Chapter 5 UbD/DI: Considering Evidence of Learning in Diverse Classrooms

In chapter five, it addressed the issue of assessment and the different ways in which to do assessment throughout the classroom. One thing that I learned was that you should always assess before you begin the teaching. That way, you know just what the students in your classroom know about the material that is about to be covered. If you have an idea of what your students know in the classroom, you can avoid spending a lot of time on the stuff they do know, and instead, spend more time on the things that they aren’t so sure about. Another thing that I learned was that if you involve the students being able to chose what they do in order for your to asses them, it makes it more enjoyable for the student. Not only does it make it more interesting for the student, it also allows them to use their own learning styles to show you that they know what is was that you just taught them. In the book I enjoyed how they showed us the “Product and Performance Tic-Tac-Toe Versions’ 1 and 2”. These two figures are something that I might contemplate using in the class. I know that when I was a student and the teacher gave us options about what to do for a final project on a unit, that I enjoyed having the option.