2. Formative Assessment in Action

3. The Process of Formative Assessment Slide 1 (Heritage, 2010) Handout 1.4.1

4. Formative Assessment in Action Watch the video of teachers and students engaged in the formative assessment process on the next slide. Use Handout 1.4.1 (The Process of Formative Assessment) as you watch the video. Identify when you see a certain component of the FA process in use. Write a brief description next to the identified component of the process. With a partner, use Handout 1.4.2 to record information about the formative assessment process as observed in the video. Five videos are included in this lesson. You can choose to watch as many videos as you would like. We recommend that you watch at least two. Pause after each video to record your observations. Slide 2

5. Formative Assessment in Action Video 1 Slide 3

6. In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout 1.4.2 to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 4

7. Formative Assessment in Action Video 2 Slide 5

8. In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout 1.4.2 to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw enacted in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 6

9. Formative Assessment in Action Video 3 Slide 7

10. In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout 1.4.2 to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw enacted in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 8

11. Formative Assessment in Action Video 4 Slide 9

12. In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout 1.4.2 to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw enacted in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 10

13. Formative Assessment in Action Video 5 Slide 11

14. In groups of three, discuss your notes and observations of the video in relation to the formative assessment process. From your discussion, add more information to Handout 1.4.2 to describe in more detail the aspects of the formative assessment process you saw enacted in the video. Turn & Talk Slide 12

15. Read the article Attributes of Formative Assessment before going on to Lesson 5: http://www.ccsso.org/Documents/2008/Attribute s_of_Effective_2008.pdf. Discuss your thinking about formative assessment attributes in your TLC. Use Handout 1.4.3 to guide your conversation. Consolidate Your Learning Slide 13

16. Try It Out In the videos you saw of formative assessment in the classroom, teachers and students were actively engaged in the process of formative assessment. Use Handout 1.4.4 to record situations/instances/events in your classroom where you or other teachers and students engaged in components of the process of formative assessment. Share this information in your TLC before starting Lesson 5. Slide 14