Power Tools for Guiding Instruction
Elementary Session #2
Athens City
Schools
Power Up PDSpring 2015
Alyson Carpenter, Instructional Technology [email protected]
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What digital Formative Assessment strategy(ies) did you try in your classroom?
What advice might you give newbies to this tool?
Entry Task- Session #2
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Power Tool: Today’s Meet*Other options: Padlet, Lino-It, EdModo
Possible Uses:➔ Lesson Engagement / Interest Builder➔ Engage ALL Voices in the Room➔ Encourage Listening to Others➔ Encourage ALL Viewpoints➔ Collect Responses for Review & Planning➔ Summarize Content (limited characters)➔ Promote Equitable Participation➔ Clear Up Misconceptions
FA Strategy: Entry Task / Back Channel
Learning Targets
Session #2
I can...A. reflect on best use of FA for my
grade level and classroom.B. explore digital formative
assessment tools to use in my classroom.
C. commit to the consistent implementation of at least 1 digital formative assessment tool in my classroom.
Power Tool: Plickers*Other options: Socrative, Kahoot
Possible Uses:➔ Gauge Interest and Knowledge Level➔ Real-Time Student Data Collection➔ Student Self-Assessment➔ Quick Pulse of the Class➔ Polling Students➔ Review Game
FA Strategy: Clickers
PRIZE
S…..
ABC Brainstorm: ➔ Brainstorm a list of all the things you know and
are learning about Formative Assessment. Try to add one thing you know for every letter of the alphabet.
Review / Activating Prior Knowledge
http://goo.gl/forms/xIUohgSNXJ
Power Tool: Google Forms *Other options for using Google Forms: ● Teacher Checklists ● Student Self-Assessment Checklists● Quick Quizzes● Student Reflection● Student and Teacher Feedback●
Possible Uses:➔ Share Ideas Quickly➔ Assess Background Knowledge➔ Assess Depth of Knowledge➔ Brainstorming➔ Generating Multiple Ideas or Viewpoints
FA Strategy: ABC Brainstorm
Why does FA work?
What we can learn from the gaming industry:
● Clear Goals● Clear Feedback on Progress Toward Goal● Score Tells Exact Distance from Target● Structured with Multiple Levels● Becomes Progressively More Challenging● Challenge Creates Interest
High Impact Instruction
For some students, school is like a boring game with no clear goal,
no score, and always at the same level of play with nowhere to go
for a greater challenge once they’ve mastered a level.
Formative Assessment GREATLY increases student engagement!
Power Tool: Kahoot-It!*Other options: Socrative, Plickers
Possible Uses:➔ Real-Time Student Data Collection for Teachers➔ Real-Time Feedback for Students➔ Student Self-Assessment➔ Polling Students➔ Review Game Quiz➔ Plan for Interventions / Study Sessions
FA Strategy: Gaming
Austin’s Butterfly
The Power of Feedback & Reflection
What strengths should we celebrate? Where are our opportunities for growth?(What specific feedback would you give yourself?)
Strengths & Weaknesses
http://padlet.com/alysoncarpenter/acsFA
Power Tool: Padlet*Other options: VoiceThread, Kaizena
Possible Uses:➔ Teacher to Student Feedback➔ Student to Student Feedback➔ Student Reflection➔ Student Self-Regulation
FA Strategy: Self-Assessment / Feedback
What can we learn from Austin’s Butterfly?
➔ Form Teams of 2 or 3 (Dynamic Duos or Terrific Trios)➔ Use the sock puppet app to create a short skit, poem,
dramatization, song, etc. to share how you will use what you know and are learning about Formative Assessment for Feedback & Reflection in your Classrooms
➔ Be prepared to share!
Formative Assessment & Feedback
Power Tool: Sock Puppets *Other options:
Possible Uses:➔ Individual / Partner Reflection➔ Two Stars & A Wish➔ Glows & Grows➔ Skits / Poems / Songs
FA Strategy: Reflection & Feedback
Reminder… Strategies You Might Use
● Exit Tickets● WhiteBoards● Response Cards● Clickers● Thumbs (up, down, wiggly)● T&T / TTYP-&● Think-Pair-Share● Hot Potato● Graphic Organizers● Quick-Write● Jigsaw● Gallery Walk
Reminder… Power Tools
You Might Use
Want to try one these? I’d love to partner with you to try any strategy that looks like a fit for your classroom!
True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they
invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing,
joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.
~Nikos Kazantzakis
Sources:
High Impact Instruction (Knight)
Advancing Formative Assessment(Brookhart & Moss)
Formative Assessment(William)
Formative Assessment(Popham)
Leaders of Their Own Learning (Berger)
Additional
Strategies &
Power Tools
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