Aubrey Fortuno

HI

Aloha, I'm curious about the different types of summative assessment you all have experience with, have seen in the field, etc. I'm currently a pre-service teacher in a progressive school that does not give unit/chapter tests, so I'd like to know what else is available to assess student learning in an engaging way, but also honors that every child is at a different place developmen...

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Hi Annie, I am also in the elementary education field, and am a pre-service teacher in a 2nd-3rd grade classroom. In my current science methods course, we're focusing on "phenomena" and the 5E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate), where basically, you start by showing the students something that'll catch their interest and that they'll wonder about. It...

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I'm currently a pre-service teacher, and see flexible seating implemented in my 2nd-3rd grade classroom. Students have the choice between sitting at their desk, sitting on the carpet,  and using a unique implement that has them sit on one side to prop up a writing service in front of them. Even in just sitting at their desk, they have stools, regular chairs, and wobbly chairs to choose f...

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