ITEM: Assessment

Everyday Mathematics provides a variety of tools and suggestions for assessment. Two assessment measures that the ITEM program can enhance with technology are portfolios and rubrics.

Introductions and Overview of the Workshop

Discussion of Everyday Mathematics Curriculum

Assessment for the Everyday Mathematics curriculum – performance-based assessment and rubrics

Demonstration of the assessment resources provided by Everyday Mathematics and how to make modifications

Digital Portfolios – review what they are and how they fit with Everyday Mathematics

Explore resources and begin building a teacher portfolio

Internet Resources for Digital Portfolios

• www.ettc.net/resources/digitalportfolios.htm
  ETTC Resources
• www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/resources/dp/getstart.html
  Getting Started with Digital Portfolios
• http://216.25.8.18/dp/index.html
  Sample Digital Portfolios
• www.essentialschools.org/cs/resources/view/ces_res/225
  The Digital Portfolio: A Richer Picture of Student Performance
• www.essdack.org/port/how.html
  How to Create an Electronic Portfolio
• http://share1.esd105.wednet.edu/bishopcj/portfolios/Reference_Links.html
  Digital Portfolio Reference Links
• http://starfsfolk.khi.is/salvor/basics/portfolio.htm
  Student Portfolios
• http://share1.esd105.wednet.edu/bishopcj/portfolios/Reference_Links.html
  Additional Resources

Continue building portfolio

Discuss rubrics and begin exploring resources.

• http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
  Rubistar-Create Rubrics for Project Based Learning Activities
• www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
  Web Tools for Educators-Rubrics and Rubric Makers
• www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/general/
  General Rubric Generator
• http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3
  Rubric Builder

Create a rubric for your lesson plan.

Close with sharing, brainstorming and collaboration about how to use portfolios and rubrics in the Everyday Mathematics curriculum

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