In response to the 2015 Faculty/Staff Survey, GA has invited Dr. Catherine McGeehan, a professor of education at Kutztown University and an authority on differentiated assessment and instruction, to spend time observing classes and talking with focus groups in each division to help us identify our strengths in teaching and assessing flexibly and the areas in which we still can grow. Cathy will be here on Monday, November 9th.
Dr. McGeehan will be the keynote speaker at the Delaware Valley Reading Association Conference on Saturday, November 21, 2015 here at GA. Click here for information.
All effective instruction begins with assessment. Carol Tomlinson writes in a recent article in Educational Leadership, “ Formative Assessment is-or should be-the bridge or causeway between today’s lesson and tomorrow’s. Both its alignment with current content goals and its immediacy in providing insight about student understanding are crucial to helping teacher and student see how to make near-term adjustments so the progression of learning can proceed as it should.” To read the entire article click here.
