Overall I agree with the statements he makes about assessments. Assessing is used to drive instruction and to see what students learned from the lesson. He mentions how tests are the definition of who a student is; rather more so a way to learn what was learned from the lessons you are teaching.
The idea that teachers should consider assessment before planning a lesson is important because before you dive in and teach a lesson, you as the teacher should be thinking about how am I going to track or tell if my students learned something from the lesson.
Technology can support and enhance assessments. Using technology allows you to get instant feedback once a student performs the assessment online based on the type of platform used. I feel it is great to use technology to assess kids both formally and informally but I do sometimes struggle with the use of assessments in technology in Kindergarten. That is something for sure I want to experiment more with and try different ways to successfully informally and formally assess students.
The idea that teachers should consider assessment before planning a lesson is important because before you dive in and teach a lesson, you as the teacher should be thinking about how am I going to track or tell if my students learned something from the lesson.
Technology can support and enhance assessments. Using technology allows you to get instant feedback once a student performs the assessment online based on the type of platform used. I feel it is great to use technology to assess kids both formally and informally but I do sometimes struggle with the use of assessments in technology in Kindergarten. That is something for sure I want to experiment more with and try different ways to successfully informally and formally assess students.