#RealWorldEducation

[srinationalschool]

Today, our students embarked on an unforgettable field trip to GASS FOREST MUSEUM! It was a day filled with learning, exploration, and fun, providing a wonderful opportunity to extend our classroom into the real world. 🏛🌿🦁

📝 Through observation and note-taking, students deepened their understanding of wood samples of the native trees, taxidermy, weapons, seeds and fungi samples.

We are so proud of our students for their curiosity and enthusiasm. Thank you to our teachers and Parents for making this field trip a huge success!

[kilanisky]

Remembering 06.29.18

A moment I’ll never forget!

-Kilani Sky

[nosfynest-blog]

My 2018 Grad visited #fullsail last weekend. When Kam puts his mind to something, there’s no stopping him.💪🏼I’m grateful for Florida’s student focused learning from elementary to college. You might have to drive across town (elem, middle) to get it, but hey...now we’re exploring colleges that offer #realworldeducation and understand that a #senseofaccomplishment is critical (at Full Sail University)

[royaltidaqueen-blog]

Ran across this - thought it was dope #textbooksmart #realworldeducation #childdevelopmentandeducation #studying #learning #educatedblackwomen #educatesinglemoms

[yourhandywomandiy]

Working with smiles... #msel2017 #engineering #building #playhouse #realworldeducation (at Terra Linda High School)

[ashleys1st]

The problem with Authentic Assessment

*Gasp* What? There is a problem with authentic assessment? But how can that be?! It is the way we will stop this horrific testing!

Yes, I say there is a problem with authentic assessment. And the reason is simple...what is Authentic? What does it mean to have Authentic Assessments?

Example: Some of my students this  year were required to read a book and summarize it into a 10 page children’s book. Sounds great, right? Students are reading, summarizing, and creating.  The perfect Authentic Assessment? Maybe. But let’s ask this: will this help students determine which Car is better for them based on reviews and dealer stats? Will this help students look at the different Republican/Democrat/Independent candidates and choose the one they most agree with?

Again, maybe. We want Authentic Assessment to be meaningful to students...be “Real-world”...but what is real world? Is real-world the fact that you can summarize a book, or summarize an article? Is real-world that you can summarize the positions of the political candidates in the current election? Or is it somewhere in between?

The key for teachers to understand as we begin to bring Authentic Assessment into our classroom isn’t necessarily the fact that students are learning and being assessed by something other than a test...but instead the fact that Authentic Assessment may look different to each student.  You will never be able to please every student, nor will your great, awesome, WONDERFUL authentic assessment always produce the results you hope.  Sometimes what you feel is Authentic for students is really only Authentic to you. It is important to keep this in mind when you are designing your lessons.

Check out this article if you want to think about this topic further: http://calpro-online.org/eric/docs/custer/custer4.pdf

[kilanisky]

On June 29, 2018, I graduated from Full Sail University, with my Bachelors in Creative Writing for Entertainment. Its an experience I will never forget, and such an important moment in my life.

I am so gracious to all of my professors who���ve helped me along the way. And my family who have always supported me. It’s been a whole year and I still have the feeling of excitement and fire to take on this industry with a full force and break through.

The 3 years I spent at Full Sail meant so much to me, and were extremely pivotal in the formulation of who I am becoming as a writer. I thank my professors for really taking the time and attention to help me with all of my needs and for all of the instructors that didn’t give up on me, I appreciate you all greatly.

I have so many emotions and gratification of knowing I completed something I worked so hard for. But graduation wasn’t the end, it was the start of where life was going to take me. I’m still at the beginning of my journey. A year, only a footnote in the chapters that I’ll embark with my career and my want for creating story. I’m still so excited for all the great things that I’ll be a part of as well as currently am a part of. This life really is what we make it. And I take that as an important responsibility for myself and for the reality I want to create.

No matter the hurdles I will always keep trying. And just remembering that a year ago I had completed a checkpoint makes it even better. Here’s to the upcoming years of trying my hardest!

-Kilani Sky