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“2 Critical Techniques to Get HUGE Gains in Achievement with your Students” *Formative Assessments *Feedback December 2015
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Find 3 Partners… You have 2 minutes Sign a person up by each, Summative, Interim and Formative When you and the other sign up by an assessment, ensure you both know what that assessment is (read through the description)
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Formative Assessments… Although we need to give final exams, and we need to get report card grades, the greatest opportunity to increase student learning is through formative assessments given throughout the year. Formative Assessment Video Formative Assessment Video
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Formative Assessments… Key Ideas: Part of learning, not extra tests Exit tickets Homework Class activities Quizzes Rigorous tasks Match the standards and content you are teaching Writing tasks, projects
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Most Important Next Step If You Now Want to Impact Students… Give Students Feedback From the Formative Assessments Do not put a grade on it, as soon as students see a grade that is what they are fixated on and their effort or attitude to improve or believe they need to improve is now altered Descriptive, but don’t fix it for them Require students to make the changes, as if they don’t they won’t apply your feedback and it’s lost Give small and realistic changes at a time – don’t tackle everything at once
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Feedback… Feedback Best Practices Feedback Best Practices
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Options for Feedback Include… Individual feedback from the teacher using a check-list Individual feedback from the teacher using a rubric Individual feedback from the teacher in note form Small group written or verbal feedback from teacher Whole group written or verbal feedback from teacher Be certain you have some set criteria and expectation you are looking for when give your feedback! Avoid Mr. D's Mistake :)
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Most Important Next Step If You Now Want to Impact Students… Concerns… Time How to calculate grades
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Most Important Next Step If You Now Want to Impact Students… Read Through Hand-Outs on Feedback Share with your ____________ Assessment Pal Key points on giving feedback A time you can use feedback in your classroom
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Most Important Next Step If You Now Want to Impact Students… Children are sent a message you believe they can improve Effort is being rewarded, not natural ability All students are given feedback and ways to improve, so even high performing students are challenged
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