Assessing Beyond Right & Wrong - An Interview with Tom Schimmer

<p><b>Today we speak with an independent education author, speaker, and consultant from Vancouver, BC. Over the course of his career he has been a classroom teacher, school administrator, and district level leader. Tom is an internationally recognized leader and expert in the areas of assessment, grading, RTI, and educational leadership.</b></p><p><b>In our discussion we’ll discuss which assessment practices are timeless and which are transformative and why knowing this matters in the classroom; why assessment must drive every decision we make in the classroom from planning our lessons to designing our classroom rules; and how to use effective feedback that drives learning forward. </b></p><p><b>You’ll Learn: </b></p><ul><li><b>What do you want your grades to say or represent? </b></li><li><b>The greatest and worst invention for grading in education;</b></li><li><b>Which assessment practices are timeless and which are transformative and why knowing this matters in the classroom. </b></li><li><b>Why assessment drives every decision you make in the classroom from planning lessons to creating your classroom rules; </b></li><li><b>How we can help our students have productive emotions in math class; </b></li><li><b>The difference between stress and pressure and how can we design our assessments to minimize the negative effects of pressure; </b></li><li><b>How to use effective feedback to drive learning forward. </b></li></ul><p><b>Resources: </b></p><p><a href='https://tomschimmer.com/'><b>https://tomschimmer.com/</b></a><b> </b></p><p><b>Assessing Beyond Right &amp; Wrong [</b><a href='https://learn.makemathmoments.com/courses/2021-make-math-moments-virtual-summit/'><b>2021 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit session</b></a><b>]</b></p>