Listen "Dylan Wiliam: Assessment, the benefits of speaking Welsh and the role that others play in our success."
Episode Synopsis
Today I have the privilege of sharing with you a conversation that I had with the phenomenal Professor Dylan Willam. He is the author of several books including, most recently Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment.
Dylan is Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London. He has had a diverse and prolific career teaching in urban public schools, directed a large-scale testing program, served as a Dean of a School of Education, and pursued a research program focused on supporting teachers to develop their use of assessment in support of learning.
In this conversation we talked about:
Why we need to raise achievement.
What formative assessment is and isn’t.
The power of Teacher Learning Communities, and
Why the same assessment instrument cannot serve multiple purposes.
I hope that you get as much out of our discussion as I did.
You can find out about Dylan’s work here:
Website
Twitter
Youtube
The Art of Teaching Podcast resources:
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/artofteaching
Here is the link to the show notes: https://theartofteachingpodcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartofteachingpodcast/
Dylan is Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London. He has had a diverse and prolific career teaching in urban public schools, directed a large-scale testing program, served as a Dean of a School of Education, and pursued a research program focused on supporting teachers to develop their use of assessment in support of learning.
In this conversation we talked about:
Why we need to raise achievement.
What formative assessment is and isn’t.
The power of Teacher Learning Communities, and
Why the same assessment instrument cannot serve multiple purposes.
I hope that you get as much out of our discussion as I did.
You can find out about Dylan’s work here:
Website
Youtube
The Art of Teaching Podcast resources:
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/artofteaching
Here is the link to the show notes: https://theartofteachingpodcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartofteachingpodcast/
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