Staff were busy working on the first principle of assessment for learning (vurdering for læring) “The students understand what they are to learn and what is expected of them.“

It was great to see teachers from grades 1 to 8 collaborating and sharing notes on this topic, discussing the merits of assessment and student involvement in their learning. In Norwegian, for example, they were looking at the importance of 'correct' feedback, because providing negative feedback leads to negative outcomes. 

It was interesting to see the different techniques employed by the different teachers throughout the school. It was also encouraging to see a commonality in their focus and drive on student assessment and feedback. 

De unges kommunestyre (DUK)

The students had a really good time yesterday at the DUK. They all took ownership of their tasks today, both preparing the stand, presenting to De unges kommunestyre (DUK), negotiating, and voting. As always, the schools in our zone are Drengsrud, Jansløkka, AIS, and Solvang ungdomsskole.

Our suggestions were not the ones with the most points, but one of them was still elected. Here's how that happened: The suggestion with the most points was Utekino (145 000 NOK), the second was improvement of stairs in Holmen (150 000 NOK). That left 5000 NOK left before reaching the total of 300 000 NOK, and since our suggestion with Leksekafé was the only one that low in price, it was elected.