Teachers may notice quite often that their best language students are not those who score the highest on traditional tests. It is important to find other ways of assessing your students' skills and to help these pupils be more engaged and more successful. The purpose of this webinar is to suggest some alternative assessment formats that will help you achieve those goals. Good teachers are dynamic and flexible, and so it follows that their assessment tools should be, also.
Presenter: Jim Sheppard teaches German at Screven County High School in Sylvania, GA. He has participated in statewide curriculum and certification projects, and was a contributor to the National Standards for German. He has been named STAR teacher and honored by his school and district as Teacher of the Year. The Georgia AATG chapter has twice named him German Teacher of the Year. Jim currently serves on the AATG Executive Council.
Presenter: Jim Sheppard teaches German at Screven County High School in Sylvania, GA. He has participated in statewide curriculum and certification projects, and was a contributor to the National Standards for German. He has been named STAR teacher and honored by his school and district as Teacher of the Year. The Georgia AATG chapter has twice named him German Teacher of the Year. Jim currently serves on the AATG Executive Council.