Student success is progress, not perfection. Use success criteria to help students assess their learning and achieve clear goals effectively.
Introduction Creating a place where all students feel included and can take part in their learning is important for their growth in school. When teachers use self-assessment, they help students take charge of their own learning. This builds a sense of responsibility and helps them learn to guide themselves. This guide will look at helpful ways to use self-assessment in your classroom. Key...
Clarity in Education In education, being clear is important. When learners know what is expected and how to succeed, they feel more motivated and confident. This is why creating success criteria together matters. By getting learners involved in deciding what success looks like, teachers can help them feel responsible. This approach also brings openness and a common understanding into the learning...
Introduction Student feedback plays a crucial role in the educational process. When delivered effectively, it allows students to recognize their strengths and areas for improvement. It not only highlights their achievements, but also guides them toward growth. By appreciating the value of student feedback and employing effective feedback techniques, educators can enhance the learning experience...
Table of Contents Effective Feedback Effective feedback needs to be reviewed as just right, just in time, and just for me. It can nourish unprecedented growth in learning for all students. O’Connell and Vandas, authors of Partnering With Students Building Ownership of Learning, deconstructed feedback by synthesizing research and best practices into an easy acronym, using the word feedback...
I am sure many educators have heard this before: Many students who disrupt learning are actually struggling academically, and would rather be seen as “the bad kid” than as “the stupid kid.” Educators know how important engagement is for student learning, but how do you meet the goal of education “prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives”? Authors Laura Greenstein...
Introduction To build better rubrics, it needs to be high quality. According to Karin Hess, author of “6 Key Questions to Better Rubrics”, 3 important qualities of a better rubric are: Describe learning expectations Frame actionable feedback to advance student learning Accurately evaluate student progress over time Creating a better rubric is more than slapping expectations on a...
The Building Blocks of Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan Check List for PBL Jennifer Pieratt, author of Project-Based Learning: Assessment and Other Dirty Words, provided some tips to help you integrate assessment best practices into your projects, while also helping you uphold rigor and student engagement: Start With The End In Mind Build Your Rubric Rows Benchmark Deliverables Calendar It Out...
Introduction True student ownership begins when the teacher looks at assessment from the point of view of the student. That is assessment for learning. Robert Crowe and Jane Kenney define the student’s ability to understand when they are learning and struggling, as assessment. It directly relates to the learning as determined in the curriculum, and to the strategies as determined in...
In education, success criteria are clear and concise guidelines that outline what effective learning entails for a specific task, assignment, or objective. Unlike broader learning goals, success criteria break down expectations into manageable, achievable steps, giving high school students clear targets to strive for.