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Formative
Assessments
Not the Usual Suspects!
Presented by Amelia Hicks,
Elementary Vice President (Elect) ,
Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics
and Elementary Classroom Teacher, Lake Travis
Elementary
(Title One Distinguished Elementary School, 2011)
Lake Travis Independent School District
AACTM Fall Conference
October 26, 2013
What
isFo
rmati
ve A
ssess
ment
DepthOf Knowledge
Wheel
What
We L
earn
fro
m
Pre-A
ssess
ment
Determine prior knowledge and skill
Show depth of knowledgeReveal learning gaps,
attitudes, and beliefs
toward unitGuides instructionActivates prior
knowledge
Pre-A
ssess
ment
Formative Assessment
Examples Entrance Slips Use Four Corners to
determine solution preferences Graffiti WallWhat Do You Think?
Model 1 and Model 2
Galle
ry o
f Reponse
sSTAAR format questions with sample responses posted publically at Region IV.
A R
ubri
c to
What
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ou T
hin
k?
REGION IV MATH RUBRICS
What
We L
earn
D
uri
ng Inst
ruct
ion
Take a quick pulseMonitor individual
progressBuild Critical Thinking
Skills Increase Student Self-Assessment
Descriptive Feedback
Duri
ng
Inst
ruct
ion
Formative Assessment Examples
Signaling Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Voting Card SRS ClickersGraphic Organizers
Venn DiagramBump in the RoadCrumpled Question Toss
Challenge CyclesCoffee KlatchSocratic Questioning
Data Track your Check for Understanding
Ass
ess
Pro
cess
Ski
lls
Usi
ng S
ocr
ati
c Q
uest
ionin
g
1. Students solve simpler skill
worksheet.2. Teacher poses statements to
students, asking if they are true
or NOT true.3. Students respond, converting NOT
true statements into true
statements.4. Students solve additional
problems and generate their own
true and NOT true statements,
showing their proof as well.Perimeter Example Nonexample
Card Trick
Quest
ionin
g S
tem
s fo
r yo
u a
nd f
or
Self
Ass
ess
ment
Tons of question options at TpT!
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Sentence Stems
Aft
er
Inst
ruct
ions 3-2-1 Exit Cards
Chain NotesPost It Exit Cards
Resp
ondin
g t
o a
ssess
ments
SOURCE: Engaging Formative Assessments in K-2 & 3-5 Mathematics 07.11.13 CAMT Presentation by Janet Dodd. Used with permission.
Ass
ess
ing
Behavi
ors
Jackpot Ideas for Class
RewardsRubber Band Intervention and Data
Collection
Onlin
e R
eso
urc
es
Math Trailblazers at Dept. of Education
GRREC Leadership Network
CCGPS (Georgia )
Mathematics Formative Assessment System
Math Solutions (NCTM)
Mathematics Assessment Resource Service
Elementary Math Maniac
Differentiation Central
SlideShare
Let the Data Be Your Guide
What Teachers Need to Know About Formative Assessment
s by L. Greenstein
Teach 21 West Virgina
Formative Assessment Guide
David Weiss’ 54 Examples of Formative Assessments
Region XIII Insights
75 Mathematics FACTs
Uncovering Student Ideas
Uncovering Student Thinking in Grades K-5
Teaching Ahead of the Curve
TEAL
Technology Coach
Sourc
es
use
d in
th
is p
rese
nta
tion Laura Greenstein, "Finding balance in classroom assessment: High
school teachers' knowledge and practice" (January 1, 2004).
Dissertation & Theses Collection. Paper AAI3124561.
http://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/dissertations/AAI3124561
Judith Dodge, 25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated Classroom,
Scholastic, Inc., New York, New York, 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0-
54508742-01