Post on 20-Jan-2017
Technology Enriched
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
Shelley FreyInstructional Technology Specialist
Goals for Today!
Background and Philosophy1
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What is Formative Assessment?
Tech Tools for Formative Assessment- Student Response Systems - Feedback Tools - Capturing Students’ Thinking
Assessment for LearningResearch-based
Assessment Strategies + Appropriate
Instructional Technologies
= Engaged Students
Assessment for LearningResearch-based
Assessment Strategies + Appropriate
Instructional Technologies
= Immediate Feedback
Research-based Assessment Strategies + Appropriate
Instructional Technologies
= Informed Decision Making
Assessment for Learning
What is formative assessment?
“ All those activities undertaken by teachers, and/or by students, which provide information to be used as feedback to modify the teaching and learning activities
in which they are engaged. - - Dylan Williams
Formative Assessment Process
Clarify Intended Learning
Elicit Evidence
Act On Evidence
Interpret Evidence
Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment
Why use formative assessment?
Why?
Formative Assessment Tech Tools
like…
Criteria: Types of Tools:• A process • Used by teachers and
students • During instruction • Provides actionable
feedback • Used to adjust teaching and
learning
1. Student response systems 2. Feedback tools 3. Tools to capture student
thinking
Student Response Systems
Active Prompt
• Good for visual prompts • Tech Requirement
• Teacher device • Student devices
http://activeprompt.org
Active Prompt Examples
• http://activeprompt.org/poll/ECJTL
• http://activeprompt.org/poll/JBTNH
• http://activeprompt.org/poll/ZKDVF
Other Student Response Systems
Google Forms Kahoot Padlet
Feedback Tools
Gathering Feedback• Student Response Systems • Backchannels
✦ TodaysMeet ✦ Twitter hashtags
• Boards ✦ Answer Garden ✦ Linoit/ Padlet
Providing Actionable FeedbackClasskick- wwww.getclasskick.com
• Free iPad App• As students work on iPad,teachers can see their
live work and give instant private feedback.Review by Dan Meyer* Support Tutorials on Literacy Website
Quizlet Activities • Flashcards: Energy • Scatter: White level Prefixes •Space Race: 4th Grade Math Vocabulary
Capturing Student Thinking
Screencasting Resources• Schoology App/or Web • Free Web-based screenr.com • Doing a lot of screen casting use- Camtasia ($99) • ShowMe (free & has in-App purchases) • Educreations (free & has in-App purchases) • Notability (My favorite. Current cost $5.99)
Goals for Today!
Background and Philosophy1
2
3
What is Formative Assessment?
Tech Tools for Formative Assessment- Student Response Systems - Feedback Tools - Capturing Students’ Thinking