Appropriate Assessment Strategies

Article One: This article provides a pedagogical framework for early childhood education in the 21st century. This framework is internationally based and factors in diversity and social justice principles.

*This resource is required for the Week Three discussion, Appropriate Assessment Strategies.

International Step by Step Association (ISSA). (2010). Competent educators of the 21st Century: Principles of quality pedagogy. ISSA. Retrieved from  https://www.issa.nl/sites/default/files/pdf/Publications/quality/Quality-Principles-final-WEB.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Article Two: This article provides a detailed analysis on best practices for how to choose appropriate observation tools in the classroom.

*This resource is required for the Week Three assignment, Choosing an Observational System.

Stuhlman, M. W., Hamre, B. K., Downer, J. T., & Pianta, R. C. (n.d.). How to select the right classroom observation tool.  Retrieved from  http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/CASTL_practioner_Part3_single.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Corrected website link: https://curry.virginia.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/resourceLibrary/CASTL_practioner_Part3_single.pdf

Additional informative Articles and Links to the multimedia can be found in the  Course Guide   (located on pages 27 & 28)!

Link:  http://www.quotemaster.org/Self+Assessment (Links to an external site.)

Week Three: Discussion Board Forum and Assignment

As you navigate through week three in the course, keep in mind the following:

· Your initial post is due on Day 3 (Thursday) for the  Week Three Discussion forum . 

· For  Discussion One:  Appropriate Assessment Strategies , you will read the article Competent Educators for the 21st Century ( note link change ):  https://www.issa.nl/sites/default/files/pdf/Publications/quality/Quality-Principles-final-WEB.pdf