Are you using technology as a tool for learning with your students? Student creations can give us rich information about student learning and growth. Want to hone your skills in assessment to help personalize learning? This book will show you how! Assessment That Matters is for all educators who want to learn more about how to gather rich assessment information and build opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning in creative and innovative ways using technology. Kim Meldrum provides readers with a strong understanding of the role that technology as a tool for learning must play in the education of today's students. She very clearly explains the three types of assessment that richly inform teacher practice - assessment as learning, assessment for learning and assessment of learning. This book includes practical examples of how students can creatively demonstrate their learning. Detailed assessment information is provided with each example. After reading this book, teachers will gain the skills they need to effectively assess student work, at the same time building a repertoire of ideas that allow students to demonstrate their learning in different, creative and authentic ways. It's the best of both worlds - learn to make student thinking visible and easily gather rich assessment information!
About the Author: Kim Meldrum, M.Ed. (Curriculum and Instruction) Technology Innovation Consultant As a passionate educator and author, in June of 2016 Kim published her first book entitled, "Assessment that Matters: Using Technology to Personalize Learning" about how to gather rich assessment information from students' creations using technology as a tool for learning. In her book Kim provides the reader with an understanding of the different forms of assessment and provides examples of how to help students use technology to demonstrate their learning in different ways. Kim works to change the way educators view technology. Her expertise includes a focus on effective differentiation, digital literacies, assessment and reflective learning practice. Kim is a device-agnostic educator who encourages education professionals (including teachers and administrators) to develop a growth mindset, and to take risks in the classroom in order to transform teaching and learning for students. Kim has presented at educational technology conferences; ISTE 2016, ISTE 2015, ASCD (2015), the first Canadian Google for Education Leadership Symposium, The Toronto Maker Festival and more. kimmeldrum.com @meldrumkim