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• Slowing Down to the Speed of Life and Learning May 17, 2013
    Sandra Herbst and I are in New Zealand. We spent a Mother’s Day Sunday in Wellington, which is the capital and has about 500,000 people. The pace of life here and in other communities in New Zealand is remarkable. We spent time at the waterfront market and walked to the parliament buildings. We took the cable car up to the botanical gardens where we enjoye […]
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• Transforming Assessment - Focusing on Feedback Apr 18, 2013
  Are you interested in Transforming Assessment? So are New Zealand educators.Today I presented to almost 200 New Zealand educators via the web as an introductory session prior to Sandra Herbst and I presenting in Wellington, New Zealand next month. Participants asked interesting questions regarding rubrics and determining quality.One participant wrote, " […]
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• Preparing Diagnostic Assessments Mar 21, 2013
  Recently Melissa was on our members' site and asked me to respond to the following question, “Can you explain the best method of preparing a math diagnostic assessment?”When one considers the best method of preparing a math diagnostic assessment, it is important to ask a few questions:                  1. What is the purpose?                  2. Who is […]
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• Report Card Planning Mar 14, 2013
  Sarah is working on a project related to reporting. (A while ago I tweeted about an interesting blog by Andrew Campbell that you may also want to read.) As I reflected on the questions she posed, I invited her to get in touch so we could have a longer conversation. And, I posted the following quick comment... I'm happy to talk some more about reporting. […]
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• Are you a primary teacher? Do you wonder if AFL can make a difference? Feb 18, 2013
  A few months ago I had the opportunity to celebrate the successful defense of Nancy Barr's thesis. She is a primary teacher in Saskatoon. She focused her research on primary children and their growing ability to articulate their understandings of writing. It is a fascinating qualitative study. It clearly shows the difference that assessment for learning […]
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