At the end of this unit/course I spent some time reflecting on what I had learned (the link is at the end of the post). There was some new learning that I wasn't expecting or looking for and some validation for past practices. I learned about proficiency tests, holistic and analytic rubrics and through the course posts, the myriad of ways students interpret and express their learning.
As educators, that moment when one says 'I know all there is to know about teaching' is the moment when a teacher needs to retire-regardless of age. For I believe that we are in this job because we value learning and know that it is a never-ending quest. A quest to find the right way to get our message across,  the need to add or change a lesson plan to make it more engaging or to find more information to expand the thinking of our students. This is the purpose behind formative assessment. We analyze what our students know or don't know and plan our teaching accordingly. It is not just about the destination (summative assessment), it is about the journey (formative assessment).

Self-evaluation