Category: Inclusive and Adaptive Teaching Strategies

This week’s theme and focus is on equitable assessment of learning through multiple means of expression. Equitable assessment is less about the “assessment” itself but more about being explicit about what exactly it is we want students to know and be able to do (definition of mastery in the form of a learning objective) and how exactly we will measure their mastery (through rubrics with clear and objective criteria). The “how” of demonstrating their mastery should generally be up to them, and this is a key component of Multiple Means of Expression in Universal Design for Learning. This assignment will bring the...