We need students to be "invested" in their learning lives. This goes beyond engagement, joy or excitement. In this episode, Tom Schimmer takes us into the six tenet of essential assessment: Student Investment, and offers us a powerful framework through which to look at investment. For more information on Essential Assessment: Six Tenets for Bringing Hope, Efficacy, and Achievement to the Classroom by Nicole M. Dimich, Cassandra Erkens and Tom Schimmer, visit https://www.solutiontree.com/ca/essential-assessments.html ..read more

Assessment is not just about designing the tools and collecting the evidence. What do we do with that evidence what we have it and how do we ensure that our interpretations are accurate and useful to us, as educators, our students and our parents ..read more

Today, Tom Schimmer helps us understand assessment design in a larger architectural metaphor. Where do our assessment, evaluation and grading practices fit into this picture and how can we use an architectural frame to get better at all of this ..read more

Part two of a conversation with Assessment and Evaluation expert, Tom Schimmer about effective communication of formative and summative assessment information. This morning, we dig deep into what makes for powerful communication of grading data and information——to students and to parents. Check out Tom's work at https://tomschimmmer.com ..read more

Some powerful insights from Tom Schimmer as we explore some different ways of looking at communicating the results of assessment and grading. A new vision for creating powerful feedback loops in your classroom——ones that encourage learning, hope and efficacy. For more information on Essential Assessment: Six Tenets for Bringing Hope, Efficacy, and Achievement to the Classroom by Nicole M. Dimich, Cassandra Erkens and Tom Schimmer, visit https://www.solutiontree.com/ca/essential-assessments.html ..read more

BC-based educator and assessment expert, Tom Schimmer returns to voicEd Radio to dig in to Essential Assessment: Six Tenets for bringing Hope, Efficacy and Achievement to the Classroom. It's a book that Tom has co-authored along with Nicole Dimech and Cassandra Erkens. Today we unwrap the book and look at Tenet #1: The Purpose of Assessment. Learn more about the book at https://www.solutiontree.com/ca/essential-assessments.html ..read more

We had the pleasure of welcoming educator and assessment expert, Tom Schimmer, to Hurley in the Morning. This morning, our conversation focused on assessment principles that could still hod up during a pandemic, the importance of task neutral rubrics and a journey towards student self-assessment. This and a whole lot more waiting for you in this conversation ..read more

An introduction to the work of Tom Schimmer, his take on assessment and evaluation and how to recognize a culture of assessment in our schools. https://tomschimmer.com ..read more