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Daily Formative AssessmentsMarietta Lachenauer Jennifer TaylorDennis Taylor
Objectives
To refresh our memories about the process of formative assessment by completing a close read
Learn 2-3 ways to formatively assess your students by reading and sharing about, and watching formative assessments in action
Think about how to track student’s progress and use this data to inform instruction through your grade book.
“Students need constructive feedback on how to achieve the targets and guidepost measures along the way, not simply feedback on whether they reached the targets or not. It is formative assessment rather than summative assessment that will make the greatest difference.”
- Laura Greenstein
NYSUT RubricElement 3.6.A: Teachers monitor and assess student progress, seek and provide feedback, and adapt instruction to student needs.
NYSED Indicators: Utilize various types of formative assessment during instruction to monitor and check for student understanding and assess progress. Seek and provide feedback during and after instruction. Adjust the pace of instruction, focus of instruction, and method of delivery based on student progress.
NYSUT Rubric- 3.6.AEffective: Teacher frequently uses formative assessment to immediately inform instruction. Teacher monitors the progress of students, using assessment data.
Highly Effective: Teacher always uses formative assessment to immediately inform instruction. Teacher monitors the progress of individual students and uses a variety of formative assessments to adjust and differentiate instruction to meet individual needs.
Close Reading
• Look at the the title and text features.• Notice how the article has been chunked and each
subheading supports the title.• Read section 1 – underline the author’s claim • Read section 2 – draw a connection between
between the author’s experience and your own• Read section 4 – underline two observational
strategies that can be used in class• PAIR AND SHARE – share your observations with your
neighbor
Formative Assessment Is Student FocusedIn brief: Formative assessment helps teachers :Consider each student's learning needs and styles
and adapt instruction accordinglyTrack individual student achievementProvide appropriately challenging and motivational
instructional activitiesDesign intentional and objective student self-
assessmentsOffer all students opportunities for improvement
Formative Assessment Is Instructionally InformativeIn brief: Formative assessment: Provides a way to align standards, content, and
assessmentAllows for the purposeful selection of strategiesEmbeds assessment in instructionGuides instructional decisions
Formative Assessment Is Outcomes BasedIn brief: Formative assessment Emphasizes learning outcomesMakes goals and standards transparent to studentsProvides clear assessment criteriaCloses the gap between what students know and
desired outcomesProvides feedback that is comprehensible,
actionable, and relevantProvides valuable diagnostic information by
generating informative data
Formative Assessment Strategies
Go through the following listPlace a √ next to items you have previously used
in your classroomPlace a next to any ideas that you can use
immediately in your classroom!Be ready to share how you can use some of
these! ☺
Share
Please share out with 3-4 people around you which strategies you would like to try.
Please be sure that everyone is allowed to share one new strategy.
If someone has already used this strategy, please share an insight about it!
Videos
Entrance ticket with self-correction
Youtube clip
Videos
Marker boards (Fact/Fiction)
Youtube clip
Videos
Peer response/coaching
Youtube clip
Videos
Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down
Youtube clip
3 categories of formative assessments
1. Review of most important content taught thus far during the year based upon results of the baseline and mid-term assessments.
2. Most important concepts of the current unit. (grade book)
3. Daily formative assessments to adjust and differentiate instruction to meet individual needs. (checking for understanding)
Jen’s grade book
Triple S with T
After school study sessions (by invitation) based upon the results of consistent formative assessments throughout the unit.
Baseline to Mid-term student comparison
Baseline to Mid-term student comparison
In closing, share about one of these topics with someone on your way out the door!
The process of formative assessmentNew ways to formatively assess studentsTracking student’s progress