Susan Polick

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Hi Michael- Welcome to ED 103! The assessment plan that your school uses is excellent. I am a great believer in using rubrics and making sure that my students have them prior to the assessment. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Classroom Assessment Techniques

Hi Dorothy - excellent that you carefully tailor your lessons to the feedback that you get. Teaching at it's finest!! Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi Dorothy- Welcome to ED 103! I think that your approach to written exams is solid and will result in fair assessments. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Questioning Techniques

Hi Darrell - I'd say you're "Dead on" (sorry, couldn't resist! (-;) From what I've seen of professional kitchens and of course all the new Chef competition shows, culinary professionals have to be able to react quickly, so your "Firing Squad" drill is really useful in the long run. Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Questioning Techniques

Hi Andrea - Students love participating in some games that incorporate learning. We actually had our Electronics students rig up buzzers so that we can play games like "family feud" with teams of classmates. It's great fun! Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi Andrea- Thanks for your post! Do you ever give tests that are mixed (some multiple choice, some T/F maybe some short answer , etc.) ? Some students just do better with specific assessments, so by mixing it up on each test you get a better picture of how the class did as a whole. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi Kelvin - Thank you for your post! I agree , rubrics are essential in application assessments. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Theresa- Thank you for a very useful posting! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Questioning Techniques

Hi Stuart- I'm sorry for the delay in responding to your post. I really like the calming way that you use this technique. No pressure to answer the question and then an open discussion to expand on the ansers. Excellent! Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Questioning Techniques

Hi John- I'm sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your posting! If teaching is truly in your blood, the Socratic Method is the best way to get both you and your students excited. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan