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

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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

Question of the day

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