Assessment

Most assessment throughout this project is done informally during classroom discussions. An important piece or concept is to get the students to think critically.

Students will create their own rubric with guidance from the teacher, however it is ultimately the students creation.

During the activity of making the postcard, students must assess their postcard creation. They will have practice using rubrics in their writing pieces; therefore, when it comes to assessing the content of their cards they will have an idea on how to use a rubric. As a teacher I will guide them through the process (ensuring they are assessing content and not their writing skills), but again it is their creation.

Once the project has come to a closure, the students will once again assess their own performance in the project and this rubric will once again be created by them. (As a teacher I will guide them to key areas that need to be addressed such as technology use, collaboration and understanding the dynamic nature of communities.