WSAC Grant – Year 2 Washington Student Achievement Council Summer Institute -24 hours Lab District Days -4 Saturdays (24hours) Participants Cami Jan Ronni Roxane Wayne Kelsey

Goal of the Grant To collaborate and use data, collected from multiple sources, to move the learning forward for all students in our regions. Collaboration included Gonzaga University ESD 171 –included 9 districts ESD 101 -included 9 districts

Requirements 1. Interim Comprehensive Assessment or Interim Block Assessment -Fall & Spring 2. Formative Classroom Assessments -Connection to ICA or IBA 3. “Homework” -Vocabulary focus

Researched Digital Library resources Planning – to meet student needs Reviewed student data Identify high priority areas Researched Digital Library resources Planning – to meet student needs

Effective Feedback through Formative Assessment Kelsey Hoppe 2016-2017

Purpose of Feedback To improve the student To improve the work

Effective feedback in the form of descriptive and prescriptive comments should lead students to judge the quality of their work and to monitor themselves. Descriptive: “Good explanation. You are providing data as evidence to support your claim.” Prescriptive: “Do you have a claim? Where is your evidence?” These comments help the student to improve in their writing No scores

Standards • Writes to express own ideas •Develops ideas for topics orally and visually (e.g., discusses, draws, and/or writes to develop ideas). •Develops and chooses from a list of general topics for writing (e.g., pets, friends, favorite places).

Journal Writing Types Engagement Narrative Argumentative Informative Picture Video Themed Read-Aloud

Increased the writing demand throughout the year Required more writing Varying beginning of sentences Could not use a particular word Complicated the prompt For example; they can’t list or just answer a question, they have to respond with specific detail

Future Goals Type writing 1-2 times per month Increase students self-assessment Capitals Periods Spacing Handwriting Topic focus

Questions Thank You