"Our mission as educators is to craft assessments that propel students to exhibit their genuine understanding and abilities. We now need to embrace innovative approaches to assessment design to ensure students' deep learning, critical thinking, personal growth, and responsible AI use."

*collaborative projects
*real world problem solving
*scaffolded assignments
*reflection
*multi-media presentations
*gamification
*debate and Socratic seminars
*authentic assessments
*self-assessment

In Rick Wormeli’s article Redos and Retakes Done Right, he states “allowing students to redo assignments and assessments is the best way to prepare them for adult life.”
According to Wormeli, many teachers feel that denying students opportunities to show their full potential after providing substantial results builds ‘moral fibre’. These teachers have the mindset that there should be rigid deadlines for assignments and that marks should be taken off for late submissions, and even give zeroes in some situations. Wormeli counters by claiming that “these practices have the opposite effect: They retard student achievement and maturation.”
In Kenaston School, specifically in math and the senior sciences, students have the opportunity to redo assessments in 2011-2012. Teachers have taken Wormeli’s guidelines into consideration, applying some of his recommendations. Kenaston teachers advise that by incorporating Wormeli’s ideas into practice, teachers can make redos fair for both the student and teacher.

This short but informative article looks at what students need to become Assessment Capable Learners.

"...the power of these three principles of authentic and meaningful assessment: 1) Competency-based 2) Clear Goals and Personal Application, 3) High Expectations and High Support."

"Giving students good feedback is crucial, but it can also be incredibly time-consuming. So we went straight to the source—experienced teachers—and identified some of the best advice we could find for striking the right balance between effective assessment and a reasonable workload."

This short video is excellent and provides 6 awesome tips for assessment!

This article examines the steps required to involve students in their assessment. This article aligns closely with the PeBL philosophy and involves students throughout the learning process.

This is a great little activity you can use with teachers or students to explain how to use a 4 point rubric using cupcakes!

This excellent article from ASCD is written by Jay McTighe and Ken O'Connor explores seven assessment practices that will improve student learning.

In this series we explore the world of assessment and feedback in our new reality.

This is a collection of excellent articles related to assessment best practices and using assessments as a tool to empower students.

This resource from U of Waterloo suggests learning activities and assessments for the different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Ideas are grouped by:
Cognitive
Affective
Physical
Psychomotor

Modules for teachers include:
*Overview & Syllabus
*Intro
*Readiness Pre-Assessment
*Formative Assessment
*Data Informed Instruction
*Summative Classroom Assessment
*Putting the Pieces Together
Classroom Assessment in a Remote Learning Environment

This document from Yukon education examines Communicating Student Learning Resource and Professional Learning Tool; the expectations for Yukon
schools on assessment, evaluation and communication of student learning.

Access this link by copying it and pasting it into a web browser to download the document and access the appendices http://lss.yukonschools.ca/communicating-student-learning-resource-and-professional-development-tool.html

This self directed PD consists of the following learning modules:

Developing ACL Pre-Assessment
Overview: What is an Assessment Capable Learner?
Part 1: Where Am I Going?
Part 2: Where Am I Now?
Part 3: How Can I Close the Gap?
Developing ACL Post-Assessment
Closing and Follow-Up: Developing ACL

Content (including video), reflection questions, lesson outcomes, essential questions are included.

With ideas from EfficienTEACH you can teach better and save time for what matters most.

This project provides you with research-based teaching practices you can use in class tomorrow to save time AND teach better.

Explore ideas to help you with:
- student engagement
- communication
- memorization
- practice/activities
- assessment
- material/content
- feedback
- routines and habits
- discussion
- teacher tasks
- reflection
- community and relationships
- lesson planning
- teacher wellness

Useful assessment tools and practices are described to help improve your assessment practice and develop assessment capable learners.

"Here's a sketch video about self-assessment and peer assessment. It includes an explanation of specific strategies you might use."

This video connects PBL, assessment, feedback and metacognition and how it can play a role in your classroom and help develop empowered learners!

These amazing infographics about explicit instruction can take your students' learning to the next level. These leverage the transfer of responsiblity in a meaningful and explicit manner.

Infographics include:

*Structure of an Explicit Lesson
*Delivering Instruction
*Independent Practice
*Active Participation

Thank you, Jamie Clark!

This resource is created to support Grade 10 teachers in Sun West with the Pre and Post Reading Assessment that is done every two years. In additions to supporting the assessment process, there are best practices for using Before, During and After Reading Strategies in our ELA classrooms.