Assessment Reflection

Using the Assessment Page during Placement: 

Throughout my first teaching block, this assessment page along with the entirety of my blog will be extremely beneficial for added professional success. Over the course of 6 weeks, I have learned so much valuable and important information regarding assessment and furthermore The Growing Success Policies. By having all of this knowledge at my finger tips on my blog, I am able to reflect when needed and find the answers through the documents.  The AER Strategy form allows me to view policies when I am questioning something and reflect on the resources I have within it. 

During the placement, I can continue to build on my Assessment page by adding first hand examples in the classroom to provide more meaning to the policies and sources. It also allows me to reflect on previous posts and learn from those experiences to improve my professional judgement. I can also build upon my AER strategy form by incorporating new resources as I come across them. 

English Language Learners and Growing Success: 

A beneficial resource by The Capacity Building Series, entitled ELL Voices in the Classroom discusses strategies and ways to successful work with ELL students in regards to the Language Strand- Oral Communication. It best addresses the Growing Success policy English Language Learners: Modifications, Accommodations, and Alternative Programs. Throughout the article is describes ways educators can modify and accommodate learners throughout this strand which is exactly what the Growing Success Document does. Comparing the two resources allows connections between the policy and strategies to  be made and furthermore allow the educator to apply this policy in a practical setting.