I chose AFL should focus on how students learn. As a secondary educator I’ve seen various learning styles of students. There is no one size fit all learning style. I chose this tenet simply because I’ve seen how un-flexible teachers can be when it comes to assessing students. The movie “Blind Side” is a prime example. The main character didn’t say much in class if anything, but he was listening and taking in what was being taught. The teachers changed the way they assessed what he was supposed to learn. When asked orally about a topic he knew the answer. We must meet our students where they are and not where they are supposed to be. We must do away with the traditional lesson of lecture, worksheet, and quiz. Now students can complete a project base assignment that is a culmination of a series of lessons. Rubrics are changing the way assessment is completed. Students now have ownership in what their overall grade can be simply by following the rubric.
In thinking about our journal assignment which dealt with the different types of assessment; I can reflect back on a student who didn’t like the traditional lecture or reading of a book. He felt he wasn’t being challenged enough. Eventually we convinced the teacher to allow him to demonstrate that he had read the book through his drawings. This was an alternative assessment of his learning. This student along with many others has different learning styles. We must take this into consideration when assessing our students.
Creating the e-portfolio was a little overwhelming, but I have the beginning of an e-portfolio. I figured out most things, but my navigation buttons are not as I would have them. I will continue to play around with this feature. Overall the assignments for the week were thought provoking and a learning experience.
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