Assessment

Why do we hate and love quizzes? We hate them in school, especially the “pop” variety, but we love taking them about everything else from “Which Brittany Personality Are You”  to “The Nerd Test.” 
Online quizzes can be very useful tools for teachers, especially for differentiation. You can use online quizzes to help students review prerequisite knowledge and skills before starting a new unit and to help students identify areas where they might need more practice.

Teachers can use tools, such as Quizbox or My Quiz Creator to make their own quizzes. There are also hundreds of quizzes available on the web, many with bells and whistles that make them more like games than boring quizzes.

Useful Online Quiz Sites
Softschool.com
A collection of links to dozens of quizzes on math, science, social studies, grammar, and test preparation.Read more...

At first thought one would think that the iPad is just a companion between events at a track meet and although that is true this is about a different relationship.  Using the iPad to help with performance. Read more...

What Is a Portfolio?
One of the best assessment tools to help students become more self-directed and reflective is a portfolio—a collection over time of student work and reflections. As you probably know, there are two main kinds of portfolios: showcase portfolios that show a student’s best work and working portfolios that document a student’s learning. Some schools and school districts also require portfolios that demonstrate student learning and are passed on from teacher to teacher. Here, I’m going to be writing about working portfolios.Read more...