Presented by

Ava D. Rosales, PhDInstructional Supervisor

Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsDivision of Mathematics, Science and Advanced

Academic ProgramsFebruary 3, 2011

Science Content and PacingGrade 8

Essential QuestionOn a name tent provide the following…

What does survival mean to you?NameSchool

AgendaWelcome and IntroductionsPurposeEssential Content and ActivitiesFormative AssessmentsReflections and Follow-up

Purpose of Our Work• Provide professional development that

translates into improved student learning• Improve teacher practice, enhance

student learning, close the achievement gap

• Work together• Use each others’ insights and experiences,

content or framework from other sources, follow strategies and tools to acquire knowledge, skills and perspectives to address questions about our practice

Crunch-Time

Differentiating Instruction

How we accomplished that today and what can be done in the classroom. What does the research say?

Formative Assessments

Dr. Erin Furtak, presented at SAN SERVE 2009

Formative Assessment

A.k.a. everyday assessment or assessment for learning, or the various formal and informal ways teachers get information about and act upon student thinking as part of their daily practice (Atkin & Coffey, 2003)

Should be a seamless part of ‘good teaching’

Can take many forms, including:• Asking questions to tap student thinking• Structured activities to elicit student ideas• Listening to group or classroom discussions• Looking at student work and giving feedback• …and…and…and… Dr. Erin Furtak, presented at SAN SERVE 2009

Dr. Erin Furtak, presented at SAN SERVE 2009

Formative Assessments Uncover Student Thinking

Formative Assessment StrategiesAgreement Circles (#2)Four CornersSticky Bars (#55)I Used to Think, but now I know (#28)RERUN (#52)Recall: Summarize what you did in labExplain: Explain the purpose of the labResults: Describe the results of the lab and what they

meanUncertainties: Describe what you are still unsure aboutNew: Write at least two (2) new things that you learned

from the lab

A Closer look at Crunch-time Formative Assessments

Group work and presentations of probes

Preparing for the Ultimate Test

The Summative Assessment

Assessment

Assessment Sample TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) item

What differences do you see?

Multiple choice questions enable students to demonstrate science achievement by selecting a response from correct and incorrect options.

FCAT

Only 31% of Florida’s 8th graders got this correct on the 2007 FCAT.

FCAT Gridded Response Items Reminders

Enable students to demonstrate science achievement by writing and gridding a correct answer.

FCAT Gridded Response Items

Sample Gridded Response Item

23

wavelength x frequency = wave velocity

23% of Florida students gridded the correct response

Were we successful at• Providing professional development that

translates into improved student learning• Improving teacher practice, enhance student

learning, close the achievement gap through use of Formative Assessments and Crunch-time resources

• Using each others’ insights and experiences, content or framework from other sources, follow strategies and tools to acquire knowledge, skills and perspectives to address questions about our practice

Resources Curriculum and Instruction http://curriculum.dadeschools.net/

Instructional Technology (Examview Item Bank) http://it.dadeschools.net

Florida Department of Education http://www.fldoe.org/ FCAT Resources - http://fcat.fldoe.org/

Florida Standards and Course Descriptions http://www.floridastandards.org/

Florida PROMiSEhttp://flpromise.org/

Gizmos http://www.explorelearning.com

Reflections and Follow-upReflection: Complete the following statementI used to think….. But, now I know…

Follow-up: Select and implement a Formative Assessment Probe. Write a one-page reflection on the progress of increasing the use of formative assessments in classroom practices – identify the probe used. Include name, school, employee number and PD session grade level

Send follow-up to Ava Rosales Mail code#9628 – place in school mail no later than February 14, 2011