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Where Am I Now? When I think about assessment I think about rubrics. Rubrics are an outline of what I aspect students to accomplish during the task at hand. When they complete the task, the students will receive a point value grade that reflects what they accomplish on the task. However, according to Craig Huhn (2005), â€Å"assessment means being keenly aware of what students know and understand, having sufficient evidence of this understanding, and offering a grade that accurately reflects this†. As a Family and Consumer Science teacher, mainly food courses, I found that I partially meet Huhn’s definition of assessment. In all my food labs, I use a rubric to grade the students. Each kitchen receives one lab rubric, five to six students in a kitchen, and I tend to grade them as a whole. It is very difficult to make sure I have sufficient evidence of understanding and accurately grade each and every student. At times, I feel that the â€Å"meaning of ‘points†™ has shifted students focus away from demonstrating what they have learned and toward collecting as many points as possible† (Huhn, 2005). At times I feel that students and I tend to lean more to â€Å"points† instead of making sure they can demonstrate what they learned. I would like to understand how I can have students fully recognize that the main goal is to walk out of the class knowing more than walking in to the class. Where Are We Going? Our goal is to logically create a valid and reliable assessment program for aShow MoreRelatedWhere Am I Now?1891 Words   |  8 Pages†¢ EQ #1: Where am I now? In many education systems, there are always some commonalities- regardless of the politics within that particular school setting. One significant commonality is through the grading system. The idea of assessing a student based on their value of knowledge and comprehension has been gradually overshadowed by the point values in general. We are teaching in a world today where students are more concerned with the amount of credit they are receiving for an assessment rather thanRead MoreRacial / Cultural Identity Development Model1212 Words   |  5 PagesI am a Hispanic woman who if I am honest have a lot of self hate for myself and my culture. â€Å"Internal racism has been the term used to describe the process by which persons of color absorb the racist messages that are omnipresent in our society and internalized them† (Sue, 2016). I grew up in a small border town where stereotypes are made. I never experienced much racism because we were the majority. 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I am happy where I am with my job right now but I don’t think it’s where I want to be. Therefore, the side door I have not yet opened is applying to a retail job. A few towns over there is aRead MoreThe Rainbow Fish : Character Traits1315 Words   |  6 Pagesthink character traits are? (I am going to get out my anchor chart and refer to it.) In my own words, character traits are descriptive words or phrases that help us understand a character. Looking at what the character says, looks like, feels, and does can help us identify their character traits. While I am reading The Rainbow Fish, we are going to look out for different character traits, and I am going to write it these character traits on this chart right here. (I am going to get out my other chartRead MoreI Want For Attend Bryant University877 Words   |  4 PagesToday, I find myself as a junior at Bryant University. It was a journey to get to this point, attending two schools and multiple of classes spreading across various topics. In the past when I have looked at my future in regards to a career, there was a lot of unknown. I have changed that through the help of my families and professors, the most important people in my life. Each day my view of the future gets clearer and more confident. I choose to attend Bryant University because I knew of theirRead MoreReflection On Practicum Reflection1000 Words   |  4 PagesAs I write this reflection on Thanksgiving break I ponder my experience throughout this practicum and how thankful I am for this opportunity. Throughout this experience, it has put me out of my comfort zone. I learned at a summer conference that if you are comfortable in what you are doing you are not learning. Well, I have been extremely uncomfortable all while learning a plethora of new knowledge. This practicum has brought me new involvement in committees at our school and helped me in finding