Learning Targets

Learning targets to me are defined as objectives specified by the
teacher in order to inform the students of what they will be learning
throughout the course of the year. I feel as if students should know
ahead of time what they will be able to accomplish once the year
is over. It promotes somewhat of an independence in learning that
makes them succeed more, because they know what is going to happen.
As a teacher I think it is my responsibility to tell students what will
be happening in the grade level that they are in to dismember and
scared possibilities that they would have of learning new material.

Fairness in Assessment

Fairness in assessment is defined to teachers in different aspects.
Teachers I have experienced in the past have noted fairness
oppurtunities in usual English classes. Because on tests in English
class, those who learned a different language before they learned
English are at a disadvantage. This proposes the view that not all
testing can be fair. Even standardized testing nowadays is even
categorized by gender and even in some cases categorized by
ethnicity. As a teacher I would like to make my classroom as fair
as it can be, and not institute different assessments unless needed
by a student with a learning disability.

Although the usual fairness in assessment has to do with students
being on the same level, but in my past experiences I have noticed
that it also has to deal with test disturbution. When a teacher passes
out a test in class and some students get the test before others, I
see that as unfairness. It shows that whoever gets the test first is
at an advantage because they have more time to complete it, than
the student who was the last one to recieve it. It may seem as a
minimal unfairness in assessment, but for a student five
minutes of time can mean the difference between an 85 and a 90.

Assessment: What's that mean?

Assessment is defined as the process of gathering information to
make decisions. In an educational context, assessment is the process
of observing learning: describing, collecting, recording, scoring, and
interpreting information about a student’s or one’s own learning. To
me assessment doesn't always have to be these boring long tests that
I have had from my teachers in the past. Speaking from a student's
point of view tests are too scarey and pose false assessment in my
opinion. When a student is studying for a whole week, has good grades
throughout the lessons and on homework, but fails a test because of
nervousness I feel that this should be deemed unfair. Students should
have a fair way to be assessed by their teachers.

As a teacher I want to offer my students a fair way to be assessed. Seeing
as how I hate testing and the fact that students are already tested enough
feel that assessment has to be fun and even sometimes instantenous
assessment. In order to get a correct notation of assement students need
to feel comfortable. I feel that the use of Smart Pals in classes would
definetly help the teacher learn what level the students are on, while
all of them are having fun writing with the dry erase markers. Assessment
does not have to be boring in order for it to have a positive outcome. In
my opinion in order for assessment to actually work it has to differ from
time to time to allow students to have fun.

About Amanda =)

Hey guys, i just wanted to tell you thanks for reading this in
advance it shows that you care about where i'm from and interested
in where i'm headed with my life. With that said, Hi =) My name is
Amanda Sepulveda, i'm a sophmore at Saint Peters College, and i'm
a very determined nineteen year old. As a parent, I see the education
and learning process as the insight to the world, as curiousity to want
to understand the world around you. And I love every minute of it.
I have known I wanted to be a teacher since before I started
high school. The aspirations I have for my life are nothing less
than being apart of greatness. I'm en route to become a loveable
third grade teacher who cares about her students.


Education to me is as important as breathing, without it we
wouldn't be able to thrive in society or be successful. A proper
education allows students to grow and think of life in a whole
different perspective. As a teacher I want to care about my
students and provide them the support they need academically
and emotionally. The teachers in my past have caused me to
care about learning and I want to impose that curiosity on my
students as well.

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog. This is where i will be speaking about the
different educational technologies and spirts throughout the
world focusing on rubrics and assessments in teaching. I will
be writing here periodically so be sure to check back soon!