Allison Loves Math Podcast

Reinventing Assessment will Improve Learning With Melissa Dean


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Melissa Dean is back on Allison Loves Math Podcast!

Blogger at Dean of Math, middle school math teacher, and author of the upcoming book, ‘Unschool,’ Melissa Dean is back sharing new ways to disrupt math class. Melissa’s first interview in Season 1 explored ways to Radically Reimagine Your Math Class and today she’s here to explore how to radically reimagine how we assess and evaluate math learning.

Allison and Melissa discuss:

  • The story and purpose behind Melissa’s new book, Unschool [6.47] 
  • The importance of assessing math learning the correct way [7.25]
  • Ideas to start changing your assessment and evaluation style [9.35]
  • Why and how to emphasize providing feedback in assessment [15.55]
  • Melissa’s big ah-ha moment with her students [17.42]
  • The changing role of math teachers education [23.58]

Resources 

  • Check out Melissa's previous interview: https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog/melissadean
  • If you liked these interviews, you might also like the Statistics’s episode - Bring Your Statistics Class to Life with Community Engaged Learning: https://allisonlovesmath.mykajabi.com/blog/52 

Connect with Melissa Dean

  • Website: https://deanofmath.wordpress.com/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/dean_of_math
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mathmeansmore/

Connect with Allison Dillard

  • Website: https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/ 
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllisonLovesMath
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonlovesmath
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllisonLuvsMath 
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