Coaching Connection
Kelli Webb -Wickham IDS February/March
Newsletter Focus: Assessments
What is Data-Informed Instruction?
Assessments...
*Drives instruction
*Can be quick
* Can be formal or informal
*Can be pre-planned or on-the-spot
*Occurs consistently as a unit begins, throughout the unit and as the unit ends
* Can occur prior to, during, and after instruction
*Can include student readiness, interest and learning profiles, growth toward established benchmarks, etc.
* Can help students chart and contribute to their own growth
*MAY be differentiated
What makes them COMMON formative assessments?
“assessments given by teacher teams who teach the same content or grade level-those with “collective responsibility for the learning of a group of students who are expected to acquire the same knowledge and skills”.- DuFour et al.
Video link : Using CFAs to Improve Teaching and Learning
SeeSaw
Above is a link for the app SeeSaw. This app is often used as an electronic student portfolio.
Pinterest ideas on ways to use Seesaw: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EmfiQIvNFsKygIBq8OX1LvZVvjhs2pXQNZEYcEOfaBY/edit
Let me know if you are interested in learning about this app!
Upcoming Assessments:
* April 24th- May 19th: FAST
* May 1-5th: Fuchs and Fuchs