What Have We Learned?

This week the psu ag ed cohort had the opportunity to teach our own formative assessment. This is a way to gauge if your students are understanding the material that was taught during the lesson, or if you need to revisit it. I chose to do a lesson on dairy cattle housing.

The formative assessment I created for this lesson, had students drawing a dairy barn with the key aspects labeled. An example would be students including ventilation and drainage systems. On the left is an actual drawing one of my "students" did for the class. Overall this was a fun activity for students to get a chance to show what they know in a creative way. However, this lab was also a learning curve for me. I realized I have to be more specific on what I expect from my students. It also might be helpful to give my students more examples of what a dairy barn looks like. I am really looking forward to seeing how I can improve my formative assessments this semester to make them more effective for my students during student teaching and beyond.

Thats all for this weeks story with Ms. Sweeten, stay tuned for next week!