Assessment strategies that show what students have REALLY learned From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Assessments should cover what is taught and address important learning goals. How are states assessing rigor between schools? MORE
Delivering formative assessments is made easier with classroom technology tools. Assessments have long presented a challenge for educators in their various forms and frequency. MORE
In addition, in having to consider a multitude of ancillary issues such as integrating adaptive learning technologies, creating e-portfolios, building repositories of content, and reimagining staffing models, many learning providers find themselves dealing with assessments as more of an afterthought. But assessments are the crux of a competency-based approach. But this isn’t simply a matter of focusing on formative assessments instead of summative. MORE
Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment Should Lie at the Center of Teaching, Learning, and Accountability Yesterday we began exploring the white paper, “Re-Balancing Assessment: Placing Formative. MORE
The Assessment Range: Using Data In The Classroom To Meaningfully Affect Learning. If you don’t already have a plan for the data before giving the assessment, you’re already behind. What Should Assessments “Do”? Teachers As Learning Designers. MORE
This entire week for me seems to have revolved around assessment. I have either been grading assignments, setting assignments or thinking about assessment (I''m speaking at an event on assessment in London later this week). Formative assessment is when the chef tastes the soup. MORE
The Inconvenient Truths About Assessment. In terms of pedagogy, the primary purpose of an assessment is to provide data to revise planned instruction. This requires rethinking of learning models, or encourages corner-cutting. (Or Assessments can obscure more than they reveal. MORE
This post provides links and resources about these skills as well as an educator self-assessment. This assessment contains questions to assist the educator in evaluating if and how s/he is facilitating these skills and attributes in the learning environment. MORE
Assessment coach Garnett Hillman helps us understand how our assessments need to change. (We We might even learn that we don’t have to grade so much and get better results.) We learn the tools and tips to help us with assessments. MORE
Formative assessment is the answer. Formative assessment can supercharge your classroom learning. Technology can make formative assessment easier for you. Formative assessment gives us the ability to quiz every single student in the class. MORE
That’s because, formative assessment is in my toolkit and I’m empowered to poll the whole class with a click. Formative assessment is here. Different from summative assessment, the goal of formative assessment is to know what they know as knowledge is forming in their minds. MORE
Andrew Miller Formative Assessment There's more to assessment than test scores. By assessing students' passions, learning styles, success skills, and levels of rigor, teachers can create a student-centered classroom MORE
Children don't learn any more or any better because of standardised testing, unless there is feedback on how they can improve. At a recent head teachers conference, one of the most astute comments was 'you can assess without testing.' There are many other ways to assess without testing. MORE
The folks at SMART Technologies have a special formative assessment tool to help teachers check for understanding as part of their Learning Suite. As a teacher… The post SMART Response 2 Formative Assessment Tool for Classrooms appeared first on Class Tech Tips. MORE
Today Alan November @globalearner shares an assessment idea that is gaining steam. In today’s ThoughtLeader Thursday, start thinking about this new idea in assessment. Want to hear another episode on assessment? Book: Who Owns the Learning? I’ve learned not to try. MORE
Brilliant or Insane Assessments come in varied forms, and they’re executed for different purposes. While summative assessments attempt to measure mastery at the end of a learning experience, the best formative assessments illuminate the strengths and needs of learners throughout the experience, enabling teachers to respond in ways that are just right and just in time. Assessment formative assessment MORE
In a recent discussion, I was asked about “common assessments” in a classroom. The thought here is that no matter what classroom you were in, the assessments would look the same. Differentiated instruction cannot come with standardized assessments, or am I way off here? MORE
Amidst the outcry against standardized testing, professor Yong Zhao encourages taking a moment to re-examine other ways to assess student learning. [[ This is a content summary only. Big Ideas assessment featured full-image MORE
In my previous post Learning from each other I discussed the idea of peer learning, where children are encouraged to teach each other. Peer assessment is clearly a more complex proposition than peer learning. So - peer assessment for children - is it a good or a bad idea? MORE
June 7, 2016 Formative assessment is assessment for learning which is different from summative assessment that is assessment of learning. Formative assessmentThis graphic we shared a couple of years ago sums up the main.read more. MORE
In my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers , I encourage teachers to reflect on the way they assess their students for Goal 17: Re-evaluate Value. Assessment shouldn’t make students feel like quitting. Instead, assessment should help students celebrate the learning they’ve grasped and reflect on their journey achieving that learning. Formative assessment can help motivate students to continue their learning journeys and strive to learn more! MORE
