In order to monitor progress effectively, teachers need to observe, document, analyze and interpret data as part of a decision-based model that guides teachers to establish where to begin instruction, how long to work on a goal, and when to make changes. Teachers can observe children’s use of skills, knowledge, and concepts through the routines… Read More Keeping it Real: Authentic Assessment in Early Childhood
Assessment: The GPS of Effective Teaching
Teachers can use effective assessment strategies as a teaching GPS, or “global positioning system,” by finding out where students are located on the learning path. In this way, teachers promote instead of merely judge or grade student success. Teachers can use effective assessment strategies as a teaching GPS, or “global positioning system,” by finding… Read More Assessment: The GPS of Effective Teaching
