The question that I have been grappling with throughout my Cohort 21 (and career, really) journey is: How might we address the tension that exists between being a “learner” and being a “successful student” through the use of intentionally designed formative assessment practices? This question speaks to aspects of education that just don’t sit particularly…
The tension between student learning and student success…
How might we address the tension that exists between being a “learner” and being a “successful student” through the use of intentionally designed formative assessment practices? Writing this question required a process of deep reflection and ultimate articulation of the thinking that has been percolating and driving my evolving practise throughout my teaching career. So…
Urgent vs Important – Reflections on the return to school
I am wanting to address the tension that exists between being a “learner” and being a “successful student”. I have honed in on this area due to the interest I have in formative feedback, and in particular, how to get students to “value” assessments that have formative value and are crucial to the process of…