Assessment+Philosophy

What do we want our students to learn? How will we know when they have learned it? What will we do when they have not learned it? And, what will we do when they have learned it? All these questions stress the pertinent use of assessment within the daily classroom enviroment and using this information to guide lesson plans and surface student's needs.

I have included a link for viewers to read my philosophy of assessment in order to see how I will effectively incorporate these methods into my classroom! Assessment is at the heart of the teaching profession and is continually developing and changing to properly evaulate the learning and needs of our students. Within the model of 21st Century schools, the focus of professional learning communities centers around the critical use of data to determine where the needs and plans of actions are within the school community. Therefore, the daily use of assessment and including numerous varieties of assessment are essential to my beliefs as a teacher and will be a central focus within my daily planning. Believing in this model, I will strive to effectively assess the needs of my students in order to drive my instruction daily and will use this data within a team of teachers to develop action plans of how to meet students needs via intervention or enrichment.