Formative assessment makes it harder to assign a letter grade at the end of the class. Formative assessments measure where students are in their learning, what they understand and what they don't. They can be used to guide the teacher as to what topics need to be discussed farther and what is sufficiently learned. I made a Google Site to create a class website where students could submit their own ideas for test questions. Add your own ideas!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Assessing Assingments
Formative versus summative. Summative are the more "popular" method of assessment; they give you a specific letter grade based on how many questions you got "right" and "wrong". Possibly the most common type of summative assessment is multiple choice tests. I made a summative assessment to go along with the lesson plan I made a few weeks back on dimensional analysis. I used Google Forms to create this quiz. Feel free to take it!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Screenr
A screenr is a video recording of your computer screen as well as an audio recording. I made a screenr to explain how to use GoogleSites to make a science class webpage and how to manually organize the sidebar.
Science Associations
Professional organizations have become an important part of teaching. They connect teachers in the same subject area together at the state, regional, or even national level.
In my research of professional organizations, I found three that I would highly consider joining: NSTA, NAS, and WSTA.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) operates on the national level. For students, it costs $34 per year and this price includes one journal subscription. (NSTA publishes multiple journals for each level of science teaching.) They also provide both area and national conferences.
Nebraska Academy of Science (NAS) is exclusively for science teachers in the state of Nebraska. Student membership is $10 per year and allows you access to their newsletter and quarterly conference.
Washington Science Teachers Association (WSTA) costs students $15 per year and is intended to connect Washington state science teachers together. The publish their own journal as well as holding a yearly conference.
In my research of professional organizations, I found three that I would highly consider joining: NSTA, NAS, and WSTA.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) operates on the national level. For students, it costs $34 per year and this price includes one journal subscription. (NSTA publishes multiple journals for each level of science teaching.) They also provide both area and national conferences.
Nebraska Academy of Science (NAS) is exclusively for science teachers in the state of Nebraska. Student membership is $10 per year and allows you access to their newsletter and quarterly conference.
Washington Science Teachers Association (WSTA) costs students $15 per year and is intended to connect Washington state science teachers together. The publish their own journal as well as holding a yearly conference.
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