Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students' Social and Emotional Needs
In this Webinar
When a student walks into our classroom, we encounter a whole child, not just a label or a number. In this webinar, Starr Sackstein will explore ways that teachers can bring students into the assessment process to more equitably communicate learning. When students are our
thought partners in planning and doing, class is more engaging and useful.
Starr will (1) discuss the need to build relationships and create learning environments that honor the dignity of students; (2) talk about goal setting, reflection, and self-assessment and how these practices ensure clarity and commitment to learning; and (3) examine how these processes ensure personalized learning to help each child grow based on their needs.
About the presenter
Starr Sackstein is the COO of Mastery Portfolio and a veteran educator, including nine years at World Journalism Preparatory School in Flushing, New York, as a high school English and journalism teacher. She completed her advanced leadership certification at SUNY New Paltz.
She is a National Board–Certified educator and certified as a Master Journalism Educator by the Journalism Education Association, where she served as New York State director from 2010 to 2016. She is the author of many books, including Assessing with Respect and Peer Feedback in the Classroom.
At speaking engagements around the world, Starr speaks about journalism education, bring your own device policies, and throwing out grades. In 2022, she was included in the inaugural class of ASCD's Champions in Education.
Chief Operating Officer
Mastery Portfolio
Champions in Education, class of 2022
Topics covered
Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students' Social and Emotional Needs
In this timely and thoughtful call to action, author and educator Starr Sackstein examines the critical intersection between assessment and social and emotional learning (SEL), particularly as it affects students of color and other marginalized groups. The book addresses the five SEL competencies identified by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making—and explains how teaching students to develop their abilities in these areas can help them improve their learning and assessment experiences.
