303: Foundations of Assessment

What part of planning is coming easy to you? I have a lot of ideas for lessons but pairing them with a standard stresses me out. Apparently lesson planning isn't the easiest so we have three or four classes dedicated to it this quarter to teach us how to survive. It feels heavy at times, but I think something that I might be getting good at with lesson planning is accepting it for what it is. I presume it will get easier and as I see how others prepare I will be able to learn what works or doesn't work from them.  Along with accepting lesson planning for what it is, I am good at being optimistic and that planning can only get easier with practice.  What part is not as intuitive for you? The Big Idea and Parent & Community Connections sections of the template are still confusing to me and I never know what to put in these spaces. Being explicit... Lesson Planning is a little confusing right now with the EdTPA template, but it is starting to make a little more...

Assessment needs to be carefully selected because not everyone will perform well on any  assessment. The assessment in the comic above is ridiculous because it is obvious who can climb, but if the man said "Get to the top of that tree" then more animals would have a chance if they could cut/break the tree down or even fly to the top. So Pros and Cons: Here we go... 1. Selected response and short answer can do a good job of assessing a variety of topics and they are easy to grade. The test can cover a wide variety of knowledge in a minimal amount of time. However, " if you want to assess how well students can choose from their store of reasoning proficiencies to solve a problem, solve a problem requiring several steps, explain their choice or reasoning process, or defend an opinion, you must use another assessment method. "  2. Extended written response requires students to think an explain the reasoning behind their thought process. The questions need to be...