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Formative Assessment 101: A Beginner's Guide
Assessment Strategies, New Educator | K-12
Anyone who works in education has heard the term formative assessment. But what is it exactly? What happens during a formative assessment? Which techniques will work best for your unique classroom and student population, and how do you know when to use a particular type of formative assessment?
In this course, you will explore the many ways formative assessment can benefit both students and teachers. You’ll review the different types of formative assessment, when to use them, and what types of skills you can formatively assess (including content area, behavior, SEL skills, and more). In addition, you’ll evaluate your current use (or lack thereof) of formative assessment and design a personalized plan to incorporate it more seamlessly into your instruction.
Using the techniques from this course, you’ll be able to effectively use formative assessment to take your instruction and your students’ achievement from good to great!
Connections to Practice
This course provides the following classroom connections:
- Characteristics of formative assessment and its effect on teacher and student success
- Methods of implementation for the various types of formative assessment
- Strategies for incorporating formative assessments into daily instruction to measure a variety of skills
Course Objectives
In this course, participants will:
- Examine the characteristics of formative assessment and its effect on teacher and student success.
- Assess the various types of formative assessment and methods of implementation.
- Recognize the various skills that teachers can formatively assess in the classroom.
- Evaluate the current function of formative assessments in your professional environment.
- Devise a plan for incorporating formative assessments into daily instruction.
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- Train your staff in as little as eight hours or delve deeper into complex topics in our longer courses.
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