In this Pre-K Teach & Play podcast episode, I offer five alternatives to an approach to early childhood assessment, which tends to favor fear, punishment, and standardized testing. The alternatives (aka solutions) are offered as a counter to making high-stakes decisions based upon scores, which … [Read more...]
Podcast 1 – My Messy Divorce from Assessment: Who gets the kids?
Let me explain why a divorce between me and assessment appears to be inevitable. In this podcast, I share the story of my dissertation- and how I went from infant massage to authentic assessment. This is “how we met” - and you’ll see why I fell head-over-heels for data. But assessment has a few … [Read more...]