Professional Reading: "Testing Motivation and Learning"
An article accessed via TKI
The use of testing in the classroom
This article had led me to think long and hard about my students and their need for a learning portfolio.
A learning portfolio
My main question: What format will work best for my students to reflect on their learning. I want something we can use together in conferencing. I want something that keeps them accountable with their learning.
Needs: capacity for photos, Ability to comment/reflect on previous work (living document status)
Paper portfolio book worked well last year but a lot of work. Was tangible, neat. Costly.
Learning Blogs? Minimises costs. Netbook usage is a problem at the moment.
What examples can I find and what works well...
Best Student Blogs 2013 from Edublogs
Reflecting on their own blog use
The winner of "the best student blog" has a post on "10 things I've learned from blogging" which would be good as a reflection on own internet use. I like this especially with our current focus on citizenships. The questions to ask the students are "what are they contributing to the class Blogosphere", and also how taht contribution has made a difference to the way they blog.
This article also demonstrates the need to encourage students to reflect on their own blogging. This teacher created a "ripple effect" sheet asking students to choose their best blog post. Such activities would then provide the starting block for conferencing.
Teacher reflection/assessment on Blog use
Interesting article about how we assess Blog work, although he is working with older students he uses blog work as homework so that each student reflects on their daily reading and puts it on the blog. The cool thing being that this feedback (albeit skim read by the teacher) informs his next teaching point. This is definitely a stage I would like to get to.
An article accessed via TKI
The use of testing in the classroom
- for parents to get a view on the learning taking place
- "testing is motivating only for those who anticipate success"
- Performance goals versus learning goals
This article had led me to think long and hard about my students and their need for a learning portfolio.
A learning portfolio
My main question: What format will work best for my students to reflect on their learning. I want something we can use together in conferencing. I want something that keeps them accountable with their learning.
Needs: capacity for photos, Ability to comment/reflect on previous work (living document status)
Paper portfolio book worked well last year but a lot of work. Was tangible, neat. Costly.
Learning Blogs? Minimises costs. Netbook usage is a problem at the moment.
What examples can I find and what works well...
Best Student Blogs 2013 from Edublogs
Reflecting on their own blog use
The winner of "the best student blog" has a post on "10 things I've learned from blogging" which would be good as a reflection on own internet use. I like this especially with our current focus on citizenships. The questions to ask the students are "what are they contributing to the class Blogosphere", and also how taht contribution has made a difference to the way they blog.
This article also demonstrates the need to encourage students to reflect on their own blogging. This teacher created a "ripple effect" sheet asking students to choose their best blog post. Such activities would then provide the starting block for conferencing.
Teacher reflection/assessment on Blog use
Interesting article about how we assess Blog work, although he is working with older students he uses blog work as homework so that each student reflects on their daily reading and puts it on the blog. The cool thing being that this feedback (albeit skim read by the teacher) informs his next teaching point. This is definitely a stage I would like to get to.