Jen continues:
I’m curious what others do. I will be perfectly honest below about my current “assessment system”, “grading system” and my “data reporting.”
Assessment: is pretty much what Claire describes, although having her describe it gives me more confidence to state what I do without fear. Whenever anyone asks “but how do you assess” …inside I’m like “What ARE you a moron? How can you not see that the process itself IS the assessment?” But I usually remain polite and reserved and point out “the process is the assessment.” And I break it down for them bc grown ups often need everything to be explained….”For example, if I ask a question and get blank stares it means they did not understand, so I re-establish meaning, etc etc… then i usually toss the adminZ or colleagues a bone in language they understand (aka adminZ CI)…”I give interpretive assessments by reading them a story and asking questions / having them read a story and answer questions / etc.