Digital Formative Assessment Tools (Session #1)

1. Power Tools
for Guiding Instruction
Elementary
Session #1
Athens
City
Schools
Power Up PD
Spring
2015
Alyson Carpenter, Instructional Technology Specialist
alyson.carpenter@acs-k12.orghttp://goo.gl/xEtZF9

2. Learning Targets
Session #1
I can...
● communicate the importance of
formative assessment.
● differentiate between formative &
summative assessment.
● share with others how formative
assessment fits into a balanced
assessment system.
● explore digital formative assessment
tools and plan for use in my
classroom.

3. 5 Key Strategies of
Formative Assessment:
Formative Assessment
-Dylan William
1. Learning Targets
2. Elicit Evidence
3. Feedback
4. Peer Feedback &
Assessment
5. Self- Assessment

4. Formative Assessment is a
collection of strategies teachers
employ to get clarity on what
they will be teaching and to
assess how well students have
learned what they are teaching.
The “POWER TOOLS”
High Impact Instruction
What is Formative Assessment?

5. The understanding gained from
formative assessments serves as
the foundation teachers use to
make adjustments to the way
they teach so students will learn
what is being taught.
High Impact Instruction
What is Formative Assessment?

6. Formative assessment allows
both teachers and students to
monitor student progress toward
mastery.
High Impact Instruction
What is Formative Assessment?

7. WHY:
● Increases Hope
● Amplifies Student Engagement
● Builds Student Ownership
● Provides Instructional Starting Point
● Promotes Intentional Planning &
Teaching
● Motivates Students & Teachers
Formative Assessment

8. FORMATIVE
Purpose:
To improve learning
● Assessment
FOR Learning
● Used to guide
instruction
● On-Going (B,D,A)
● Check-Up
SUMMATIVE
Purpose:
To measure competency
● Assessment
OF Learning
● Used to assign a
grade
● After Instruction
● Autopsy
Assessment

9. Formative assessment is not a type of unit or benchmark
test students take. Formative assessment processes are
different than the assessment instruments used as part
of the formative process.
So, what makes an assessment formative?
~Popham
Tool
Process

10. When the cook tastes
the soup, it’s formative,
when the guests taste
the soup, it’s
summative.
~John Hattie

11. Power Tool: Timers
*Other options:
Google: https://www.google.com/webhp?
hl=en#hl=en&q=timer
Classroom Timers: http://www.online-stopwatch.
com/classroom-timers/
Egg Timer:
http://e.ggtimer.com/
Setting a timer provides specific expectations
for student tasks. It also helps students learn to
gauge the time it will take to complete individual
or collaborative assignments.
FA Strategy: Self-Assess

12. FORMATIVE or SUMMATIVE
THINK-PAIR-SHARE or Back-to-Back
Make a T-chart & Categorize:
● Quick-Write or Quick-Draw
● Spelling Test
● Progress Monitoring
● Fist-to-5
● Unit Test
● Thumbs UP/ DOWN / WIGGLY
● Benchmark Test
● Whiteboards
● Exit Ticket
Partners
4

13. Power Tool: Doodle Buddy
*Other options: Sand, Educreations
Possible Uses:
➔ T-Chart
➔ Back-to-Back
➔ Add Stamp Beside Most Important or Muddiest Point
➔ Add Background (Graphic Organizer, Word Sort, etc.)
➔ Add Text for Close Reading or Group Work
➔ Quick-Write or Quick-Draw
➔ Show What You Know
FA Strategy: Whiteboards

14. FORMATIVE Assessments
Which have you tried? Feel free to add your own!
(Analog or Digital?)
● Exit Tickets
● WhiteBoards
● Response Cards
● Clickers
● Thumbs (up, down, wiggly)
● T&T / TTYP-&
● Think-Pair-Share
● Hot Potato
● Graphic Organizers
● Quick-Write
● Jigsaw
● Gallery Walk
8
Many, many more
tools to try…. http:
//goo.gl/9ZHs24

15. Grade Level: Kindergarten
Which tools do you currently use? Could they be made digital?
Would digital tools make the process smoother? / Up
engagement?
● Add your ideas here!

16. Grade Level: 1st Grade
Which tools do you currently use? Could they be made digital?
Would digital tools make the process smoother? / Up
engagement?
● Add your ideas here!

17. Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Which tools do you currently use? Could they be made digital?
Would digital tools make the process smoother? / Up
engagement?
● Add your ideas here!

18. Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Which tools do you currently use? Could they be made digital?
Would digital tools make the process smoother? / Up
engagement?
Whiteboards

19. Grade Level: 4th Grade
Which tools do you currently use? Could they be made digital?
Would digital tools make the process smoother? / Up
engagement?
● Add your ideas here!