Brilliant or Insane Teachers who are eager to assess the development of critical content knowledge or skills during the learning experience often rely on exit tickets for quick perspective. Assessment edchat formative assessment MORE
An Innovative Approach to Meaningful Embedded Assessment. In recent years, assessment has gotten a bad rap because of overuse and misapplication of mandated accountability tests. The assessment task is embedded in the learning experience. MORE
Monica Burns, author of #FormativeTech , shares essential tools and tips for effective formative assessment. Learn how to get results. Accelerate learning. ” In today’s show on formative assessment, Monica will discuss: What is successful formative assessment. MORE
First of all, we talk about the characteristics that make effective formative assessment. This includes some important tips for adjusting your instruction based upon formative assessment. Formative assessment and a better understanding of the role of standards will help us all improve. MORE
When I was teaching science one of the best lessons I learned was about formative assessment. Deliver content to my students, assess at the end, remediate if necessary. Here are a few sites and apps to help with formative assessments. formative assessment MORE
The Mistakes That Quality Assessments Avoid. It’s that time of the school year when teachers are facing writing their first or second wave of unit tests and assessments. The following list of items are things best avoided in designing quality teacher-made assessments. . MORE
Efficiently Measure Student’s Cognitive Strengths and Weaknesses and use This Information to Enable More Effective Teaching and Learning Despite all the talk about technology revolutionizing. MORE
Educators at all levels agree on the need to assess what their students know, but a growing number of them find that tests are not the best way to do it. Assessments as Progress Monitoring. Next page: 2 more ways of assessing without testing). MORE
Pre-assessment is a powerful instructional tool. Conducted prior to new learning experiences, the process empowers students as much as it empowers teachers. I became acquainted with pre-assessment during the early years as a classroom teacher. Brilliant or Insane. MORE
Formative assessment helps teachers make data-informed decisions to plan for and/or adjust instructional activities, identify potential misconceptions, monitor the pace of instruction, etc. 21st Century Learning Assessment Professional Development MORE
I could reflect back on the previous year, examine what I had learned over the summer and plan for a better year coming up. One area of improvement still to this day I wish I could go back and improve even more was assessment. Mainly, embracing formative assessment. MORE
For some classrooms, the solution lies in formative assessments, which gauge their students’ understanding and personalize their lessons in real time. Here, two educators share how formative assessments are transforming their students’ learning across the board. MORE
Brilliant or Insane Formative assessment is a process that takes place during the learning experience. I see formative assessment as the ultimate best practice, but I may be part of a small group of educators who feel this way. Assessment Featured edchat formative assessment MORE
Explore 4 Different Web Apps for Assessment in This AppEd Review Roundup! Happy New Year and welcome to our first RoundUp of 2017. Over the break, we took a bit of time to recharge our batteries and. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. MORE
This is the second of a two-part conversation with Yong Zhao about standards, testing and other core elements of the modern system of education, and the assumptions that may be standing in the way of meeting the real learning needs of all children. iStock. MORE
At the end of the week was the big assessment. Some got an answer here or there but for the most part, there were no bright spots from this assessment. Formative assessments changed my classroom. How can you use formative assessments today? formative assessment MORE
Making Assessment A Richer Learning Experience I often find the annual Higher Education Horizons report from EDUCAUSE and NMC to be inspiring, and while reading the 2017 edition that came out last. Assessment Making the case for Education Technologies _ Miscellaneous Tools and Topics better assessments MORE
When we imagine the future of assessment it’s easy to envision all sorts of impressive ways to help gauge what students know and what they can do. The call for performance assessments. Next page: How schools can assess deeper learning. MORE
Assessment for Learning (AfL) is the process of finding out how much progress students have made in their learning and then planning next steps for them. You can freely download, share or print the PDF: Assessment For Learning . MORE
The post How I Got Started Using Technology To Assess Student Learning appeared first on TeachThought. Assessment Experienced Teacher General MORE
A new tool helps district leaders plan and create online assessments in the wake of their growing popularity. The Online Assessment Planning Tool , supported by the Learning First Alliance, is accompanied by a report summarizing the best practices in online assessments. MORE
Although online-learning software can be a powerful enabler of personalized learning, many educators struggle with what they see as learning software’s limited ability to provide rigorous assessment and feedback. I spoke recently with the principal of a charter middle school that is using blended learning and alternative staffing to try to develop a breakthrough personalized learning model. Recognizing the cost of human-graded assessment. MORE
EmergingEdTech
JUNE 8, 2016
Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment Should Lie at the Center of Teaching, Learning, and Accountability Yesterday we began exploring the white paper, “Re-Balancing Assessment: Placing Formative.
