MDC Training Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Learning Targets Teachers will be able to….. Explain how formative assessment helps with student learning Identify the key components of formative assessment Contrast the components of formative assessment with components of “traditional” teaching Describe the general structure of a Formative Assessment Lesson Analyze formative assessment lessons for connections with PGES

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Example of Student Thinking: Middle & High

5 Key Strategies for Effective Formative Assessment 1.Clarifying, sharing, and understanding goals for learning and criteria for success with learners 2.Engineering effective classroom discussions, questions, activities, and tasks that elicit evidence of students’ learning 3.Providing feedback that moves learning forward 4.Activating students as owners of their own learning 5.Activating students as learning resources for one another

Tabletop Activity “Five Key Strategies for Effective Formative Assessment” #1: Clarifying, sharing & understanding goals & criteria for success #4: Activating students as owners of their own learning #3: Providing feedback that moves learning forward #2: Engineering effective discussions, questions, etc.

Lesson: Increasing & Decreasing Quantities by a Percent

Money Cards P-1 $100 $150 $200 $160

Connecting with PGES Jigsaw Activity Your task: In your small groups, consider what’s happening in the classroom during the Formative Assessment Lesson we just completed, “Interpreting Distance-Time Graphs.” Identify the indicators that an observer would likely see and what performance level they might fall under. Make a list (each person write it down or mark on your PGES framework) and be prepared to share with others.

Lunch Ticket On two post-it notes, provide 2 examples (one per post-it) of how this lesson is different from “traditional” teaching. Turn these in as you leave for lunch. These examples WILL be shared with the group, so please be nice.

Video: Questions to Consider How does Ms. Walker encourage her students to take responsibility for their learning? Why does Ms. Walker use feedback questions instead of comments when responding to student work? What is powerful about grade level teachers looking at student work together?

Lesson: Using Standard Algorithms First, complete the pre-activity associations on your notes page. List words that you associate with this topic.

What’s Gone Wrong? (1) P-13

What’s Gone Wrong? (2) P-14

Collaborative Work 1.Look at each card and indicate which calculations are correct and which are incorrect. 2.Work out what the student is doing that is wrong. They are using the same method for each calculation. 3.Explain why the student’s method does not give the correct answer. 4.Do the wrong calculations correctly.

Jacob P-16

Ava P-5

Mason P-6

Aiden P-7

Abigail P-9

Mia P-8

Four Thought Reflection Briefly describe the lesson.List the possible benefits of this lesson for students. List possible difficulties you anticipate. Describe possible ways to overcome those difficulties listed.

Formative Assessment Today’s Meet Where do we see formative assessment in the formative assessment lessons? ainingDay

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Take-Aways and Next Steps Please complete page 5 of the training material packet.

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