Comments for Gabbing Gandee http://jgandee.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:03:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Integrating technology into current lessons by tagcblog http://jgandee.edublogs.org/2008/12/04/integrating-technology-into-current-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-6 tagcblog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:03:13 +0000 http://jgandee.edublogs.org/?p=17#comment-6 Jen, Two years ago I was unfamiliar with Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasting. Now they seem pretty easy. It is amazing how much a little practice will do for us. I am glad to read that you are planning how to use what you learned. Ginny Jen, Two years ago I was unfamiliar with Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasting. Now they seem pretty easy. It is amazing how much a little practice will do for us. I am glad to read that you are planning how to use what you learned. Ginny

]]> Comment on Integrating technology into current lessons by aliceh2850 http://jgandee.edublogs.org/2008/12/04/integrating-technology-into-current-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-5 aliceh2850 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:24:31 +0000 http://jgandee.edublogs.org/?p=17#comment-5 Jen, I totally agree with you about the final project. As I needed to get finished early with move-in day tomorrow into the new house, doing the final project went very smoothly. The most difficulty I had was posting it so everyone could read it. When we practice what is important to us, it becomes much easier: just like learning a sport or a piece of music. And to be able to take it back and use it. Laura told me that a teacher asked about the book that I wrote the plans for the final project. I told her to please let that teacher use it. That's what education is all about. Alice Jen, I totally agree with you about the final project. As I needed to get finished early with move-in day tomorrow into the new house, doing the final project went very smoothly. The most difficulty I had was posting it so everyone could read it. When we practice what is important to us, it becomes much easier: just like learning a sport or a piece of music. And to be able to take it back and use it. Laura told me that a teacher asked about the book that I wrote the plans for the final project. I told her to please let that teacher use it. That’s what education is all about. Alice

]]> Comment on New assessments for new learning! by tagcblog http://jgandee.edublogs.org/2008/11/28/new-assessments-for-new-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-4 tagcblog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:59:32 +0000 http://jgandee.edublogs.org/?p=15#comment-4 Jen, I have seen a lot of things come full circle too. I think that performance based and standardized assessments both belong in education. This way the students can memorize what they need to and then apply it in a finished product or project as well as pass the standardized tests. Ginny Jen, I have seen a lot of things come full circle too. I think that performance based and standardized assessments both belong in education. This way the students can memorize what they need to and then apply it in a finished product or project as well as pass the standardized tests. Ginny

]]> Comment on New assessments for new learning! by llm4 http://jgandee.edublogs.org/2008/11/28/new-assessments-for-new-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-3 llm4 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:53:43 +0000 http://jgandee.edublogs.org/?p=15#comment-3 Jen, I understand where you are coming from. I have been teaching 16 years and the ways of assessing students has definitely changed. I am sure that as the years continue the ways of assessing will change again - hopefully for the better! I have always felt that we need to be preparing them for the real world. Paper and pencil multiple choice tests do not fit in the real world workplace. What business gives those types of evaluations? I was explaining what a rubric was to my husband. He does something similar to a rubric when evaluating his workers. I feel rubrics may be the best way to evaluate students' 21st century skills effectively. Lesley Jen,

I understand where you are coming from. I have been teaching 16 years and the ways of assessing students has definitely changed. I am sure that as the years continue the ways of assessing will change again – hopefully for the better! I have always felt that we need to be preparing them for the real world. Paper and pencil multiple choice tests do not fit in the real world workplace. What business gives those types of evaluations? I was explaining what a rubric was to my husband. He does something similar to a rubric when evaluating his workers. I feel rubrics may be the best way to evaluate students’ 21st century skills effectively.
Lesley

]]> Comment on New assessments for new learning! by aliceh2850 http://jgandee.edublogs.org/2008/11/28/new-assessments-for-new-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-2 aliceh2850 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:37:53 +0000 http://jgandee.edublogs.org/?p=15#comment-2 Jen, I agree with you wholeheartedly. But the state governments may agree, but then the assessments can't be considered standardized. I'm playing the devil's advocate here. How do we convince them that this is a far better way to assess our students for life? I liked how you stated that in the 10 years that you've taught, you've seen things come around again. Try 30 years. Just like history, education seems to be run in cycles. Alice Jen, I agree with you wholeheartedly. But the state governments may agree, but then the assessments can’t be considered standardized. I’m playing the devil’s advocate here. How do we convince them that this is a far better way to assess our students for life? I liked how you stated that in the 10 years that you’ve taught, you’ve seen things come around again. Try 30 years. Just like history, education seems to be run in cycles. Alice

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