week 3 assignment #2

Read P21 Common Core Tool Kit (pages 14, 15, and 16, the 4th Grade – Sample ELA Lesson Starter 1, 2, and 3).

Discuss what assessments are needed to measure students' learning outcomes and how teachers can address these common core learning standards if you have students of various reading levels. (Note: This exercise will help you familiarize with Common Core Standards and think about how you can use assessments to inform your instruction.) 

After reading the articles of assignment #1, I developed the idea that well-designed assessment had the power leading the learning pattern. Implementing the assessment, schools would try to meet the standards and teachers would accordingly design the proper curriculum conformed to the criteria. Besides, teachers set a meaningful and purposeful assessment can empower the students to foster skills and content knowledge. Such assessments should be relevant and supportive of long-term success paying the way for students' college, career and life.

Since the content of P21 Common Core Tool Kit introduced the 21st-century skills, I would like to incorporate the elements into the assessment. Assessment strategies that measure 21st-century skills should be developed in concert with common core standards, curriculum, instruction and professional development approaches.

 For various reading levels,

1. I would like to adjust my perspective and build confidence with them. I would like to put aside my stereotype and dig deeper to recognize my students' difficulties by culturally, ethnically, or linguistically. Most of all, I will set high expectations for the success of all students and a belief that all students can succeed.

2.I would like to apply diverse teaching strategies designed to respond to each student as an individual. Backward design is my primary framework, and it's nature including deliberately designed assessment.

3. After the assessment, for at-risk students, I would like to provide more support during center time or have the more small group or pairs discussion to help targeted students have a chance to emulate peers. According to my experience, students learn faster when they have assistance from the peer by using the same language.

4. For obvious left behind students, I would like to team up with experts. Analyzing all-facet in a student could provide educators more objectively perspective. Family or community involvement would be required when necessary.

5. Always deliver an essential idea to students, " see a learning obstacle as meaningful task".