1. The document provides tools and resources for classroom assessment and online learning to foster formative assessment, reflection, and autonomy. 2. Key assessment tools include formative rubrics for listening, speaking, reading, language skills, class preparation, learning, attitude, and group work. 3. Online resources are suggested to facilitate learning outside of class, including listening to audio, watching videos, and using learning platforms.

1. Objetives
Listening
Speaking
Editable Assessment Tools
Reading
Class Preparation
Online Tools
Libardo González – TDTS June 2016 / Centro Colombo Americano

2. Objectives
• To share class assessment tools to foster
formative assessment & reflection in class
• To share online resources to facilitate learning
in most skills areas & foster autonomy

4. • Activate : (What do you see / picture(s)?)
• Predict : (What do you think / it will say?)
Before
During
1. Visualize images to represent information
2. Write key concepts
• Focus on specific information rather than trying to
understand everything (WH: Where? When, etc.)
After • Summarize main ideas & specific details

5. 2. Identify the most relevant key main ideas
1. Visualize images to represent information
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Assessment – Please explain
3. Identify specific details (Who, where, when, comments, etc.)
4. Summarize in complete statements

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• Fully understands everything that is said
• Uses listening strategies effectively
3
2 • Understands main ideas and most details
• Uses most listening strategies effectively
1
• Has difficulties understanding basic main ideas
• Has difficulties applying listening strategies

7. How often do you do it out of class?
Always Sometimes Hardly ever Never
• Practice your listening out of class:
• Go to the library or multimedia lab
• Listen to short stories to improve your listening
• Watch videos to summarize main points / details
• Listen to podcasts online

9. • Substitute and personalize some content
• Expand ideas fluently to give additional information
• Use classroom language
• Keep eye contact & use gestures to show interest
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
Communication 1 – Book dialogues
• Ask follow-up questions fluently to continue interaction

10. • Express and expand my ideas fluently
• Activate previous and new vocabulary & language
forms
• Sustain conversations for long periods of time
• Identify my mistakes and self-correct when necessary
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
Communication 2
• Express and support opinions with arguments

11. • Use more than the basic language for the level
• Recycle language from previous units
• Link ideas with some connectors
• Identify my mistakes and self-correct
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
Language 1
• Use correct grammar in statements ( + / - / ? )

12. • Use the language for the level
• Produce complete statements ( + / - / ? / in writing )
• Link ideas with connectors / transitions
• Identify my mistakes and self-correct
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
Language 2
• Recycle previous language and new language forms

13. • made learning part of my daily routine
• prepare and review my classes daily
• Use learning strategies in-and-out of class
• Self-assess progress and follow an action plan
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
Learning
• use technology as a key element in my progress

14. • I show a positive & mature attitude in class
• I contribute & participate actively in class
• I am punctual to class to maximize practice time
• I evidence behavior that benefits my process
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
Attitude & Commitment
• I am committed to reach the class objectives

15. • Sustain interaction for long periods of time fluently
• Give my opinion and expand my ideas fluently
• Expand & support my ideas with arguments (examples)
• Activate previous and new language features
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
Group / Pair activities

16. • What can you do differently to maximize results?
• How effective was the activity? Why?
• What is the evidence of your progress?
Group / Pair activities

17. • What vocabulary did you learn ?
• What previous language did you recycle ?
• What language skills did you practice ?
• What grammar did you learn / practice ?
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
What I learned today
• What can you do differently to maximize results ?

18. • Asked questions when I didn’t understand
• Spoke to my partner only in English
• Identified the area(s) I need to improve
• Followed the instructions for each activity
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
How I worked today - 1

19. • Expand my ideas considerably and fluently
• Ask questions fluently to continue interaction
• Activate new and previous language fluently
• Interact dynamically in English only
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
How I worked today - 2
• React to information in different ways

20. • Start and keep conversations on familiar topics
• Use a variety of strategies to interact with others
• Ask questions rather than keeping silent
• Use correct pronunciation and intonation patterns
Please explain your assessment
Excellent Very good What to improve How to improve
How I worked today - 3
• Express my ideas and expand them easily

21. How often do you do it ?
Always Sometimes Hardly ever Never
• Plan for how you will improve for the next day
• Look up vocabulary you had difficulty remembering
• Keep an organized notebook with key sections ( Voc. , grammar, etc.)
• Keep a log section to reflect on your progress
• Activate content instead of using the same familiar words

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 Notice pictures, charts, etc.
• Activate previous knowledge:
• What do you know about the topic?
 Make predictions:
• What will probably happen?
• What will the text probably say ?

