Power Tools for Guiding Instruction (k6) Session 2

Power Tools for Guiding Instruction

Elementary Session #2

Athens City

Schools

Power Up PDSpring 2015

Alyson Carpenter, Instructional Technology [email protected]

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What digital Formative Assessment strategy(ies) did you try in your classroom?

What advice might you give newbies to this tool?

Entry Task- Session #2

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Power Tool: Today’s Meet*Other options: Padlet, Lino-It, EdModo

Possible Uses:➔ Lesson Engagement / Interest Builder➔ Engage ALL Voices in the Room➔ Encourage Listening to Others➔ Encourage ALL Viewpoints➔ Collect Responses for Review & Planning➔ Summarize Content (limited characters)➔ Promote Equitable Participation➔ Clear Up Misconceptions

FA Strategy: Entry Task / Back Channel

Learning Targets

Session #2

I can...A. reflect on best use of FA for my

grade level and classroom.B. explore digital formative

assessment tools to use in my classroom.

C. commit to the consistent implementation of at least 1 digital formative assessment tool in my classroom.

Power Tool: Plickers*Other options: Socrative, Kahoot

Possible Uses:➔ Gauge Interest and Knowledge Level➔ Real-Time Student Data Collection➔ Student Self-Assessment➔ Quick Pulse of the Class➔ Polling Students➔ Review Game

FA Strategy: Clickers

PRIZE

S…..

ABC Brainstorm: ➔ Brainstorm a list of all the things you know and

are learning about Formative Assessment. Try to add one thing you know for every letter of the alphabet.

Review / Activating Prior Knowledge

http://goo.gl/forms/xIUohgSNXJ

Power Tool: Google Forms *Other options for using Google Forms: ● Teacher Checklists ● Student Self-Assessment Checklists● Quick Quizzes● Student Reflection● Student and Teacher Feedback●

Possible Uses:➔ Share Ideas Quickly➔ Assess Background Knowledge➔ Assess Depth of Knowledge➔ Brainstorming➔ Generating Multiple Ideas or Viewpoints

FA Strategy: ABC Brainstorm

Be prepared to “Show What You Know!”

Review

Why does FA work?

What we can learn from the gaming industry:

● Clear Goals● Clear Feedback on Progress Toward Goal● Score Tells Exact Distance from Target● Structured with Multiple Levels● Becomes Progressively More Challenging● Challenge Creates Interest

High Impact Instruction

For some students, school is like a boring game with no clear goal,

no score, and always at the same level of play with nowhere to go

for a greater challenge once they’ve mastered a level.

Formative Assessment GREATLY increases student engagement!

kahoot.itGame Time!

Power Tool: Kahoot-It!*Other options: Socrative, Plickers

Possible Uses:➔ Real-Time Student Data Collection for Teachers➔ Real-Time Feedback for Students➔ Student Self-Assessment➔ Polling Students➔ Review Game Quiz➔ Plan for Interventions / Study Sessions

FA Strategy: Gaming

Austin’s Butterfly

The Power of Feedback & Reflection

Be Specific...

The Power of Feedback & Reflection

What strengths should we celebrate? Where are our opportunities for growth?(What specific feedback would you give yourself?)

Strengths & Weaknesses

http://padlet.com/alysoncarpenter/acsFA

Power Tool: Padlet*Other options: VoiceThread, Kaizena

Possible Uses:➔ Teacher to Student Feedback➔ Student to Student Feedback➔ Student Reflection➔ Student Self-Regulation

FA Strategy: Self-Assessment / Feedback

What can we learn from Austin’s Butterfly?

➔ Form Teams of 2 or 3 (Dynamic Duos or Terrific Trios)➔ Use the sock puppet app to create a short skit, poem,

dramatization, song, etc. to share how you will use what you know and are learning about Formative Assessment for Feedback & Reflection in your Classrooms

➔ Be prepared to share!

Formative Assessment & Feedback

Power Tool: Sock Puppets *Other options:

Possible Uses:➔ Individual / Partner Reflection➔ Two Stars & A Wish➔ Glows & Grows➔ Skits / Poems / Songs

FA Strategy: Reflection & Feedback

Reminder… Strategies You Might Use

● Exit Tickets● WhiteBoards● Response Cards● Clickers● Thumbs (up, down, wiggly)● T&T / TTYP-&● Think-Pair-Share● Hot Potato● Graphic Organizers● Quick-Write● Jigsaw● Gallery Walk

Reminder… Power Tools

You Might Use

Want to try one these? I’d love to partner with you to try any strategy that looks like a fit for your classroom!

True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they

invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing,

joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.

~Nikos Kazantzakis

Sources:

High Impact Instruction (Knight)

Advancing Formative Assessment(Brookhart & Moss)

Formative Assessment(William)

Formative Assessment(Popham)

Leaders of Their Own Learning (Berger)

Additional

Strategies &

Power Tools

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