Practicum Observations

I have had a lot of opportunities to reflect on my inquiry question: How can technology enhance formative assessment? I have been involved in a number of Fresh Grade meetings, have assisted students in uploading work to Fresh Grade, and today uploaded my own assignment to Fresh Grade. The activity that I had the students working on, About Me (photo scavenger hunt) was uploaded for parents to view on Fresh Grade. I have had a chance to think about assessment through the lens of my lesson plans. While I have not officially assessed anything my SA has encouraged me to think about how I would assess each activity and what the purpose is. For example, with my About Me activity I had to decide what I would assess for in the written portion such as grammar, COPS, or detailed sentences. I ultimately decided I wanted them to focus on detailed sentences because I felt it fit best with the overall Big Idea. Today, when I watched the students orally present the About Me I wrote down comments based on the I Can statements I had written on the board. The day before I made comments on the written aspect. Tomorrow I will have the students do a self-reflection on three key components of the assignment: group work, sentence writing, and oral presentations. I continue to be interested in the self-reflection piece and quality over quantity when it comes to assessment. I have not fully formulated my inquiry question but I am observing lots of helpful things and having interesting conversations with my SA when it comes to assessment.I am also considering the difference between quantity vs. quality.