MTTC

As I am getting ready for my 3rd MTTC test. It made me realize HOW MUCH I HATE TESTS! Besides the fact that they want me to spend an additional $40+ on a study guide, the test is just annoying. As I'm reading the test questions I just think about my students and how when they take their MEAP tests how they might feel. I have been going to an accredited college for 4 years, shouldn't my grades/classes I'm taking qualify me to become a teacher? Why is it that an engineer doesn't have to take a test but once he/she graduates is considered an engineer yet- we teachers have to take multiple tests after we have been learning in our classes that tests aren't always the best way of measuring a students ability? Maybe I'm just cranky about taking a test on a Saturday- but why are we learning one method and then practicing a different one?

 What would be a better way for us to be tested on what we know as teachers?

What would you do if..

What would you do as a teacher if your student handed in something like this....

Or something like this...

Would you grade them down?

Wiki

Currently in two of my classes we are using Wiki's and we have just been asked to create our own. How great! Another website for me to work on and work on my technology skills! Right now I have a working, Weebly, Google Page and now a Wiki. What's the difference? If you would have asked me that a year ago I would have looked at you like a deer in headlights... luckily my out of state tuition is about to pay off! I personally think they are all great websites and great things to have but if I had to pick one to use in my classroom I would use a wiki. The ease of a wiki and the ability to change it and edit it and have multiple pages is a great tool for a classroom! The Google site is a great page for a personal page which I have been using it for my personal online database of things and projects I have done in school. I have been trying to update my lesson plans which I have written to show future employers what I have been working on in my classes and what lessons I have taught. It's really important to be able to show people and especially future employers how versatile you are and how valuable you will be to the school. A weebly is a great website for individual projects, I personally thing because that is what I have used it for. It took me a while to get the page up and and to figure it out, mind you I started my page almost 2 years ago and used it for a school project. However, there are many sites and many pages that you can use and use in the classroom it really depends on what you feel is the best host site for your use. What do you think? What is the better for the classroom?