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The Four Frames and Pedagogical Documentation
Area(s) of Focus: kindergarten, technologyDivision(s): PrimaryLevel(s): KindergartenResource(s) Available:Our purpose was to utilize the electronic portfolio (SESAME) to make the children’s demonstration of learning visible and meaningful. This tool would also be used as a parent communication and aid in the writing of the Communication of Learning.
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Examining and Exploring Assessment and Evaluation Within a Problem-Based and Spiralling Framework
This action research was developed to use learning maps, learning goals and success criteria to direct student’s regulation of learning. We developed assessment and evaluation tools that encourage a growth mindset (such as math games).
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Facilitating all Students to Move Toward Self-Assessment and Self-Regulating in Math
Teachers and students co-created success criteria and a single-point rubric to work through problem-solving questions and self-assessing their own work. Students were able to determine their own next steps using either process or task feedback.
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Assessment for, as and of Learning: Use of Formative Assessment Tools and Strategies to Improve Student Learning
We explored formative assessment practices, focusing on learning goals and student self-assessment. Using “Advancing Formative Assessment in Every Classroom” as a guide, we applied the components of formative assessment to improve student learning.
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Math Inquiry Across the Strands
This inquiry addresses geometry, number sense, measurement in a social studies context. Our initial inquiry was the creation of a Winter Math Festival. The second inquiry was an investigation of societies around the world (historic and modern).
