As we move away from singular reporting through papers mailed home to parents and into real time feedback through reflections and commenting on our digital media… the role of the report card is changing. We just finished a midterm AND interim assessment process with very few classes in between, so I thought I would try something new this time around.
Instead of you as a student doing a self assessment, I want to see what your parents think about your progress. Obviously they are not present in class, but they do see you at home and they can read your blog. So I want you to get them to write a guest post on your PE blog. Have them answer the following questions in their post. Feel free to let them ad lib and add evidence or ideas that they deem important after they answer the questions. TIme to put the show on the other foot for a bit. :)
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO:
1) Have you read your son/daughters blog? Was there anything that surprised you or stood out immediately? What was your favourite part about reading his/her reflections? What did you learn about your son/daughter that you didn't know before reading the blog? What part of your child's growth/personality has been reaffirmed for you? What is missing in the blog that you think s/he should include for the teacher or peers? If you were evaluating him/her on his/her blogging efforts, what would you say? What would you give him/her out of 25? How did you come up with that number?
HEALTHY LIVING:
2) What do you notice about your child's health choices outside of school? What activity and or diet choices does s/he make on their own? What exercise/eating choices are encouraged buy the family/household? Did you see any evidence of this in his/her blog? What is missing that should be included? What improvements do you think your child could/should make to further his/her understanding and participation in his/her own health? What things can you as parent do to push this learning/practice? If you were to evaluate your son/daughter on their progress towards personal healthy life choices what would you say? What mark would you give them out of 25 for his/her efforts and demonstration of those efforts in the blog? How did you come up with that number?
