Planning instruction and assessment

Planning instruction and assessing the students are not too hard individually. Planning instruction and using assement to change or differentiate instruction is more complicated. I find myself constantly assessing my students which makes me constantly change my instuction. This many times happens mid instruction when I have to think on my toes. It is very important to understand how your students are doing before you move on. You can have a weeks worth of planning but you must make room for change after assessing your students.

Now is when the curriculum web can come in handy. This can be used as a way to differentiate instruction as well as assessment. If you are assessing and realize some students understand while others do not you can use the curriculum web to explain a topic in a different way. On the other hand you can also use the curriculum web to allow students who understand the topic to explore a higher level thinking. The learners activities should hold all levels allowing students to move at different paces, while also presenting information in different ways.

The curriculum web can also be used as a way of assessment. As a teacher you can go online and monitor your students progression. You can put an activity on after class based on thier achievements during class that day. You can also look at student work at night as they do it to change your instruction for the next day.

Overall planning instruction and assessment go hand in hand. The more resources you have to help the better job you will do education your students.