The most important point for me in this article is that there is a difference between assessment and testing. Kindergarten assessments let teachers know what each child already can do and thus helps teachers plan for the next step for individual children. Testing lets the teachers know if the child reached the goals of the instruction.
Kindergarten Assessments Begin to Shape Instruction: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/10/11/kindergarten-assessments-begin-to-shape-instruction.html
The most important point for me in this article is that there is a difference between assessment and testing. Kindergarten assessments let teachers know what each child already can do and thus helps teachers plan for the next step for individual children. Testing lets the teachers know if the child reached the goals of the instruction.
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I like to make sure that the curriculum is covered rather than the holiday. If I can find activities that do both, that is great. This is one of the reasons I like this site: The Halloween Collection: https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/the-halloween-collection/#.WdPP1dHauUk. It begins with a short history of Halloween and then has a few educational videos with a Halloween theme.
'There were already people there': Teachers give new look to Columbus Day, Thanksgiving lessons: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dlg-teaching-thanksgiving-columbus-day-tl-1005-20170929-story.html
The examples in the article are from Illinois schools where the teachers share how they work to improve diversity and equity in their teaching of the holidays. |
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