Formative Assessment techniques Chris Harris Independent Independent learning stated by Frey and Fisher is a daunting task and frankly unfair in regards to new
learning materials. It is the process of collaborative learning
and guided practices in which students can get to a point to be comfortable with new content. As independent learning is concerned students need to p. 257 be familiar enough with a topic and have a minor aspect in which they would be solely responsible for Kindle Edition learning. Accountable Talk Accountable talk teaches students to be respectful when in an environment where they are hearing and voicing opinions with many other students. There was a strategy I use to use regarding communicating with
p. 367 other students that was very structured in how they
respond and talk to one another. As I felt the students Kindle Edition would mock the method I believe that this idea perhaps posted in the room would be a great addition to a respectful classroom. Response Cards This activity I actually have used in the past and am excited to use again as it allows for students participation without the fear of being wrong on a direct public platform. I would use this strategy so that
p. 829 students could participate in an indirect manner but
having used their own processing to establish what Kindle Edition they deemed to be their best answer. As mentioned by Frey and Fisher it promotos complete participation rather than the same few students. Revising Pacing This is a strategy in which the teachers collaborate to come up with the best strategies for student
Guides, Reviewing development. There is a direct benefit to teachers who
discuss formative and summative and assessments,
Assessments, as well as pacing calendars. The teacher
collaboration sessions are critical as it is one of the Reteaching, and only ways that teachers can cross examine their methods in order to ensure positive students Forming development. It is the opportunity for teachers to share materials, discuss effective and ineffective Intervention teaching strategies in efforts to the develop their ongoing teaching techniques. Groups P. 1831 Kindle Edition Read-Write-Pair- This might just be my favorite idea, as I have been looking for ways to incorporate more reading and
Share writing in Spanish class, this would be a great
opportunity. It includes the aspect of students collaborating, similar to think-pair-share, by writing and reading students can have the comfortability of p. 1095 sharing with a partner before submission to the teacher. The benefits of students collaborating and Kindle Edition processing grammatical structures in Spanish in written and reading comprehension is simply an opportunity that I have to incorporate in my lessons. Misuses of Tests in When students are conditioned to “study to the test” they become robotic in that they are learning what's
the Classroom necessary for a good grade on a test or class. The
problem is that when the student should be
p. 1587 developing skills to analyze information they are
instead studying to a specific kind of test. Ultimately Kindle Edition this type of education is enabling as it doesn’t allow for the development of necessary skills needed to succeed in a real world setting. I find all to often that students only care about what's on the test as it will get the, the grade to get to the school they want to go to, but my question is… then what? They have this mentality because the structure of education in this country. Checking Your Own As Fisher explains the important to check for student understanding he talks about the importance of our
Understanding own understanding and links it to our individual
development and growth. I believe that as educators it is important to participate in PLC’s and talk about new instructional strategies with other educators in efforts P. 1957 to not become stagnant. In my little experience I have found that teachers can get comfortable with a way of Kindle Edition doing things this can conflict against growth. Checking for As students develop no matter the subject I feel that we get into a bad habit of teaching that there is
Understanding always a right and wrong answer. In some situation
that may be true but as we look for the one answer we
Encourages often overlook the method of interpretation which
could imply multiple correct answers. As a teacher I Looking for feel it is our job to educate students so that they may be able to take in information and calculate the most Multiple logical answer individually and it is often not the same. It’s not always the answer that is important but Representations of rather the thought process it took to arrive at such an answer. Knowledge P. 1827 Kindle Edition As mentioned by Fisher and Frey collaborative Collaborative Learning learning is an essential part to student development, as it helps students with content retention and as well as learning to work with others. An essential part to Pg 233 becoming a global citizen the ability to work with Kindle Edition others is a critical part in any employment. Noticing Nonverbal I truly believe that any teachers can appreciate non verbal cues as the give you a break from calling for the
Cues students attention by creating a routine in the reaction
to a non verbal cue. I have found this to be fascinating and have yet to incorporate it into my class, but I will be definitely incorporating some form of nonverbal P. 435 cues. It also creates organization by routine, when the teacher does some action the students react. Also as Kindle Edition a new father the first two years are all non verbal cues, or at least they are the best most efficient form of communication. Refrences Fisher, Douglas. Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom, 2nd edition . ASCD. Kindle Edition.