STEAM Formative Assessments

1. Should be valuable!

2. Should NOT cause more work!

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Formative Assessment

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What is formative assessment?

​Formative assessment: “students and teachers continuously gathering evidence of learning to adapt what happens in the classroom.”

This definition is supported by several key questions:

Where is the learner going?

Where is the learner now?

How will the learner get to where he or she needs to be?

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So how do you use formative assessment in your classes now? Select all that apply.

• Paper exit tickets or worksheets

• Kahoots

• Quizlets

• Other technology

• I don't

​Let's work smarter not harder...

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​PRACTICE # 1: Clarifying Learning

What do we want students to learn (to know and be able to do)? Before instruction starts, clarify what students are learning and let them know how to gauge if they’re successful.

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• Group Discuss Expectations: Small groups of students take a few minutes to discuss the learning target and success criteria before instruction begins.

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Which Formative Websites are Free?

Select all that apply.

• Kahoot

• Animoto

• Quizizz

• Blooket

• Flip

​So what do students think about what is going on in our classes?​

{11th & 12th grades from the NHS Teaching Academy}​

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Which formative assessment sites let students make a video as a response?

• Quizlet

  (NOT free for students any longer)

• Flip

• Gimkit

• Animoto

*Students log in through their ClassLink accounts and create videos in response to the prompt you have entered.

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*Videos can be up to 10 minutes in length and can feature stickers.

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*Flip will create a Mix-Tape of your greatest hits you can share.​

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Flip.com used to be FlipGrid.com

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Match the following FREE formative assessment resources:

• Creates answers sheets that can be scanned with your phone for grading

• Has many different trivia game modes that you can vary in each class

• Cards are created that the students hold up to show their understanding

• A central location where students can post their work/comments/reactions

ZipGrade

Blooket

Plickers

Padlet

• ZipGrade

• Blooket

• Plickers

• Padlet

​PRACTICE # 2: Eliciting Evidence

How do we know where students are in their learning?

Designing effective discussions and questions takes practice.

*Why not borrow questions already created by other teachers?​

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Which sites provide already created banks of questions that teachers can assign?

Let someone else do the work!

• Kahoot

• Quizizz

• Gimkit

• Goose Chase

• Blooket

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Select all of the sites you have used to create electronic portfolios for yourself or your students?

• Padlet

• Wakelet

• Lino

​Linoit.com

Multiple Select

Which formative assessment sites are integrated into ClassLink (single sign-on)?

• Quizizz

• Padlet

• Flip

• Wakelet

​PRACTICE # 3: Providing Feedback

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How do students know what to work on next? When it comes to student performance, providing effective, learning focused feedback and the time to use that feedback matters.

Padlet will allow you to comment on your students' posts or even use emojis to let them know how they are doing.​

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What all can Microsoft Forms do for you to make your life easier? {Don't use the enter key until you are ready to submit your answer!}

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Do you use any formative assessments that I missed?

*Fun things Quizizz can do;)