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Unit 2: Examples and Uses of Formative Assessment

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How to Use Formative Assessment

Learning Objectives

  • Participants will
  • Review the examples of formative assessment from unit 1 and choose 4-5 to focus on in unit 2.
  • Decide when and how often to use the specific types of formative assessment in their classroom.
  • Choose one type of formative assessment to review, research and bring into unit 3.

Unit Overview and Expectations

In this unit, participants will review the different types of assessments that they came up with in Unit 1: What is Formative Assessment? . Each student will return to the Google Doc from Unit 1 and choose one example of Formative Assessment that they did not include in their list of Formative Assessment for their classroom. They will respond, with reflective statements, to the classmate that initially included that type of formative assessment. After reviewing all responses from Unit 1 and YouTube videos on specific examples of formative assessment, each student will choose 4-5 examples of formative assessment to focus on in Unit 2(these can be totally different from your Unit 1 list). In the Unit 2 Google Doc, each student will rank each formative assessment based on how often they will use this in their classroom(there are no right or wrong answers). At the end of this unit, each student will choose one type of formative assessment that they will bring into Unit 3 and use in their lesson plan.

Learning Activities

Lesson 1:

  • Participants will return to the Unit 1 Google Doc and review the different types of formative assessments that were chosen. Each student will choose one example of formative assessment that they did not include on their initial post. They will respond to their classmate's post with reflective statements. For example, "I saw this used in a class during a specific lesson.." and explain the effectiveness. Each response should be written in highlighted text so that each student can tell the difference between an initial post and a response. The Unit 1 Google Doc can be accessed here --> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g_aPef_4t-HohPk8aUFQss4pQtXjaxmU9NXP4xAAKyg/edit?userstoinvite=jzmiyarch@gmail.com&ts=565861fe&actionButton=1
  • Participants will watch the following videos on formative assessments in action. Students should focus on the following aspects in each video: (1) When is this formative assessment being used?-beginning, middle, or end of lesson. (2) How are they using the formative assessment? (3) How did they decide on the type of formative assessment to be used?
  • Lesson 1 videos can be viewed by clicking the following links:

Although these videos included some examples outside of the math classroom, they can all be modified to be used in a math lesson. That is what is so great about formative assessment..it can be used everywhere!

The assessment for this lesson will be based on the thoughtful responses in the first activity. This is an introductory lesson to get participants ready for Lesson 2.

Lesson 2:

  • Participants will create a list of 4-5 examples of formative assessment to focus on during this lesson. These examples can be totally different from your list from Unit 1. In order to decide on a list of formative assessment strategies, reflect on how each strategy was used in the videos from Lesson 1. Go to the Unit 2/Lesson 2 Google Doc and create your list of 4-5 strategies. Research each strategy to answer each question in the Unit 2/Lesson 2 Google Doc. The Unit 2/Lesson 2 Google Doc can be accessed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VW2nVjSzX603WXtBa1XSNHZRD4jTToU8fzlfbUFa5_0/edit
  • At the end of this activity you will reflect on one classmates' research of (2) specific formative assessment strategies. When reflecting, think if they missed anything or if you have seen this type of formative assessment used more (or less) than they have stated. State your name next to your reflection post.
  • Go to the Unit 2 Google Sheet. Write your name on the sheet and choose one example of formative assessment to bring with you into Unit 3. Take your time when choosing your formative assessment. This example of formative assessment will be your focus in Unit 3 when you create your lesson plan. Although you may use more than one formative assessment, this will be the formative assessment that you will be assessed on. A specific type of formative assessment may only be used once! Therefore, if a classmate has already claimed your intended formative assessment, choose another. (This is why we have created lists of multiple types!) The Unit 2 Google Sheet can be accessed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XOPLDM3pjhRmlJE0vUjc0A0GLc-kXXJSfNYxTM1meOY/edit#gid=0&vpid=A1

The assessment for this lesson will be based on the responses in the Unit 2/Lesson 2 Google Doc, the reflection on 2 specific formative assessment strategies and the response to the Google Form.


Links

Continue to: Unit 3: Create, Evaluate, and Analyze Lesson Plans with Formative Assessment

Return to: Unit 1: What is Formative Assessment?

Return to: Jessica's Portfolio Page | Jessica Zmiyarch's Mini-Course

Unit References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIHzSml5Ccs

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/student-daily-assessment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2NnGb0Lk2I

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