Formative assessment presentation christina de bari

Formative

Assessment

What is it?

Why should I be excited?

How can I get started?

Please join us on Today’s Meet

On the web browser of your device, go

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• For your Nickname, enter your favorite flower

or tree (so we can be anonymous at this time!)

• Click Join

• In the blue box labeled “Message,”

answer our first question of the day:

What is formative assessment?

An Official Definition

Formative assessment is a process used by

teachers and students during instruction that

provides feedback to adjust ongoing

teaching and learning to improve students'

achievement of intended instructional

outcomes.

ascd.org 2015

As you are probably thinking

We already do many activities that have great

formative assessment potential

Stop and Jot

Turn and Talk

Think Write Pair Share

Communicator Boards

Four Corners

Exit Slips

… and more!

The key is what you do after

the activity is complete

For the assessment to be

FORMATIVE, you must use the

results to guide instruction.

ascd.org 2015

Why should I be excited?

• Take a moment to consider, what can

formative assessment do for you, and your

students?

• Go back to TodaysMeet.com/DeBari

• Share your thoughts!

Anyone think of these?

• Increase student engagement

• Increasing student understanding

and achievement

http://www.nctm.org/Research-and-Advocacy

What do you think about this?

Research shows that teachers using

formative assessment have

increased professional satisfaction

because of the student engagement

and achievement.

Questions, Comments,

Concerns?

On a post it note record any thoughts,

comments or concerns you may have and

post them on the chart paper in the

appropriate column (T, Q, or C)

Welcome Back

Thoughts Comments Concerns

How can you get started?

Let’s be clear – We know everyone uses great

assessment techniques daily in their

classrooms!

Continue to use the assessment methods you

have been using and remember to use the

results to guide your next steps

Some Ideas To Explore

• Nearpod

– Interactive, multimedia slideshows engage

students and provide feedback

• InfuseLearning

– Easily assess student progress with flexible

BYOD platform

www.graphite.org

More to Explore

• ExitTicket

– Customizable rapid-response tool for the 1-to-1

classroom

• Kahoot!

– Game-like student response tool can spark

competitive fun

www.graphite.org

And, yes some more…

• Backchannel Chat

Real-time, moderated online

discussions can engage and encourage

• Poll Everywhere

– Low-cost alternative to student-response

devices

www.graphite.org

Here’s the Plan• With your team, explore at least one of the

Internet resources.

• Be prepared to share a review including:

– Rating out of 5 Stars

– At least 2 positive comments

– Any concerns you have

– At this point would you recommend this resource

Don’t Panic

• There are MANY great websites and apps that can

help with formative assessment, but you can still

use other strategies, non-tech strategies.

• We will have designated “Tech Coach Days” for

those prefer to set up and try a strategy with

support.

Let’s Create Some Goals

• Using the resource hand out you have received,

choose one technology based strategy to try and

one non-tech strategy to try.

• You can decide and plan as a group or individually.

• You should try something new, something you

haven’t done before!

For next session

• Please bring some evidence of using ONE

of your new strategies.

– print out of results,

– reflection by students of how they felt about

strategy (video or written)

– Actual student work

– Your reflection on how it worked

Our room on Today’s Meet Will

stay open for one month! Feel free to

check back in to review thoughts and

ideas or add questions, comments,

concerns or new ideas!

Thank you!