Stephen and I have been planning the assessment for our unit since the beginning, and by this point we have a good sense of how that will unfold. We feel that the English-centric content and the library skills content both need their own specific assessments. I'll be creating the one for the poetry writing and reading piece of the unit, Stephen will be doing the one for the research skills. We both agree that these assessments should be tied to rubrics, and we have a plan in place to begin creating those rubrics and sharing them in the coming days.
Additionally, we both understand the need for frequent formative assessments. As we construct our unit plan, we will be building in small check-in activities that allow the students to demonstrate that they understand the material as it is presented. This type of assessment will allow both the teacher and the media specialist to redirect those students that are headed in the wrong direction. Moreover, they allow the librarian and the teacher to modify the unit on the fly as needed if it seems that the students are not grasping the material or if they seem to be moving faster than expected.
Overall the planning is going well. I expect that by the end of Spring Break we will be well on our way.
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