The document discusses the importance of assessment in planning and instruction to support student learning and success, emphasizing that effective teaching is guided by clear learning goals and continuous feedback. It highlights strategies that foster student engagement and collaboration among educators, ultimately enhancing teaching practices. Additionally, it references resources for further reading on differentiated instruction and assessment design.

1. Assessment,
Planning &
Instruction
Supporting Students,
Supporting Your Practice
by Joel Krentz - @joelkrentz

2. Assessment Reflection
PlanningInstruction

3. How do we assess? What do we want students to learn?
● big ideas and essential understandings
● framing or guiding questions
● curriculum expectations
● learning skills
● achievement charts
Instruction is Driven by Assessment

4. How does planning with the end in mind benefit students?
● students are set up for success from the beginning
● students know what is expected of them
● students are more engaged as they have an active
part in their own learning
Student Success

5. What instructional strategies support student success?
● establish Learning Goals with students
● create (or co-create) Success Criteria
● provide ongoing, Descriptive Feedback
● develop student ability to Self-Assess
Student Success

6. How does this improve our teaching practice?
● encourages collaboration and sharing amongst grade
and division team members
● simplifies assessment practices by making them
transparent, shared and well understood
● frees up teachers to spend more time helping students
learn rather than teaching content
Effective Teaching

7. Ministry of Education
★ Learning for All
★ Growing Success
★ Planning Assessment with
Instruction
School Library Resources
● Understanding by Design by
Wiggins & McTighe (PRO 375.001
WIG)
● Integrating Differentiated Instruction
and Understanding by Design:
Connecting Kids and Content by
Tomlinson & McTighe (PRO
371.102 TOM)
Resources and Further Reading