RBISAssessment

Workshop

February 19, 2011

Assessment in the PYP

Central Idea: Assessment is integral to all teaching and learning.

Lines of Inquiry:1. The purposes and perspectives of assessment2. How effective assessment support the

teaching and learning cycle.3. Record-keeping and reporting on student

learning.

1. The purposes and perspectives of assessment

Independent Activity – Read through the standards

Complete Standards/Evidence Survey

The purposes and perspectives of assessment

Pair/Share Activity - Complete survey -“What do you believe about

assessment”

Share with a Partner

The purposes and perspectives of assessment

Group Work –

Formulate a statement about the purpose of assessment

The Purpose of Assessment is …

To determine student progress

To improve student learning

To inform provide info for teacher to plan appropriate teaching and learning

Break

10 Minutes

The Principles of Assessment

Each group will be assigned a section to summarize and present through

Visuals Song Drama Interpretive dance Role play

In Authentic Assessment…

Children apply their knowledge and skills in a in situation or to a task that is meaningful to them and is within the range of typical classroom activity.

Tasks are close as possible to real-life practical and intellectual challenges in a real-life context.

Authentic Assessment is…

Planned and structured so all students can understand the reasons behind the assessment tasks

Ensures students are aware of learning intentions and criteria for success

Reveals shared set of learning outcomes that show strengths and areas for improvement.

(Shirley Clarke)

Authentic Assessment Activity

As a group share a completed planner Work through the Characteristics of Authentic

Assessment to evaluate the planner

LUNCH

2. How effective assessment support the teaching and learning cycle

Effective assessments are planned and built in the learning, not added after the event.

Identifying the summative and formative assessments in the planning process before starting the planner identifies what is worth knowing and assessing.

2. How effective assessment support the teaching and learning cycle

Group Activity –

Thinking Like An Assessor

Sort these questions into: Thinking like an assessor Thinking like an activity designer

Assessment…

Of learning – summative

We will know that we have learned this because …when…

For learning – formative

Learning along the way

(Lorna Earl)

Article Jigsaw

Article Titles Article Titles Article Titles

Formative and Summative Assessment

Activity –

Identify OF and FOR in the formative and summative assessments of a UOI planner

Sort activities into formative and summative and explain why

How to determine what is worth understanding?

Activity –

I really understand…

I understand because…

I needed to…

Snowball

Write down something that you have learned or something that has affirmed your understanding of assessment.

3. Line of Inquiry - Record-keeping and reporting on student learning.

Self-evaluation

How often do you use these?

How comfortable using a rubric, a continuum?

3. Line of Inquiry - Record-keeping and reporting on student learning.

In grade level teams, pick a formative assessment and create a rubric

3. Line of Inquiry - Record-keeping and reporting on student learning.

How are you incorporating student self-reflection and self-reporting in your assessment?