I agree with Grant Wiggins’ statements. He seems to have a lot of knowledge and has done a lot of research on the topic of assessments. His answers coincide with things I have been taught and practices that I currently use.
Why it is important that teachers consider assessment before they begin planning lessons or projects: Wiggins makes some important points in this response. He states that being a teacher is to be a designer, and we often have to think about the final product before we make a plan. We have to figure out what we want them to show or produce at the end of a lesson in order to figure out what they need to know to be able to show it. This is something that I deal with in the SPED world, as students are being assessed based on their IEP goals. What goal are they expected to master? How will I get them to achieve that goal?
How technology can support and enhance assessment: Wiggins states that technology is a partner to student learning. It is a good source of management and storage, and using it to track information is beneficial. However, he says that he believes technology can be overused. I agree that there is a time and place for technology, and it should intentionally be used to enhance assessment.
One strategy I use for assessing students within my role as a special education teacher is I develop goal tracking sheets for each goal and each student, where I can track everything I need right there. I will also use AI to help me develop questions based on the goals I am tracking. For example, if one student is supposed to add and subtract through 10, AI can provide me an endless list of addition and subtraction problems that I can then transfer right to my assessments and goal tracking forms.
Why it is important that teachers consider assessment before they begin planning lessons or projects: Wiggins makes some important points in this response. He states that being a teacher is to be a designer, and we often have to think about the final product before we make a plan. We have to figure out what we want them to show or produce at the end of a lesson in order to figure out what they need to know to be able to show it. This is something that I deal with in the SPED world, as students are being assessed based on their IEP goals. What goal are they expected to master? How will I get them to achieve that goal?
How technology can support and enhance assessment: Wiggins states that technology is a partner to student learning. It is a good source of management and storage, and using it to track information is beneficial. However, he says that he believes technology can be overused. I agree that there is a time and place for technology, and it should intentionally be used to enhance assessment.
One strategy I use for assessing students within my role as a special education teacher is I develop goal tracking sheets for each goal and each student, where I can track everything I need right there. I will also use AI to help me develop questions based on the goals I am tracking. For example, if one student is supposed to add and subtract through 10, AI can provide me an endless list of addition and subtraction problems that I can then transfer right to my assessments and goal tracking forms.