I know there are only 3 or 4 of you, but I thought I should do the courteous thing anyway and let you know that I’m going to change my feed details soon.  Currently, my RSS feed (as provided by FeedBurner) is titled “Ms. Michetti’s Virtual Classroom” — which is what this blog used to be titled back in the day, i.e., before I figured out what the heck I was doing here and why.

It’s been several months now since I figured that out, and I’ve since changed my blog title, which you’ve no doubt noticed.  I therefore think it makes sense that I change my RSS feed address and title to more accurately match the blog title and URL.

And really – it’s easier to do now than it would be later, because hey, I only have 3 or 4 subscribers, right?    So apologies, but the next post you get from me will likely be under a new feed subscription, so you will have to delete the old feed, come back to the original site, and subscribe anew.

Apologies in advance for messing up your RSS reader!

Sincerely,

Ms. M

Image from burienundressed, licenced under CC 2.0

Well, this is not my first blogging attempt (actually it is my 3rd or 4th), but this blog definitely has a different purpose than my other two.*  I’m planning to use this blog for many things, but right now, it’s going to start off as an area for reflection about the current MYP online course I am taking, Objectives and Assessment.  This course aims to:

• explain to participants the MYP principles behind the objectives and assessment criteria
• identify MYP requirements on the use and development of objectives and assessment criteria
• provide opportunities for participants to discuss, clarify, and document how they may need to adapt their policies, structures, and procedures to meet the MYP requirements

Ok, so Task 1 tells me I have to reflect on the outcome of each module, are a lot (and I won’t post them all here).  So.  Here are my thoughts…

I think analyzing my own school’s curriculum content, with respect to objectives, is going to provide me with some interesting professional learning.  Actually, I’m slightly afraid at what I might uncover.  It might be daunting to have to A) go “in” there and sort it all out, and then B) communicate this to others.  Eeek.  I have never been good at being diplomatic.

I’m curious as to what is meant by “interim objectives”.  But I’m really looking forward to seeing (and understanding) how the objectives and criteria will relate to assessment methods and tasks — in fact, this is probably where the bulk of my interest rests.  I am less concerned with the “stuff behind the screen” than I am with the actual hard-core results it will provide our student learners.

*I used to write a detailed blog about literacy, but it became way too much for one person (me!) to handle.  It still sits… waiting… to… die…   I also contribute regularly to an internal blog at UNIS Hanoi, where I currently teach.