Today we read 4 links on assessment. Each one had valuable points about what we assess, why we should assess, when we should assess, and how. In my class, I spend a lot of time doing formative assessment each day. Scanning the room asking students to explain their work, having students reflect in a learning log, or developing activities or questions that requires them to think of what they have learned and apply the knowledge to new ideas. I do sometimes do summative assessment but only when I need it to guide whether the students are grasping the concepts and who needs additional support. Some ideas from my readings that I found interesting are: 1. some teachers are working too hard on the wrong things. 2. People who participate in a global community will show more advancement than those that stay on the sidelines. 3. Assessment is not an interruption of learning if and when it can positively and directly influence the current or future learning and work of students. The article on Technocontructivism talked about the difference between cause and effect learning and discovery learning. It challenged my assumption that both can be assessed in the classroom, however the article explains that cause and effect learning is assessable because it uses the process of trial and error, but discovery learning can not be assessed because it does stem from trial and error.