Chapter 3 FIAE: Principles of Successful Assessment in the Differentiated Classroom

This chapter on assessment was a lot like the UbD/DI book in saying that the backwards design is a good way to build units. And that, in order to build a successful unit, you should start at the middle or the end, instead of the beginning. This is successful, because as the teacher, I am first thinking about what my students should be getting out of the unit, and not necessarily the content of the unit. Another thing that I gathered from this chapter was that students like to know exactly what it is they’re getting assessed on before they begin a project. So as the teacher, I need to be able to provide them with the information and goals that they need to reach, to achieve the grade that they deserve. These two things that I pulled out of the chapter are linked together. Because you cannot create a rubric on what the students should be able to show, without coming up with the skills and content within the standard that they need to know. I may also be able to incorporate some of the skills from the UbD/DI and the Tic-Tac-Toe model that was provided. So not only will the kids know what they need to show, they will also be able to chose the best way for their learning styles to show that mastery.