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**Standard 8** **Teachers know how to test for student progress.** The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil. Evidence 1: Online Nutrition Course

Rationale 1: The online nutrition course was designed and created in EDT 672 for my freshman health class. I have not taught or used this course outline yet, but have plans to next school year. The nutrition course was designed to teach students about the national food standards set up through the Food and Drug Administration in co-ordinance with the MyPyramid standards. The students are to use the websites that are provided in the course outline to find the information they are looking for, and whatever other resources that comply with the assignment. The students are assessed both through observations, assignment completion, and rubrics.

This course outline is important to me because it uses all different types of learning skills to complete the tasks of the course (reading, writing, comprehension and technology). It also helped me as an educator to take an image that I have for the students to reach, and integrate different assignments into the course so they can get to the goals I want them to reach. Many students think that they have a good understanding of what is healthy and unhealthy for them, but this course outline really gives them the opportunity to go out and research what types of foods there are in the world, and why they affect our bodies the way that they do. This course will also give the students the opportunity to work on their assignments from home via the internet, and have access to their teacher at all times online so I can answer any questions they might have. Also, setting up a chat room forum for them while they are working on their assignments would give them a chance to help each other out through online chat. It is my hope that the outcome for this course for the students will be a newfound love for nutrition and show them that the classroom can also be done from a digital setting.

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 * 8.K.2 The teacher knows how to select, construct, and use assessment strategies and instruments appropriate to the learning outcomes being evaluated and to other diagnostic purposes.**

There are all different methods that teachers can use to evaluate their students while they are completing an assignment or task. I have found through my own personal experiences that a rubric is one of the most effective ways to grade students who are working on a project or assignment. The rubrics clearly state what the expectations are for the project to the students, and they can see what type of effort/expectations there are for them to achieve a certain grade. I have found rubrics to be very effective and successful in my classrooms.


 * 8.S.3 The teacher uses assessment strategies to involve learners in self-assessment activities, to help them become aware of their strengths and needs, and to help them to set personal goals for learning.**

Rubrics are a great way for students to be involved in their learning and grading. Before my students begin a project or assignment, I go over the rubric extensively so they understand what is expected of them, and they can answer any types of questions they might have. At the conclusion of the course and unit, the students will also fill out a self-assessment rubric so they can honestly look at what they have accomplished and reflect on what they have done. Also as an educator, it allows me to really see how much effort the students think they put towards the assignment, and it gives me an inside view on whether they enjoyed the assignment or not.


 * 8.D.2 The teacher is committed to using assessment to identify student strengths and promote student growth rather than to deny students access to learning opportunities.**

This helps me, get a glimpse into what the students were thinking while they were creating their project. This in turn helps me to reflect and formulate new ideas for ways to change or update the project if necessary. Based off of the rubrics, assignments and observations throughout the project I am able to determine what students know, and areas that I need to focus on further.