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 What do you see in the picture(s)?
 Are there different sections?
 What do you know about the topic?
 What do you think the text will probably say?

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• Visualize: Create mental images
• Use context for unknown words
• Focus on main ideas:
• Highlight important details
• Ask yourself questions as you read (Who? Where? Why?
How? Etc. )
 Make predictions:
• What could happen next?

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 What mental images did you see?
 What main ideas did you highlight?
 What questions did you ask yourself?

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28. • Visualize information : Create mental images
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• Focus on main ideas : Highlight important details
• Ask questions as I read (Why, How, When, Where?)
• Use context to understand new words

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• Summarize main ideas & details
• What is the writer trying to say?
• Make a concept map to organize key information
• Give your opinion about the reading
• Respond to comprehension questions
• Synthesize: What did you learn?

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 What are the main ideas & details?
 What is your opinion?
 What did you learn from the reading?

31. • Organize key information
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• Summarize main ideas & details
• Give my own opinion about the reading
• Say something I learned from the reading

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• Look for opportunities to read
• Read movie captions
• Use context to guess the meaning of new words
• Highlight key expressions
• Organize new language (notebook section)
• Group / associate new words / expressions
• Visualize to personalize (imagery)
• Say or write new words in different ways

33. Excellen
t
Very good What to improve How to improve it
Assessment – Please explain
• I read out of class regularly
• I watch movies with captions on
• I organize new vocabulary
• I personalize new vocabulary
• I use a dictionary or Thesaurus

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• Can understand specific details of articles and
academic texts
3
2
• Can identify specific information and particular
details of texts on familiar topics
1
• Can only identify general idea on a familiar topic
with visual support

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• Eloquent, fluent and complex
• Variety of words and expressions3
2
• Adequate to talk about daily topics
• Use vocabulary fluently with some
limitations
1
• limited vocabulary
• Problems expressing basic ideas
• Sentences are limited to a few words
• Long pauses and/or repetitions
• Speaks Spanish in class

36. 1. Vocabulary is adequate (only minor limitations)
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2. React to information using different expressions
3. Previous and new vocabulary is organized
4. New vocabulary is personalized and activated

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• Organize your time for practice
• Be motivated, persistent and disciplined
• Block interruptions; use time effectively
• Take action daily
• Enjoy the learning process
• Focus on progress - not perfection
• Use self-positive talk

39. • I take daily action out of class
• I organize my time to prepare class
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Very good Area to improve How to improve it
Assessment – Please explain
• I am persistent, disciplined and motivated

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• Identify familiar words and expressions
• Highlight new words / new expressions
• Look up the meaning of new language (dictionary)
• Read the examples in grammar box
• Highlight the grammar point in the rest of the lesson
• Write important notes (questions, IPA pronunciation, etc.)

41. 3. I use the dictionary to look up for new words
1. I prepare the lesson daily before class
Excellent Very good Area to improve How to improve it
Assessment – Please explain
2. I highlight relevant information (grammar, expressions)
4. I am disciplined, persistent & motivated

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• Register as soon as possible
• Work on the platform after each lesson
• Save your progress
• Read aloud occasionally to practice pronunciation
• Make important notes in your notebook
• Personalize exercises occasionally

43. 3. I write important notes ( e.g. New expressions )
1. I do the platform homework after each lesson
Excellent Very good Area to improve How to improve it
Assessment – Please explain
2. I sometimes read aloud to improve my fluency
4. I personalize exercises sometimes