1. Principal’s Coffee January 23, 2014

2. School Improvement Goals Improve Student Achievement in the area of Math Improve Student Achievement in the area of Math Improve Student Achievement in the area of Writing Improve Student Achievement in the area of Writing Become a STEM certified School Become a STEM certified School

3. Shifts in Grading Assessment FOR Learning vs vs Assessment OF Learning

4. Assessment for Learning A formative assessment is giving for the purpose of seeing what a student knows verses what the student needs to learn. A formative assessment is giving for the purpose of seeing what a student knows verses what the student needs to learn. Outcomes: Outcomes: Feedback for parents and teachers Feedback for parents and teachers Instruction is shaped by this information Instruction is shaped by this information Students are better prepared for assessments of learning Students are better prepared for assessments of learning

5. Types of Feedback Evaluative: Evaluative: Great Job! - Excellent! Wow!! Wonderful!! Great Job! - Excellent! Wow!! Wonderful!! Does not provide any information….. Descriptive: Descriptive: I like the way that you used correct capitalization in your writing. Pay attention to punctuation at the end of your sentences. I like the way that you used correct capitalization in your writing. Pay attention to punctuation at the end of your sentences. When multiplying, make sure that you are lining up your decimals before adding. Your multiplication is correct but your adding is incorrect. When multiplying, make sure that you are lining up your decimals before adding. Your multiplication is correct but your adding is incorrect. Tells students and parents what to work on.

6. Which is beneficial? 90% GREAT JOB! 60% Try harder! 40% Study You have mastered addition with regrouping You have mastered addition with regrouping Continue to work on subtraction with regrouping before the assessment. Continue to work on subtraction with regrouping before the assessment. You have only mastered 30 sight words, you should be at 60 sight words by this point in the year. Continue to practice your sight words at home with your parents and at school. You have only mastered 30 sight words, you should be at 60 sight words by this point in the year. Continue to practice your sight words at home with your parents and at school.

7. Assessment of Learning A summative assessment that measures what a student has learned during a given time period. A summative assessment that measures what a student has learned during a given time period. Outcomes: Outcomes: Grade (evaluation of information learned) Grade (evaluation of information learned) Reteach - Reassess - Recovery Reteach - Reassess - Recovery