I wholeheartedly agree! Portfolios! A fantastic collection of the children's
work which will give you an excellent idea of how they are doing and what
kind of grade to assign, (something we,unfortunately, have to do.)
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From: Mena
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 5:34
ons about their work).
This was very easy to do, took no extra time, and gave a good
overview of students' growth.
Renee
On Dec 25, 2011, at 8:42 PM, Phil wrote:
I wholeheartedly agree! Portfolios! A fantastic collection of the
children's work which will give you an excellent idea of
Sorry, Brenda, I didn't see your last email before I wrote mine in response
to the previous comment. I am shocked by the formal testing that you are
mandated to do and I appreciate how it would be impossible to "follow your
own heart" with those rigid expectations.
Julia
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Brenda and Kathy,
Here is my optimistic but absolutely serious question. Is it possible for us
to "play the game", do a half-hearted job of what is being required us in
terms of summatives , desperately trying to move level 2 to level 3 ,
pressure pressure pressure, etc. AND still be true to wh
Dear Brenda,
Would it be possible, if you have a second over the holiday, to direct to
where I might take a peek at the CAFÉ chart? What a great idea!
Thanks!
Julia
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From: Brenda White-Keller
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 1:27 PM
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Su
Just wondering if anyone knows of any good sites to find, dare I say the
word, "summatives", for a point of view unit and/or an open-ended/criticial
thinking Learning Cycle? We do the later a lot during the course of a day
but now I need to produce something concrete from my Grade Ones. Oh how I
