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I know that is a sassy title for a post, but when it comes to assessment and propelling student growth, doing less to get more is foundational.
Recently I was facilitating a conversation about 10 Student-Centred Assessment Beliefs, chapter 1 from Inquiry Mindset Assessment Edition. All of the chapters from my publications are mini workshops, aimed to get teachers thinking, planning, and taking action towards a more student-centred learning experience. This chapter is no different.
The British Columbia Ministry of Education recently released the BC K-12 Assessment Policy Framework. It provides the foundation for assessing and reporting to their redesigned curriculum, launched in 2016. It is roughly 80 pages and outlines an assessment direction that is founded on best practice, decades of research on how to nurture student growth and skill development, and is beautifully aligned with Inquiry Mindset Assessment Edition.
We all strive for balance. We seek a return on investment for our efforts that feels rewarding, that justifies the means, and that helps us see the benefit in the decisions we make. In education, once we feel have found a balance from our efforts, it is incredibly challenging to stray away from the design of our decisions. We have been looking for the most nourishing fruits from our labours and once we have found a path we tend to stick to that same path until something comes along to really motivate us to do something different.
Each term I sit with students and write reports cards with them. I schedule in a bit of time with each learner and we discuss their evidence of learning, their experiences in inquiry, their strengths and stretches, any challenges they faced and strategies they utilized to overcome these challenges.
We set goals.
We discuss progress.
And we do it all together.
This event has been brewing since the start of 2022 and now we are finally able to invite you all to join us!
This April 22 and 23 Chapters International is hosting myself and some of my dearest inquiry friends for a weekend of learning in one of the most beautiful cities in the world: Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Recently the below slides were shared on Instagram and the flood of requests led to this post being published. Consider using these questions to guide personal reflection or bring them to your team, faculty, colleagues or staff.
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This summer I have begun some powerful work with two impressive schools in Spain: Colegio Ramón y Cajal in Madrid and Colegio C.E.D.E.S. in Albacete. These two schools are on an inquiry journey and with a redesigned competency-focused national curriculum coming their way, we are designing a growth plan that includes some significant implementation steps. We will be having my books translated and available in Spanish as well as spreading this work beyond these two campuses to others interested in inquiry. I couldn’t be more excited!
