ELTea Time Episode 4 Assessment

ELTea Time Season 2 Episode 4:
Assessment - The practicalities of assessment for learning
Join the Mac TEAm and special guest Adrienn Szlapak for the fourth episode of ELTea Time Season 2 where we discuss assessment and more specifically assessment for learning (AfL). Adri and Super will start by discussing the difference between assessment of learning and AfL before then moving on to how it can be used to empower our learners. During the discussion, we’ll look at how introducing this assessment technique into our classes we can encourage our learners to be more active and take control of their learning. We’ll explore how you can get started using AfL in your classes and share practical ideas of how you can implement some simple AfL techniques into your teaching practice.
Grab your beverage of choice and join the discussion to find out more about what assessment for learning can mean for you and your learners.
As always, please send us questions you have about assessment for learning and we’ll do our best to cover as many as we can in the session.
Let’s chat about assessment
• What is Assessment for Learning (AfL)?
• How does AfL encourage learners to be more active and take control of their own learning?
• How does this approach help build learner confidence?
• What are your 3 best AfL techniques to use in the classroom?