An Assessment Discussion

Today MVSD teaching staff had an opportunity to learn alongside Myrion Dueck to support our work in the area of outcome based assessment. This post will serve as a summary of my learning for the day:

Part 1: The Why

Like ships, we all need a rudder to help us imagine systems, policies, and practices for change.

Decide at a department/school/division-level of what a 1-4 looks like using the Manitoba scale

Things I see, hear, & read, continue to change my beliefs

A learning standard = verb + noun

Verb: action, depth of thinking
Noun: content knowledge

Part 2: The How

Let’s look closer at how we describe learning

There are various aspects of learning evidence and various aspects of quality

Incorporate student voice, choice, and community in learning and assessment

Start with verbs and use strength-based assessment language

Change is easier if we have tools for change

Comment on student learning by having a strength, stretch, and next step

Rubric design, as a team, for the team

Expectation of Environment

Students tuning out is rational, predictable, and healthy when:

they think hey know it
hey think they have no hope to learn it
without background knowledge it makes no sense
they do not see the value of the activity

Current performance -> feedback -> Desired goals

Follow Myron’s Work