Design and categorize your exit tickets to improve your formative assessment strategy and improve your teaching.
There is a very wide variety of digital formative assessment tools that can be used for free. I’ve made simple graphics for 18 of them. Most of the tools work with any web browser, so they are great for laptops, computer labs, iPads, Chromebooks, tablets, and smartphones.
I've been reading the book, Mindsets in the Classroom by Mary Cay Ricci, and just finished chapter 3. It was a real eye-opener. Through all of my years of teaching, I thought I was differentiating by planning and implementing reteaching and enrichment lessons and activities as my class worked through a unit. But in this chapter, I learned how important it is to start the differentiation before the unit even begins! This process begins with the preassessment. So much valuable information can be gathered before you begin teaching a unit. The purpose of the preassessment is to find how much students understand the content before you plan and teach the unit. Do they have a complete understanding of the content? Then they will need enrichment and/or accelerated activities. Do they have a partial understanding of the content? Then you need to make note of the gaps in their learning so you can plan accordingly. Checklists are a great way to keep track of the objectives and student mastery. From this checklist, you will also see students that need to be grouped for instruction. Keep in mind that this grouping will change as students master the objectives. Another insight I gained from this chapter is the different types of assessments used in a classroom. I put together this graphic to sum up the three types of assessment you should be using in your classroom. Click on the image to download the pdf version. You can also download this free packet with three quick and easy formative assessments you can use
Design and categorize your exit tickets to improve your formative assessment strategy and improve your teaching.
Plickers is a free online formative assessment program, but it can also be used to foster active engagement in any subject area and at any grade level. Read this post to learn innovative strategies for using Plickers in your classroom!
Exit ticket Marsano based scale exit ticket, formative assessment, monitoring tool. Students can: quickly write what they learned draw a picture, show an example, or do a sample math problem you provide ask a question circle a number to show where they are on the scale Full page and 2/page format
Explore classroom ideas and ELA worksheets specifically tailored for upper elementary teachers teaching reading and writing.
Five years ago I was starting to become concerned with the difference between marking and feedback. What was making a difference to my students’ learning and was the effort I was putting into…
Formative assessment tools are an awesome way to engage students AND get useful information to inform your teaching practice. As we are starting our journey
Self-assessment has a .75 effect size, which means almost two years of growth in one year's time. Self-assessment gets students independent and reflective.
Get them excited to show you what they know!
Formative assessment strategies allow teachers to really know their students, their academic strengths, and their areas that need more practice in real time, and then they can makes adjustments as necessary. This blog post describes easy-to-implement formative assessment activities for any grade level.
Sometimes it feels crazy overwhelming to keep assessing students and know exactly what they do/don’t understand. That’s where these quick and easy formative assessment ideas comes in! M…
Teachers do it every day, they do it all the time, and they do it sometimes without even realizing it. What is it they are regularly doing? Teachers are continually evaluating student understanding via formative assessments. Formative assessments are an essential tool for assessing student understanding and building
When students have fun learning, everybody wins.
Get fun formative assessment examples and ideas that are perfect for elementary school teachers. Each has been teacher-tested and approved.
These exit ticket ideas to help students reflect on learning are a great formative assessment to help with the learning process and ensure that students understand the learning material. Teachers can use these exit slips as an informal assessment when they have students respond to the prompt. Stude
In this post, you will find 27 Formative Assessment Tools for Your Classroom! Formative assessment is such an essential part of the learning process and student success, and many digital tools can help support this process.This list has a wide variety of features and options to help you solidify your formative assessment strategies! Many of the tools below are great for both formative and summative assessments.
Easily Compare Formative Assessment Tools To make it easier for teachers to choose the best tool for the job, I've created the Formative Assessment Comparison Guide. There are so many great choices for teachers and students when
Before they go, find out what they know.
Whether they're completed on a piece of paper, a tablet, or a whiteboard, exit tickets are a powerful tool to use in your classroom. Exit tickets are formative assessments that provide a quick snapshot about your students' learning and understanding of a topic faster than any other tool in the classroom.
This file includes activities that can be used to assess students' understanding of biotic and abiotic factors and the levels of organization in the environment. A guide and answer key for each activity is included to assist in implementation. Biotic or Abiotic? Students will answer questions about...
Google Keep is one of my favorite G Suite tools! One fun way to use Google Keep is for feedback. In this post, I've got 4 ways to use Google Keep for feedback and assessment.
Design and categorize your exit tickets to improve your formative assessment strategy and improve your teaching.
Total Participation Techniques by Persida and William Himmele is filled with excellent strategies for getting ALL students involved while also offering effective formative assessment strategies. This toolkit includes several tools you can use to get started in putting together your TPT toolkit! Print,laminate and store in plastic bags or containers and they will be ready to go all year! Color and printer-friendly grayscale options included! Included: Hold-ups Number Cards Letter Cards Talking Partners Appointment Cards Graphic Organizers Thank you so much for visiting my shop!! Please let me know if you have any questions! I would love your feedback! Kathy Olenczuk
Assessing student learning is often boring, but this post describes creative and fun ways to assess student learning - especially for formative assessment!
Check out these 15 high-impact formative assessment strategies to find out exactly what students understand and, more importantly, what they don't!!
Today’s digital world is giving teachers and parents easy access to their child’s school work. I want to share my…
“We hear the terms ‘formative’ and ‘summative’ assessments all the time in schools. As educators, we learned about the differences while in college in our educati…
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One of the best ways to group students for reteach and enrich is by collecting data on formative assessments throughout the week. I created this free
Change up how you formatively assess your students! This blog post has a list of new ideas for you.
How do you typically measure learning? Check out the infographic for ideas on how to mix and match assessment techniques for your next training program.
Checking for Understanding Formative Assessment Exit Slips
Whether they're completed on a piece of paper, a tablet, or a whiteboard, exit tickets are a powerful tool to use in your classroom. Exit tickets are formative assessments that provide a quick snapshot about your students' learning and understanding of a topic faster than any other tool in the classroom.
6 Simple and effective ways you can give students feedback that actually make a difference. Monitory tasks and summative assessment for primary school teachers. #foundationintofirst #feedback #students #earlyyears #primary
This Volleyball Assessment Rubric has been designed using SOLO Taxonomy to structure the increasing complexity of associated skills. It may be used to peer assess students and inform formative assessment practices, or to observe and record their skills in a final summative context. It also prompts s...
