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Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Keys to Quality Classroom Assessment: Sound Design Common Core Leadership in Mathematics (CCLM)

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Learning Targets and Success Criteria Learning Target: Reflect on formative assessment principles and evaluate your own assessment system.

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In September… We reviewed:  different types of learning targets.  writing clear and understandable learning targets in student friendly language. As we dig into assessment, do we know how to make connections between learning targets and assessments?

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Vignettes on Formative Assessment

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Vignettes Purpose: to deepen our understanding of formative assessment and recognize formative assessment strategies in classroom practice.

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Vignette Set B These vignettes illustrate extended examples of formative assessment practices and the interconnectedness of the various attributes. They should not be viewed as a complete description of formative assessment. It’s about how several strategies appear across vignettes. As individuals: Read vignette. Identify the formative assessment strategies. Individually record strategies on paper. As a group: Justify how classroom scenarios connect to Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning. (5 minutes max per vignette) Repeat process

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Reflections ….. Think a moment about the vignette discussion and in your notebook make a list of any formative assessment strategies that you would like to build into your classroom assessment system.

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Linking to Our Classroom Practice Graffiti Chart What ideas do you want to build into your own classroom assessment system?

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee So, What is Formative Assessment?

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning Take a look at the back of your binders. Which strategies do you currently use? Where am I going? Where am I now? How can I close the gap? Are the strategies for the teacher or the student?

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The Word “assess” Comes from the Latin verb ‘assidere’ meaning “to sit with”. In assessment one is supposed to sit with the learner. This implies it is something we do with and for students and not to students (Green, 1998)

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Reflecting on Chapter 4 Now that you have discussed these vignette’s in relation to Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning, it is time to connect this back to your classroom practice. Take out your homework. Switch papers: Read and comment on one assessment idea. Consider, how will you enrich your own assessment system?

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Big Ideas Graffiti Chart How will you enrich your own assessment system?

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Learning Targets and Success Criteria Learning Target: Reflect on formative assessment principles and evaluate your own assessment system.

Leadership for the Common Core in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Homework First: Read Chapter 9 pages Second: Looking ahead …… Choose the unit you will be teaching in November. Read three lessons and write learning targets for these lessons. Targets will be discussed in small groups. Consider: Type of target, student friendly language, embedded math idea not a math activity