Week 1 Overview

While I was a bit slow on the uptake of the particulars of our formative assessment tracking, I actually was making formative assessment efforts and observations in the meantime, so I'm not too far behind in recapping a week of daily thoughts!  I actually integrated at least three intentional formative assessment strategies this week directly from our class this weekend, which is quite the takeaway!  On Tuesday, the seniors in my Senior Project class completed the "Senior Prep" survey I made using Google forms.  Also on Tuesday, I used a continuum with my Drama II students as a pre-year assessment of their confidence in writing, rehearsing, and performing an original performance piece.  Midweek in my freshman English class, after our first annotation experience, I asked students to stick their annotations to the whiteboard before they left class so I could gauge what they were annotating and how developed their skills were.  I feel like I could have better used an opportunity to assess Drama I students' knowledge of stage directions before I directed them myself.  Room for improvement and increased implementation!