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Formal Assessment # 1 :       "Think. Pair. Share"

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Formal Assessment # 1 :       "Think. Pair. Share"

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This method is used when the teacher asks content related questions about what they have learned. Then the teacher gives them a few minutes to think and then pairs students with partners. With these partners, students will share their thoughts with each other and then join a larger group or the whole class. Then the teacher will call on students to share their ideas

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Formal Assessment # 2:        "Ticket Out The Door"

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Formal Assessment # 2:        "Ticket Out The Door"

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This method can be given before students leave at the end of class,. The teacher can ask them a question or give them a problem to solve. Their ticket responses can be recorded on index cards, scrap paper, or sticky notes. Then collect tickets as they leave the classroom

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Your checklist should be a list of skills that students will be expected to master before moving on to their next unit of study. As students are interacting in lessons (group or individually), the teacher should walk around to observe and check off the skills that they see students demonstrating with proficiency.

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Formal Assessment #4 :      "Thumb Vote"

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Formal Assessment #4 :      "Thumb Vote"

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This method can check your students understanding of new content being taught by asking questions in which students respond with a thumbs up (they understand), thumbs down (they don't understand), or halfway ( they understand a little, but more more clarification).

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Formal Assessment #5 :         "Brain Dump"

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Formal Assessment #5 :         "Brain Dump"

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This method involves asking students to dump all the information they know about a topic on a piece of paper. They can share this information orally in small groups or individually as a class.

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Formative Assessment #10 :           "3-2-1"

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Formative Assessment #10 :           "3-2-1"

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This strategy is a quick, easy tool for reflection in the classroom. Students will reflect on 3 new facts they learned, 2 "ah-ha" thoughts they had, and 1 question that they still have about the content..

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Formal Assessment #6 :           "Turn and Talk"

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Formal Assessment #6 :           "Turn and Talk"

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Students turn to a neighbor and discuss their thoughts about what they have learned. Both students should have an opportunity to speak. While the students are discussing, the teacher should be circulating around the classroom to get an idea of what the students know and understand.

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Formal Assessment #7 :           "Four Corners"

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Formal Assessment #7 :           "Four Corners"

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In each corner of the room we put a label. The labels are strong agree, agree, disagree, and strongly disagree. The teacher calls out a fact or statement about the content the students have learned. Students then go and stand in the corner that matches their response. During this time, the teacher can create viable arguments with students who have answer incorrectly to help them better understand the material.

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This is a free learning using technology to administer quizzes, discussions or surveys. It is a game based classroom response system played by the whole class. Multiple-choice questions are projected on the screen and students answer the questions with their smartphone, tablet or computer.

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Formal Assessment #8 :       "Graffiti Wall"

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Formal Assessment #8 :       "Graffiti Wall"

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This method gives the teacher a fun visual representation of what the students have learned. This art can be hung in the classroom and whenever a student learns something new about the topic being taught to them, they can add it to the wall.