The Web20Classroom
JUNE 4, 2014
At the end of the week was the big assessment. Some got an answer here or there but for the most part, there were no bright spots from this assessment. Formative assessments changed my classroom. How can you use formative assessments today? formative assessment
The CoolCatTeacher
JULY 7, 2016
Assessment strategies that show what students have REALLY learned From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Assessments should cover what is taught and address important learning goals. How are states assessing rigor between schools?
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 1, 2016
First of all, we talk about the characteristics that make effective formative assessment. This includes some important tips for adjusting your instruction based upon formative assessment. Formative assessment and a better understanding of the role of standards will help us all improve.
EdView360
MARCH 16, 2016
An Innovative Approach to Meaningful Embedded Assessment. In recent years, assessment has gotten a bad rap because of overuse and misapplication of mandated accountability tests. The assessment task is embedded in the learning experience.
Brilliant or Insane
JUNE 17, 2015
Brilliant or Insane Teachers who are eager to assess the development of critical content knowledge or skills during the learning experience often rely on exit tickets for quick perspective. Assessment edchat formative assessment
Brilliant or Insane
JUNE 21, 2015
Brilliant or Insane Formative assessment is a process that takes place during the learning experience. I see formative assessment as the ultimate best practice, but I may be part of a small group of educators who feel this way. Assessment Featured edchat formative assessment
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 21, 2017
Monica Burns, author of #FormativeTech , shares essential tools and tips for effective formative assessment. Learn how to get results. Accelerate learning. ” In today’s show on formative assessment, Monica will discuss: What is successful formative assessment.
The Web20Classroom
AUGUST 2, 2016
I could reflect back on the previous year, examine what I had learned over the summer and plan for a better year coming up. One area of improvement still to this day I wish I could go back and improve even more was assessment. Mainly, embracing formative assessment.
The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 10, 2015
Assessment coach Garnett Hillman helps us understand how our assessments need to change. (We We might even learn that we don’t have to grade so much and get better results.) We learn the tools and tips to help us with assessments.
The Web20Classroom
JANUARY 21, 2013
When I was teaching science one of the best lessons I learned was about formative assessment. Deliver content to my students, assess at the end, remediate if necessary. Here are a few sites and apps to help with formative assessments. formative assessment
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
Formative assessment is the answer. Formative assessment can supercharge your classroom learning. Technology can make formative assessment easier for you. Formative assessment gives us the ability to quiz every single student in the class.
Brilliant or Insane
APRIL 26, 2015
Pre-assessment is a powerful instructional tool. Conducted prior to new learning experiences, the process empowers students as much as it empowers teachers. I became acquainted with pre-assessment during the early years as a classroom teacher. Brilliant or Insane.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MARCH 9, 2015
The Inconvenient Truths About Assessment. In terms of pedagogy, the primary purpose of an assessment is to provide data to revise planned instruction. This requires rethinking of learning models, or encourages corner-cutting. (Or Assessments can obscure more than they reveal.
The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 19, 2016
That’s because, formative assessment is in my toolkit and I’m empowered to poll the whole class with a click. Formative assessment is here. Different from summative assessment, the goal of formative assessment is to know what they know as knowledge is forming in their minds.
The Christensen Institute
MAY 28, 2015
In addition, in having to consider a multitude of ancillary issues such as integrating adaptive learning technologies, creating e-portfolios, building repositories of content, and reimagining staffing models, many learning providers find themselves dealing with assessments as more of an afterthought. But assessments are the crux of a competency-based approach. But this isn’t simply a matter of focusing on formative assessments instead of summative.
The CoolCatTeacher
JUNE 1, 2017
Today Alan November @globalearner shares an assessment idea that is gaining steam. In today’s ThoughtLeader Thursday, start thinking about this new idea in assessment. Want to hear another episode on assessment? Book: Who Owns the Learning? I’ve learned not to try.
TeachThought - Learn better.
APRIL 13, 2015
The Assessment Range: Using Data In The Classroom To Meaningfully Affect Learning. If you don’t already have a plan for the data before giving the assessment, you’re already behind. What Should Assessments “Do”? Teachers As Learning Designers.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 7, 2016
June 7, 2016 Formative assessment is assessment for learning which is different from summative assessment that is assessment of learning. Formative assessmentThis graphic we shared a couple of years ago sums up the main.read more.
eSchool News
MARCH 30, 2016
When we imagine the future of assessment it’s easy to envision all sorts of impressive ways to help gauge what students know and what they can do. The call for performance assessments. Next page: How schools can assess deeper learning.
eSchool News
JUNE 28, 2016
Delivering formative assessments is made easier with classroom technology tools. Assessments have long presented a challenge for educators in their various forms and frequency.
