effective formative assessment practices
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Formative assessment can be a powerful tool that drives instruction. This session will focus on effective formative assessment strategies and technology tools that support these strategies. This is an interactive session, so be sure to bring your own device.TRANSCRIPT
Effective Formative Assessment Practices
Presented by Andrew Steinman Educational Technology Consultant at Kent ISD
http://steinman.me/101314
http://steinman.me/101314
• Former IB Biology Teacher • Educational Technology Consultant at Kent ISD • MSU Graduate(x2) and Instructor • Amateur Cat Trainer
About Andrew
• List of formative assessment strategies: • http://is.gd/warivi
• Examples of formative assessment strategies: • Bellringers/Exit Tickets • Student Perception • Practice and Assess / Quiz
Effective F. Assessment Strategies
• Takes time • Takes class time • Takes your time • Takes time away from learning
• Hard to do • Hard to assess every student • Hard to get individual feedback • Hard to keep track of each student
Challenges with Formative Assessment
• Using technology resources can help eliminate most, if not all, of the issues with formative assessments.
Solution to F. Assessment Challenges
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Formative Assessment Tools
• Highlights • No account required • Unique response opportunities • Share text, images, links, and video • Organize responses is different ways
Padlet
Website: http://padlet.com
• Go to http://is.gd/edimoq • Double click on the Padlet and share the
following: • Your name • Where and what you teach • What were you hoping to learn from this
session?
Padlet Demo
• Index Card Summaries/Questions • Web or Concept Map • Misconception Check • Portfolio Check • Choral Response
F. Assessment Strategies with Padlet
• Highlights • Quick assessments with several question types • Allows students to submit draw responses • Built-in translation • Built-in text to speech
InfuseLearning
Visit: http://infuselearning.com
• Go to InfuseLearning.com • Click on Student Login • Enter Room ID: 45533 and your name
• Respond by circling the word that best represents why you formatively assess students
InfuseLearning Demo
• Hand Signals • One Minute Essay • Analogy Prompt • Exit Card / Ticket to Leave • Quiz
F. A. Strategies with Infuse Learning
• Highlights • Accessible on nearly any device • MC, free response, or clickable image question
types • Unique ways to display students’ responses
Poll Everywhere
Website: http://polleverywhere.com
• Go to PollEv.com/steinman • Respond to the following: • What is one formative assessment strategy you
already use with students?
Poll Everywhere Demo
• Journal Entry • One Sentence Summary • On Word Summary • Hand Signals • Exit Card / Ticket to Leave
F. A. Strategies with Poll Everywhere
• Highlights • Includes features from other systems • Allows students to ask and answer questions • Receive feedback without even asking a
question
GoSoapbox
Visit: http://gosoapbox.com
• Go to app.gosoapbox.com • Enter access code: steinman
• Share your understanding of this presentation so far using the Barometer
• Share any questions you may have in the Social Q&A
GoSoapbox Demo
• Hand Signals • Quiz • Journal Entry • One Sentence Summary • On Word Summary • Exit Card / Ticket to Leave
F. A. Strategies with GoSoapbox
• Highlights • Game-based approach • Easy to use for students • Public library of assessments
Kahoot
Visit: http://getkahoot.com
• Go to kahoot.it • Enter the access code on the screen
• Assess your understanding of formative assessment.
Kahoot Demo
• Hand Signals • Quiz
F. Assessment Strategies with Kahoot!
• Highlights • No participant limit • MC, T/F, or SA question types • Voting on short answer responses • Can create and share quizzes
Socrative
Website: http://socrative.com
• Go to Socrative.com • Click on Student Login • Enter Room Number: steinman
• When prompted, respond to the following: • How might you be able to formatively assess
students with technology when there are not enough devices for every student?
Socrative Demo
• Hand Signals • One Minute Essay • Analogy Prompt • Exit Card / Ticket to Leave • Quiz
F. Assessment Strategies with Socrative
• Remember, it’s not about the technology, it’s about the tool. While these formative assessment tools are very effective, sometimes no-tech options are a better solution.
Teach vs Tech
FA Technology Tools Questions
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Andrew Steinman Educational Technology Consultant at Kent ISD
[email protected] @steinman
Please provide feedback by going to:
http://steinman.me/feedback