But I love sharing my work with my wife, who is also an educator. We had such a great discussion this evening about Assessment for Learning when we got home. She teaches grade 12 and grade 9 English classess and she was describing how she practices Assessment for Learning with her classes. It was so inspiring and I was jealous that she had actual students to try these strategies with.
Damian Cooper and I were reflecting the other day about how for many teachers Assessment for Learning is simply some tools they use in class. But for my wife it is a philosophy; this is what Damian and I agreed on, Assessment for Learning is a way of teaching and organinzing your class. It's a mindset and a philosophy. My wife gets it, and for that her students can have a thankful long weekend.