MindShift
MARCH 16, 2015
Amidst the outcry against standardized testing, professor Yong Zhao encourages taking a moment to re-examine other ways to assess student learning. [[ This is a content summary only. Big Ideas assessment featured full-image
User Generated Education
JANUARY 16, 2015
This post provides links and resources about these skills as well as an educator self-assessment. This assessment contains questions to assist the educator in evaluating if and how s/he is facilitating these skills and attributes in the learning environment.
The Christensen Institute
JUNE 12, 2015
Although online-learning software can be a powerful enabler of personalized learning, many educators struggle with what they see as learning software’s limited ability to provide rigorous assessment and feedback. I spoke recently with the principal of a charter middle school that is using blended learning and alternative staffing to try to develop a breakthrough personalized learning model. Recognizing the cost of human-graded assessment.
Teacher Reboot Camp
OCTOBER 1, 2015
In my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers , I encourage teachers to reflect on the way they assess their students for Goal 17: Re-evaluate Value. Assessment shouldn’t make students feel like quitting. Instead, assessment should help students celebrate the learning they’ve grasped and reflect on their journey achieving that learning. Formative assessment can help motivate students to continue their learning journeys and strive to learn more!
EdTech4Beginners
JUNE 19, 2016
Assessment for Learning (AfL) is the process of finding out how much progress students have made in their learning and then planning next steps for them. You can freely download, share or print the PDF: Assessment For Learning .
TeachThought - Learn better.
OCTOBER 15, 2015
The Mistakes That Quality Assessments Avoid. It’s that time of the school year when teachers are facing writing their first or second wave of unit tests and assessments. The following list of items are things best avoided in designing quality teacher-made assessments. .
TeachThought - Learn better.
MARCH 29, 2016
The post How I Got Started Using Technology To Assess Student Learning appeared first on TeachThought. Assessment Experienced Teacher General
eSchool News
OCTOBER 31, 2016
For some classrooms, the solution lies in formative assessments, which gauge their students’ understanding and personalize their lessons in real time. Here, two educators share how formative assessments are transforming their students’ learning across the board.
EmergingEdTech
MARCH 28, 2017
Making Assessment A Richer Learning Experience I often find the annual Higher Education Horizons report from EDUCAUSE and NMC to be inspiring, and while reading the 2017 edition that came out last. Assessment Making the case for Education Technologies _ Miscellaneous Tools and Topics better assessments
Learning with 'e's
MAY 7, 2016
Children don't learn any more or any better because of standardised testing, unless there is feedback on how they can improve. At a recent head teachers conference, one of the most astute comments was 'you can assess without testing.' There are many other ways to assess without testing.
EmergingEdTech
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
Efficiently Measure Student’s Cognitive Strengths and Weaknesses and use This Information to Enable More Effective Teaching and Learning Despite all the talk about technology revolutionizing.
MindShift
MARCH 16, 2015
This is the second of a two-part conversation with Yong Zhao about standards, testing and other core elements of the modern system of education, and the assumptions that may be standing in the way of meeting the real learning needs of all children. iStock.
Class Tech Tips
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
The folks at SMART Technologies have a special formative assessment tool to help teachers check for understanding as part of their Learning Suite. As a teacher… The post SMART Response 2 Formative Assessment Tool for Classrooms appeared first on Class Tech Tips.
eSchool News
APRIL 5, 2017
Educators at all levels agree on the need to assess what their students know, but a growing number of them find that tests are not the best way to do it. Assessments as Progress Monitoring. Next page: 2 more ways of assessing without testing).
wwwatanabe
NOVEMBER 22, 2014
Formative assessment helps teachers make data-informed decisions to plan for and/or adjust instructional activities, identify potential misconceptions, monitor the pace of instruction, etc. 21st Century Learning Assessment Professional Development
EmergingEdTech
JANUARY 4, 2017
Explore 4 Different Web Apps for Assessment in This AppEd Review Roundup! Happy New Year and welcome to our first RoundUp of 2017. Over the break, we took a bit of time to recharge our batteries and. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post.
Edutopia
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Andrew Miller Formative Assessment There's more to assessment than test scores. By assessing students' passions, learning styles, success skills, and levels of rigor, teachers can create a student-centered classroom
eSchool News
MAY 1, 2017
A new tool helps district leaders plan and create online assessments in the wake of their growing popularity. The Online Assessment Planning Tool , supported by the Learning First Alliance, is accompanied by a report summarizing the best practices in online assessments.
Learning with 'e's
OCTOBER 22, 2014
This entire week for me seems to have revolved around assessment. I have either been grading assignments, setting assignments or thinking about assessment (I''m speaking at an event on assessment in London later this week). Formative assessment is when the chef tastes the soup.
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