Assessment, Moderation, Modern Languages

Success Criteria for reading, writing and listening and talking at 2nd and 3rd levels

November 9, 2011 User deactivated 2 Comments

I was at a moderation meeting in East Dunbartonshire last week. Practitioners there have been doing lots of work on looking at the Es and Os at 2nd and 3rd level and have been considering success criteria that demonstrate learners’ progression through each level. I thought that what they have produced might be interesting to help other teachers develop their shared understanding of the Es and Os. I’ve posted them in the Emerging CfE Practice section in the assessment and moderation documents store. Let me know if you find them helpful. Many thanks to C Edwardson of Kirkintilloch High School for sharing her materials. To access please click here (you will need your Glow password)

Assessment, Modern Languages, NAR

CPD Session with practitioners in Aberdeen

November 9, 2011 User deactivated Leave a comment

I was lucky enough to be invited to Harlaw Academy in Aberdeen City this week to discuss a coherent and collegiate approach to planning assessment, curriculum and learning and teaching. Every Modern Languages Department in the city is currently planing their own “mini NAR” assessment project and it was my priviledge to be able to share my experience of undertaking a NAR project and discuss how we used the NAR in my own department as a valuable tool for CPD. It was wonderful to see how many practitioners from City and Shire, state and private sectors, were willing to give up their own time to attend this twilight session and take part in very fertile professional dialogue. I’ve posted the presentation slides and the evidence folders on the National Modern Languages Glow Group in the CfE Emerging Practice Section. To access the presentation please click here