to use your cellphone. Not so much for elementary school students but I think that's a great interactive tool for high school students!

I like eduCanon. I thought it was cool how you could specifically see where a certain number of students need help in specific areas. Especially because now you know what 5 students need help in that area and yhou can help them with it. I also like how easily laid out each questions answer is and how you can see exactly what needs worked on!

Both tools are very cool and I would love to use them in my classroom someday!

I was shocked by the fact that he had us interact to much. I really liked that. I understand a lot of us are just now learning about all of these things so its cool to see I'm not the only one that was clueless before the WebEx. Plus its cool to see how interactive the classroom can be through technology like this! Just as well, I was surprised when he was talking about how the line between formative assessment and summative assessments is not clear to a lot of teachers within the school systems. I feel, still being a student, that there is still so much I don't know about teaching and all the terms. I feel as if its something I am missing and something that all the teachers in the work force know. Its a relief to know that there are still some questions to be answered once I enter the work force!