FALs 2.0: Spanning Math Content and Concepts Geoff Krall | New Tech Math Coach

Warm Up – Ferris Wheel Pre-Assessment 8/11/2015 2

A Brief History of the Formative Assessment Lessons FAL Pilot Feedback Full Access and Implementation Extended Publishing CCSS

Feedback from last year’s New NT Math Teachers Yes1350% No1350% Have you used any of the 20+ Formative Assessment Lessons (FALs) (or Gates Math Modules) this year? For which subjects did you implement a FAL?

Common “I likes…” Pre-Assessment Guiding Questions Variety of Scaffolding Tasks Student Analysis of sample work Card activities and manipulatives Pushes the inquiry Pre-assessment Emphasis on questioning techniques Emphasis on improving own work Provided a “break” for students to “swim” in pure mathematics for a while Provided a place for teachers to “take stock” of student learning

Problem Based Learning (A Unit)

Typical Format of FALs Post-Assessment Improve own workAttempt another task Plenary Discussion Debrief – Guiding QuestionsSharing Work and Solutions Collaborative Activity Student Work AnalysisMatchingClassifying Always, Sometimes, Never true Pre-Assessment Return pre-assessment with formative feedbackGuiding Questions for struggling students

FALs Algebra 1 & Geometry FALS Middle School Math, Algebra 2, Pre-Cal, Stats Conspicuous emphasis on modeling, application, and other PrBL-ish things P-8

Working Together Discuss your solution to the Pre-Assessment with the 2-3 people around you. ====================================================== Take turns to match and place cards. When you match two cards: Place cards next to each other so that everyone can see. Explain carefully how you came to your decision. Your partner should either explain that reasoning again in his or her own words, or challenge the reasons you gave. You both need to be able to agree on and explain the placement of every card. If you cannot find a card to match, then make one up yourself. P-9

Explore time & Parking Lot Take a few minutes to locate and explore the FALs. Try to skim through ones in your content area. Look for applicable collaborative activities that you might be able to utilize in other content areas. If you have any questions, please place them on the parking lot.

Where we’re going Additional FAL publications FAL-type tasks  NTN Math Problem Bank Performance Assessments, potentially based on the FALs and Shell Centre resources.