Grading & Assessment

I've been grading quick writes and other forms of writing for over 20 years and over these years, I've developed a system that makes it quick and efficient. Read on for quick & easy writing assessment tips!

Join me and see how I set up my proficiency-based grade book for success!

Quick Writes are an integral part of my classroom practice and they should be a part of yours too! There's nothing better than a quick write to measure a student's writing proficiency.

Do you struggle assessing interpersonal speaking? Let's face it, we all do from time to time. But I'm here to give you some tips so that you can quickly and easily assess interpersonal speaking in your language classroom starting tomorrow!

Reflections are a great way to get kids thinking about their learning. And this metacognition can help students be more prepared for academic challenges.

Exit Tickets are a great form of formative assessment at the end of your daily lesson. I love exit tickets because they give tangible evidence of what students did or learned in class.