It is important for a teacher to constantly reflect upon how they are using student work to inform their teaching as well as give them an idea about how each individual student is doing. When reflecting on recent student work with other graduate students, I gained a good understanding of my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to how I'm using students' work. For example, I had my peers look at a packet that one of my students turned in that was a part of a lesson to help students gain a more conceptual understanding of solving systems of linear equations. Their feedback made me realize that although I help my students to gain this understanding, I could have designed an activity that put more pressure on my students to discover this concept on their own rather than the more supportive, "hand holding" activity that I created. Additionally, I did not put on the packet how many points it was going to be worth. Someone pointed out that I may see an increase in effort in certain students if they can associate the work they are doing with points they can potentially earn.
Another example of student work that I used is a project that I gave to my 7th grade students involving rates and percents. Overall my group gave me pretty positive feedback about this project. However they did suggest that I have the students help me create the rubric so that they have a say into what they are creating and how they are being assessed. They argued that this might help students to be more invested in their project and fully understand the expectations.
Another example of student work that I used is a project that I gave to my 7th grade students involving rates and percents. Overall my group gave me pretty positive feedback about this project. However they did suggest that I have the students help me create the rubric so that they have a say into what they are creating and how they are being assessed. They argued that this might help students to be more invested in their project and fully understand the expectations.