1. Formative Assessment Practice Supports BOTH the Early Literacy Essentials and Early Mathematics Practices
Tara Kintz, MAC
Naomi Norman, Washtenaw ISD and former Early Literacy Task Force Co-Chair
Kathy Peasley, Gratiot Isabella RESD and Early Math Task Force Co-Chair
Feb 13, 2019

2. Welcome and Introductions
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Mentimeter Presenter Slide
Kathy to lead Menti piece. Click on the “live results” link. This will open a new window that has the directions and live results as they vote. After we see the results, we will need to go back to the presentation tab.
What do they know and what do they want to know?
-Conceptions of Formative Assessment
-What they hope to learn today?

3. Today’s session What questions do you have?
What do you hope to learn today?
Turn and talk…..
Naomi will then summarize..,. “I heard….”

4. Session Focus
Michigan is building the capacity of teachers who work with young children to set a strong foundation in mathematics and literacy through the MAISA Early Literacy and Early Mathematics Task Forces.
This session highlights:
The intersections between formative assessment and the Early Literacy and Mathematics Essentials.
Where and how the Early Literacy and Early Mathematics Essentials use the formative assessment process and necessary practices that advance and support learning.
Kathy to talk about session focus

5. Formative Assessment Defined
“Formative assessment is a planned, ongoing process used by all students and teachers during learning and teaching to elicit and use evidence of student learning to improve student understanding of intended disciplinary learning outcomes and support students to become more self-directed learners.”
-(CCSSO FAST SCASS, 2017)
Tara….
What stands out for you? Discuss in small group…

6. Key points in the definition
“Formative assessment is a planned, ongoing process used by all students and teachers during learning and teaching to elicit and use evidence of student learning to improve student understanding of intended disciplinary learning outcomes and support students to become more self-directed learners.”
-(CCSSO FAST SCASS, 2017)
Tara’s to do

7. Guiding Questions Where am I going? Close the gap Where am I now?
Where to next?
Close the gap
Sadler, 1989

8. Key Components in the Formative Assessment Process
Planning
Learning Target Use
Eliciting Evidence of Student Understanding
Formative Feedback
Instructional and Learning Decisions
✓Formative assessment is the term used to describe a type of assessment where the focus is on informing learning, rather than measuring it or summing it up
✓Assessment that focuses on the learning as it is taking place
✓Purpose is to move learning forward from its current status
✓Ample evidence that when implemented effectively improves learning

9. For teachers, implementing formative assessment means changing the way they “think about teaching and their view of their role as a teacher.”
(Black et al., 2003, p. 80)
Going beyond tinkering with practice (Earl & Timperly, 2014)
More than tips and techniques

10. Formative Assessment and Disciplinary Knowledge
Develop formative assessment practices rooted within the specific disciplines in which they are implemented.
(Andrade, Bennett, & Cizek, 2019)
Print the description
Handbook of Formative Assessment in the Disciplines
Coordinators: Andrade Heidi, Bennett Randy E., Cizek Gregory J.

11. Early Literacy Task Force- Background
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has Margaret Mead
Michigan Virtual

12. Early Math Task Force- Background
Formed in early 2017
Final draft of the Essentials for Early Math will be approved Feb 14, 2018
Professional Learning to begin late summer/fall 2018

13. Theory of Action for Literacy and Math
Math Theory of Action
Naomi take the lead with this.

14. Formative Assessment in the Early Literacy Essentials
Copies available at literacyessentials.org

15. Assessment
Discuss the challenge of specific use of language around assessment.
Early Literacy Essentials available at literacyessentials.org

16. Formative
Assessment
Early Literacy Essentials available at literacyessentials.org

17. Instructional Practice
Video link:
Notetaking document
Note-taking document:

18. Formative Assessment in the Early Math Essentials
Engage in formative assessment as a process - In an ongoing and planned-for manner, continuously assess children’s mathematical thinking through observation and discussion to inform next learning and teaching steps.

19. Example of Essential #4 Bullets
Pose purposeful questions in order to elicit evidence of children’s thinking in various participation structures (e.g., individual, pairs, and small and large groups).
Work from children’s identified strengths as the starting points for new mathematical learning and selection of appropriate learning tasks.

20. Questioning for Mathematical Understanding
Video Clip
What are the ways that the teacher is gathering information about student thinking are at so that she can move them instructionally toward the learning target?

21. Summary and Discussion
Were there questions that you had that we did not address?
What other questions did this discussion raise for you?

22. Next steps What is one take away for you today?
What might be next steps as you move forward?

23. Thank you!
To learn more about formative assessment and Early Math and Literacy Essentials:
Visit the Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators (FAME): famemichigan.org
Online course: Understanding the Formative Assessment Process
Online, self-paced 4 SCHE’s and registration
Field Test online course: Formative Feedback or Developing Learning Targets
Micro-credential style courses 3.14 – (no cost and focus on one aspect of FAP)
Please, apply here:
Early Math Task Force
Early Literacy Task Force and Literacy Essentials