[MOSAIC] assessment

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Gina
Let's continue this discussion after you have read some of his book. I must  
say that he has got me thinking. I don't agree with everything he says, but  
there is a lot that makes sense.
Jennifer
In a message dated 9/16/2006 1:13:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
gina_nunley at hotmail.com writes:

Jennifer  said:

One thing I am getting out of this book that seems important to  me is that
you don't grade 'practice'. That doesn't mean that you don't  give  students
feedback on how they are doing. It simply means that  you  don't include in 
your
final letter grade the rubric scores  you get  when a strategy is first
introduced. Your grade should show  where they are in  the learning at the 
end  of
the


Jennifer I will definitely be getting his book.  It  reminds me of Stiggins 
work on assessment, which my district is  implementing.  He talks about 
"formative" assessment or "assessment  for learning" as opposed to 
"summative" or "assessment of" which is a  standards bassed achievement or 
performance grade and belongs n the report  card.

I see that I must come to terms with this arema of my teaching  world.  I 
know that  too often I have "practice" grades on my  report card.  The sad 
thing is once again it is a time issue.  I  need lots of time to create 
quality summative assessments, and too often  you're flying through the week, 
sometimes creating an assignment on the  spot, that looks like it will fit 
the bill and taking the grade because,  well you need it and there it is.  I 
believe this problem is the  reason so many teachers avoid the gray area of 
teaching strategic  reading.  I am glad to see books being published to help 
us out with  this.

Great discussion.  Thanks everyone,  Gina