Everyday teachers are using formative assessments in one way or another, including exit tickets or a “thumbs up/down” check. However, teachers need to start making sure the questions are valuable by planning for their formative assessments. Teachers should ask themselves is this essential for my students to learn, how can I access that, and how […]
Self-assessment involves developing the ability to assess and revise your own work. The three-step process that the New Mexico School for Arts utilizes includes seeing examples of mastery, learning vocabulary specific to their craft, and practicing peer critique. Teachers should show students mastery work that way they have an idea as to the expectation is […]
Interactive notebooks are spiral bound notebooks that students glue or tape handouts on the pages and write notes on others. It can be utilized for multiple reasons including organizing students’ handouts and notes, focusing on the process, and incorporating different learning styles. However, it can also be a way to assess students. Teachers should continuously […]
Submitted by Shelby Meints May 2015 ActiVote is an example of a student response system or learning response system. This specific response system allows teachers to poll students at any time during class to assess progress and, based on responses, customize lessons to specific student needs. Using ActiVote will allow you to determine if students […]
Submitted by Paige Pohlmann May 2015 It is likely that if you are a professional educator or studying to be a professional educator that you have heard the term formative assessment at some point in time. This is due to the simple fact that formative assessment is an essential component of the teaching profession. Although […]