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An Integral Part of Professional Learning Communities
What are common formative assessments (CFAs)?
High quality assessments that are collaboratively developed and collectively used to monitor, measure, and promote high levels of learning for all.
What are the benefits of CFAs?Students Teachers Parents
Common Assessment Cycle
Design formative and summative assessments
How do CFAs fit into PLC?What do we expect students to learn?
How will we know when they have learned it?
How will we respond when they don’t learn?
How will we respond when they do learn?
Formative vs. SummativeAssessment FOR Learning
Assessment OF Learning
FormativeTeacher-madeA moving picture
Essential Question: How can we help students learn more?
SummativeNorm-referenced,
standardized, often teacher-made
One snapshot in time
Essential Question: What have students already learned?
Designing a Quality Common Formative AssessmentClear PurposeClear Learning Targets
Are they “essential”?Good Design
Do the items actually measure the target?Sound Communication
How will the data be reported/analyzed?What information will be shared with parents?
Student Involvement
Understanding Learning TargetsStandard Course of Study Goals
Clear learning targets that help students achieve those goals.
Targets Lead to Assessment
Assessment Drives Curriculum and Instruction
Achievement TargetsKnowledge
FactsRight or Wrong
ReasoningCritical Thinking Skill
Performance SkillsProcess (playing an instrument, reading fluency)
ProductsCreating a tangible product/concrete evidence
(writing)
What types of assessment fit each type of learning target?Selected Response
Multiple choice, short answer, matching, true-falseUsually right or wrong
Extended Written Response EssayEvaluated by rubrics
Performance AssessmentProcess orientedEvaluated by observation/specific scoring guides
Personal CommunicationStudent Interviews/Individual Conferences
How do CFAs fit into PLC?What do we expect students to learn?
How will we know when they have learned it?
How will we respond when they don’t learn?
How will we respond when they do learn?
Building Common ExpectationsScore student work individually. Compare
scores.Using Protocols
Provide structure for “safe” conversations.Keep the focus on student learning.Fosters collaboration and CLEAR learning
targets.
Analyze DataWhat are the learning targets?Which targets require more attention?Which students did not master which targets?Which classroom requires additional
support?If you were the teacher of Class ?, which area
do you need to focus on and how will you help students improve?
As a team, what is your “plan of action”?
Student Goal SettingHow do students analyze their own work?
(CFA Goal Setting Examples)How can our feedback help students improve
their work?
Grouping Students for InstructionNeed Attention Proficient Need a Challenge