As part of my Master class EEA 532 - Instructional Leadership - Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment we have been asked to reflect on the following questions:
I consider myself to be very reflective and I keep a number of journals as well, I am working to develop my skills in blogging. I will ask for feedback from my colleagues and students to check or confirm that my perceptions are accurate. I also will admit that if students are not 'getting' the content, that it is my job to change how I am instructing to improve their understanding. I believe that they need to own their learning, but it is my job to ensure they have every opportunity to access the knowledge or skills. I am not in a roll where I am assessing the learning of other teachers, other than when I am offering professional development. At these times, I might include an exit card or some other form of feedback to ensure that I have met their needs. If I haven't, I make myself available to them when it is convenient for them. I then work individually with that person until they are satisfied with their learning. Over the years my assessment practices have deepened to include a broader variety of tools as well as increased the number of assessments 'for learning' ... not always just 'of learning'. Our division has offered significant professional development in order to develop appropriate assessment practices where I have deepened my understanding of how to leverage assessment for student improvement.
We also need to remember that professional development needs to be engaging for the teacher learner as well ... we MUST use these strategies when we are teaching the teachers.
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