Curriculum development and assessment is a topic where I have limited experience. Over the summer, my grade level took a close look at teaching standards and aligned them with our curriculum goals to see where there were discrepancies. It was very interesting to have the paperwork in front of me to see how everything lined up. However, during the school year, we rarely discuss these standards and look more closely at the report card, which does not necessarily line up with the standards. Within my own practice, I try to conduct assessment in a variety of both formal and informal methods. However, I would like to increase my knowledge of different types of good-quality assessment and also ways in which I can hold myself accountable to each of the standards within the demands of the busy school day.
QUESTIONS FROM MY CLASSROOM (10/16/2010)
- How can I transfer the skills, motivation, and memorization from high spelling test scores to the low readers in my class?
