Links to Videos and Materials Related to Assessment

Various Examples

• Which way is the bus going?
  1.31 minutes. Task is to determine the direction the bus is moving.

• Three Prisoners Puzzle
  5.50 minutes. Task is to determine which circle a prisoner has on his back.

• Meerkat in Math Class
  1 minute. Paying attention when tired is sometimes a problem.

• A Book Report on Peter Rabbit
  5.29 minutes. The PEANUTS Gang struggles with writing a book report / essay assignment.

• Why teachers suck
  3.22 minutes. A Math teacher believes most teachers feel victimized if they are asked to think too much.
  Such teachers prefer to learn and teach rules through rote memorization rather than to learn and teach basic math understandings.
  "Ours is not to reason why; just invert and multiply."

• Bloom's Taxonomy according to Andy Griffith
  13.11 minutes.

• Formative and Summative Assessment
  4.08 minutes.

• Student Voice in Assessment for Learning
  7.12 minutes. Assessment as learning: Honouring Student Voice in the Mathematics Classroom Assessment for Learning:
  Curriculum Learning Services of Canada

• NOT 'How Smart is the Student', but "How is the Student Smart?"
  34.29 minutes. Instead of asking 'how smart a student is' start by inquiring how is the student smart. How can differentiating my instruction, my language and even my mindset help create a transformative experience for that student? This video features four high school students, along with their teacher, at Denver Academy as they examine the mindsets as well as practical techniques and strategies required to create successful learning environments.

• 15 Fixes - Standard Based Grading
  4.13 minutes. Standards-Based grading practices (15 fixes) by Dave Sherwin (text and classical soundtrack).

• Standards Based Grading
  2.35 minutes. A Powtoon (cartoon) overview on standards based grading.

• Atlanta Teachers in Cheating Scandal
  2.01 minutes. American Newswatch Television Report.

• Teacher Shows ULTIMATE Cheating Technique
  1.37 minutes. Please don't watch this video. Presents an unfair approach.

• Students Responses to Grading
  5.17 minutes. Best Practices in Grading (children at desks hold signs, no speaking) paradigm shift.

• Stand By Your Plan
  2.41 Stand by Your Man song parody for teachers. Sung by Kym Rickman.
  
  Sometimes it's hard to be a teacher . . . spending lonely nights with lesson plans.
  You teach glad kids, you teach the sad kids . . . and you find a way a way to hold each hand.
  But State assessments drive instruction . . . they say that kids are just test scores.
  They say there's one size, but you know that's all lies.
  And so you close your classroom door.
  
  Stand by your plan
  And show the kids you know them.
  And you will walk beside them
  Each year they're in your classroom
  Stand by your plan
  And show the world that teachers
  Do more than tests or textbooks can.
  
  Stand by your plan.
  

• An Educator's Anthem
  3.58 minutes. I'm a Teacher . . . electronic song reflection of teacher's role.
  The tune of the song is from "Ridin Solo" by Jason Derulo; vocals & lyrics by Sam Peters

• Pass the Test Rap
  3.01 minutes. Pass The Test Rap Video.

• STARR Wars
  12.51 minutes. In spring 2012, Texas began the STAAR assessment program. The State of Texas Assessments of
  Academic Readiness program includes annual assessments for grades 3–8 in reading and mathematics; assessments
  in writing at grades 4 and 7; in science at grades 5 and 8; and in social studies at grade 8; and end-of-course
  assessments for English I, English II, Algebra I, biology and U.S history.
  Harrison Intermediate faculty produced a STAAR Wars video to help motivate students for
  their upcoming STAAR test! Luke Skywalker trys to defeat the STAAR test!

• Taking Tests . . . Tests . . . Tests . . . (Song)
  2.46 minutes. Song by Jeromie Heath that provides tips to being successful on
  standardized test-taking via a position approach to prepartion.

  
  
  

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