December 9, 2007
Should we revisit testing as a means of assessment?
No doubt, students will need to be prepared for college (or, if you teach middle school high school; if you teach elementary school, middle school), and most colleges still using testing as a primary means of assessing students. After all, when you have a lecture class with 300 students, it is not feasible to use alternative methods of assessment. Perhaps the biggest argument in favor of keeping tests is to prepare students for the college environment.
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December 9, 2007
Not sure if this has been blogged much but UStream now has a privacy feature as in the ability to password protect your show. That’s a huge first step that all of a sudden makes classroom television a little more palatable for teachers. Let’s kick this around a bit…this lets us provide a limited, invited audience to: Poetry readingsDramatic interpretationsSkype interviewsHomebound lessonsLecturesDemonstrationsDebatesInterpretive readingsConcertsMeetings (BOE, Administrative, etc)Sporting eventsTalent showsCeremoniesAssembliesFood fights
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