"The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given - all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others." Frederic William Maitland


Sunday, September 19, 2010

Formative Assessment




This month's focus for the Powerful Conversations Network was on formative assessment. This emphasis aligns directly with using problem based or inquiry based learning in the classroom. Formative assessment is a shared process between student and teacher. The teacher gives constant feedback as the student "forms" his or her knowledge. This type of assessment is essential to guiding students along the path of learning. Formative assessment is the "practice" and it is what makes learning authentic, real, and metacognitive.

Examples of formative assessment: Exit Slips, Polls, Thumbs up, down, sideways, Parking Lot/ Post it, Anticipation Guides, Think Pair, Share, Observation, Peer Evaluation, Reflection, Diagnostic Tests, Journaling

Our principal shared this video as an example of the complexities and importance of formative assessment... if we don't use it, we set ourselves and the students up for failure or in this case scraping ice on another car:

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