TAILIEUCHUNG - Ebook Becoming a better teacher: Eight innovations that work: Part 2 - Giselle O. Martin-Kniep

(BQ)  Continue part 1, part 2 of ebook "Becoming a better teacher: Eight innovations that work" provides to reader the contents as: Portfolios - a window into students' thinking and learning, reflection - a key to developing greater self understanding, action research - asking and answering questions about practice. Inviting you to refer. | Portfolios A Window into Students Thinking and Learning Essential Question Who Are We as Learners his chapter describes student portfolios as windows into students thinking and learning. Many of the tools used to determine what students know and are able to do fall short of truly uncovering what lies behind such knowledge and skills. Portfolios look beneath the surface and discover what students think how they think wh at they value and who they are. When used appropriately portfolios are the most comprehensive tools for documenting students growth I forts and achievements. They provide evolving images of students work and when accompanied by students reflections enable readers to witness what students think about themselves as learners. This chapter defines and justifies the use of portfolios and describes different kinds and uses of student portfolios. It also provides guidelines for initiating their use and for sharing them with ents and with other teachers. Appendix C r -f vides a module for designing portfolio assessments. What Is a Portfolio A portfolio is a collection of student work that exhibits the student s efforts progress and achievements in one or more areas. This collection is special because it is guided by a clearly established purpose and has a specific audience in mind. Unlike a district folder of students writing in different grade levels this collection represents a personal investment on the part of the dent-an investment that is evident through the student s participation in the selection of the I I ll tents the criteria for selection of the items in the collection the criteria forjudging the merit of the collection and the student s self-reflection. Portfolios can provide a multidimen sional view of students development and achievement. They can be designed to show evidence of effort all drafts leading to a completed product corrections of test errors progress baseline or sample of 66 Portfolios A Window into Students Thinking and Learning .

• Giáo dục học
• Becoming a better teacher
• Ebook Becoming a better teacher
• Innovations that work
• Students thinking
• Students learning
• Developing greater self understanding
• Essential questions
• Curriculum integration
• Standards based curriculum