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		<title>Summer Institute</title>
		<link>http://wpmu.burlesonisd.net/assessment/2008/07/29/summer-institute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a large number of teachers and administrators registered for the summer institute classes of &#8220;Principles and Practices of Quality Assessment&#8221;, &#8220;Developing Quality Common Assessments&#8221; and &#8220;Developing Individual Classroom Assessments&#8221;.   The BISD Assessment Team is grateful for the opportunity to share ideas on developing and using quality classroom assessments.
If you attended any of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes with Charlie - 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 17:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[            Once understanding the concept or definition of common assessments - collaboratively developed formal measures of essential student learning, standardized across the discipline that are administered in a systematic, timely fashion whose results are disaggregated, analyzed, compared and contrasted for the specific purpose of improving student achievement- the next step is beginning the development process.
            [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes with Charlie - 17</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 17:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[            Common assessments have been part of the educational landscape for many years. Many campus, grade level or subject area teams have engaged in developing and using common assessments.  Both research and most instructional leaders recognize that common assessments, properly developed and used promote increased student achievement.  However, the common understanding regarding common assessments is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes with Charlie - 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 17:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[            An important part of harvesting the benefits of a quality assessment program lies in the proper and effective use of data garnered from the assessments.  In the last few Minutes we have examined the traits and development of summative assessments of assessment of learning.  We will now examine the proper and effective use of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes with Charlie - 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The distinction between assessments of learning and assessment for learning is vital if we are to develop and use a balanced assessment program. In simplistic terms, assessments of learning are assessments of the amount of learning accomplished at the end of a unit of study. Assessments for learning are assessments for the purpose of improving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes with Charlie - 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[            Most of the Minutes with Charlie deal with either topics relevant to both assessment of and assessment for learning or topics that relate specifically to assessment for learning.  This is because assessment for learning should be the most frequent type of assessment we give and it produces the greatest benefit in regard to student [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes with Charlie 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Targets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[            The fourth type or category of learning target that we will consider is that of the product targets.  Products are things created by the student that will give evidence of knowledge and understanding, reasoning, and/or skills. When the standards or TEKS call for the student to create or produce something, it usually calls for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes with Charlie 12</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[            The third type of learning target from an assessment perspective is that of a skill target. Skill targets are in essence performances that must be demonstrated by the student and observed by the teacher and others to be assessed.
            In skill targets it is the doing of the skill that holds primary importance.  In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes with Charlie - Eleven</title>
		<link>http://wpmu.burlesonisd.net/assessment/2008/03/31/minutes-with-charlie-eleven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[         The second type of learning target from an assessment perspective is that of a reasoning target. Reasoning targets are in essence related to the mental process of applying the knowledge and understanding in various situations or problems.
          We often hear teachers say something along the lines of “these kids just don’t know how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes with Charlie - Ten</title>
		<link>http://wpmu.burlesonisd.net/assessment/2008/03/13/minutes-with-charlie-ten/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Targets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[            Perhaps the most recurring theme in discussions on classroom assessment for learning is that of clearly defined, articulated, and understood learning targets.  These learning targets come to the forefront in discussions on the district initiatives of Performance Excellence, Understanding by Design, and Classroom Assessment.
            From an assessment perspective if we do not begin with [...]]]></description>
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