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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Assessment Literacy Gives HSD Teachers New Outlook on Teaching

At Tuesdays HSD Board of Education meeting, Hazelwood School District teachers spoke about how assessment literacy is incorporated into student's every day learning.

Hazelwood School District (HSD) teachers a part of the district's assessment literacy committee gave an update at Tuesday's board of education meeting about how the strategy is changing HSD classrooms. Assessment Literacy Strategy involves how students comprehend the way teachers assess (grade) them on classwork and projects. The thought is that if a child can understand how they will be graded on coursework, they can better understand how to complete the coursework, as well as identify areas of weakness in learning. At the meeting teachers gave examples of assessment literacy sheets used in classrooms settings, as well how students self-access learning goals. "Students are now able to tell me what they're learning goals are and what they …

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