20 minute panel presentation for the Coquitlam Teachers Association - formative assessment

1. Forma&ve
Assessment
…ge0ng
the
best
possible
evidence
about
what
students
have
learned
and
using
this
evidence
to
decide
what
to
do
next.
Dylan
Wiliam,
2011

2. The teeter totter
kids curriculum
kids

3. Who?
the
learners
and
the
teachers
How?
descrip&ve
feedback,
NO
marks
Why?
guide
learning
and
teaching
When?
minute
by
minute,
day
by
day,
with
occasional
grand
events

4. A
Grand
Event:
Performance
based
assessment
Forma&ve
Assess
to
guide
instruc&on
Elementary
–
4-­‐5
/year
Middle
–
2-­‐3/year
Secondary
–
gr.
9
–
1-­‐2/semester
A
few
open-­‐ended
ques&ons
Analyze
for
a
paXern
of
strengths/
areas
of
need

5. • What
can
my
students
do?
• What
is
missing?
• What
do
I
need
to
teach?
• Did
my
teaching
make
a
difference?
– If
not,
what
will
I
do
next?

6. Minute
by
Minute,
Day
by
Day:
6
strategies

7. 1)
Learning
Inten&ons
• I
can…statements
– I
can
pose
ques&ons
based
on
an
image.
– I
can
build
a
theory
from
my
ques&ons
and
others’
ques&ons.
• Essen&al
ques&on
– How
do
we
use
the
past
loca&on
and
mo&on
of
object
to
predict
the
future
loca&on
and
mo&on
of
objects?
• An&cipa&on
guide
– Before
and
Aaer
Statements

8. 2)
Criteria
• Drive
• Moneyball
• Jane
Eyre
• Breaking
Dawn,
Part
1
• No
Strings
AXached

9. 3)
Ques&ons
• Who
is
asking?
• Who
is
answering?
• Open
vs
closed

10. 4)
Descrip&ve
Feedback
• What’s
working?
• What’s
not?
• What’s
next?

11. 5)
Peer
and
Self
Assessment
• What
should
I
no&ce?
• What
are
you
most
proud
of?
• What
was
your
greatest
challenge?

12. 6)
Ownership
• Engagement
• Mo&va&on
• Caring
• Voice
and
choice

13. • What
am
I
doing
to
increase
all
learners
engaging
in
work
that
moves
the
learning
forward?
• How
am
I
crea&ng
space
in
the
classroom
to
engage
small
groups
of
students
and
individuals
in
conversa&on?