Diving into Assessment: A Teacher's Tale of Mind Maps, Assessment Terminologies and Sticky Notes It was a crisp January evening, the air buzzing with uncertainty, the winding down of the day, and the anticipation of a new semester. I, a humble TESOL student, quickly grabbed a chair in the classroom, ready to embark on a journey into the uncharted waters of assessment. This wasn't my first rodeo with Professor Genius (Let's call her that), and I knew her classes were anything but ordinary. Her Fall semester "Current Issues" had been a whirlwind of weekly presentations, but the collaborative spirit and creative final project (a padlet? an ebook? the possibilities were endless!) had made it a blast. This semester, we were tackling the behemoth of Materials & Assessment . The syllabus, dense with terms like "mind maps", "screener", "placement", "rubrics" and "LAU plans," promised a challenging yet rewarding voyage....