Making Assessment Real and Meaningful

What a perfect day to write...Cold and wet outside and I sit here
with my "Great Eye-dea" hat on ready to share some of my thoughts with you. (I will tell you about my "Great Eye-dea" hat in a future blog.)

Assessment should be real, meaningful and used to drive curriculum and a child's learning.

There are lots of ways to assess children. One of the best is to watch and listen. One of my favorites is the portfolio which involes samples of work over a period of time, reflections, writings and for older children and adults, values, goals and beliefs.

As a parent, I loved keeping the work of my children. Looking back is amazing.

As a teacher of Kindergarten, the children created a