20. Grade Level: 5th/6th Grade
Which tools do you currently use? Could they be made digital?
Would digital tools make the process smoother? / Up
engagement?
● Add your ideas here!

21. Power Tool: Google Slides
*Other options: KeyNote, Haiku Deck, Prezi
Possible Uses:
➔ Brainstorming
➔ Determining Background Knowledge
➔ Encouraging Collaborative Discussions
➔ Presenting Learning to Authentic Audiences
➔ Reflecting on Learning (Individually & Collaboratively)
FA Strategy:
Collaborative Presentations

22. How do formative
assessments help you
as a teacher?
http://goo.gl/.z35XZa
Partners

23. Power Tool: Lino-It
*Other options: Padlet, Popplet, Symbaloo, VoiceThread
Possible Uses:
➔ Build Background
➔ Think-Pair-Share
➔ Check Depth of Knowledge
➔ Students Share New Learning
➔ Collaborative Exploration of Concept
➔ Classroom BackChannel
➔ Student Share Learning with Projects
➔ Entrance / Exit Tickets
FA Strategy:
Digital Bulletin Boards

24. Have you ever been stuck in this
cycle?
● Assess
● Record Grades
● Return Papers
● Move On
How might this cycle be
broken?
Think About It...

25. Power Tool:
Camera / ScreenShots
*Other options: PicStitch, ChatterPix, ThingLink, iMovie, YouTube Capture
Possible Uses:
➔ Photograph Classroom Creations & Add to Digital Portfolio
➔ ScreenShot Work Created Digitally (Notes, Slides, etc.)
➔ Photograph Student Work Products
➔ Share Various Types of Work Products with Authentic Audiences
➔ Collect Work Samples for Digital Portfolios
➔ Video: Interviews
➔ Video: Application of Knowledge
FA Strategy:
Show What You Know

26. Before Instruction:
➔ How do I find out what my students
already know?
➔ What do I do with that information?
➔ Analog / Digital?
Reflecting on Current Practices:
Think-
Pair-
Share
http://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/94_5SNKN3

27. During Instruction:
➔ How do I track my students’ progress?
➔ What do I do with that information?
➔ Analog / Digital?
Reflecting on Current Practices:
Think-
Pair-
Share
http://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/94_5SNKN3

28. After Instruction:
➔ How do I determine what students have
learned?
➔ What do I do with that information?
➔ Analog / Digital?
Reflecting on Current Practices:
Think-
Pair-
Share
http://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/94_5SNKN3

29. FA Strategy: Speed Dating / Cold Call
http://primaryschoolict.com/random-
name-selector/
CAMEL TIMER
http://www.classtools.net/random-
name-picker/
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
http://www.classtools.
net/education-games-
php/fruit_machine
Possible Uses:
➔ Gather Topic Info Quickly (Hot Potato)
➔ Promote equitable participation
➔ Quick Quizzes
➔ Collect Data to Plan for Individual Student
Interventions
Power Tools:

30. Let’s Create w/ Educreations!
● Work With a Partner
● Use the Educreations app
● Reflection Prompts:
○ 3- Reasons We Use FA
○ 2- Things We’d Like to Try in the Future
○ 1- Strategy We’ll Commit To Try This Week
● Illustrate & Narrate Your Project
● Be Creative
● Be Prepared to Share
3-2-1 Reflection: Show What You Know!
Partners
10-15

31. Strategy:
3-2-1 Reflection
Power Tool:Educreations
*Other options: VoiceThread, iMovie, Symbaloo,
Google Drive, Sock Puppets, Padlet
Possible Uses:
➔ Reflect on a Unit of Study
➔ Create a Portfolio
➔ Collect Resources for Learning
➔ Teach Others
➔ Student Collaboration & Discussion

32. Homework:
1. TRY ONE STRATEGY!
If you already use all
the strategies shared,
try using one in a new
way! Call or email me if
you would like support! 2. Download:
Sock
Puppets
app

33. http://goo.gl/mGjs1E
Shared Resources for Formative Assessment
Please feel free to copy any of the items in the shared folder below. I will continue to add to the collection as I create or
find new items that may be of use to you & your students!

34. Sources:
High Impact Instruction
(Knight)
Advancing Formative
Assessment
(Brookhart & Moss)
Formative Assessment
(William)
Formative Assessment
(Popham)
Leaders of Their Own
Learning (Berger)

35. Additional
Strategies &
Power Tools
Add your favorite
Strategy / Power
Tool to a slide to
share with
colleagues!

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