Professional Learning Community by Andrea Paulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9 Formative Assessment through the Eyes of the PLC en-us 2022-09-23 09:29:13 UTC 2026-01-09 02:56:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Today's mission andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310225106 Based on student data from your classroom, and your own professional goals, determine what you need to learn.

Directions:
1. Walk through Challenges 1-3 and then explore formative assessment tools you can use to respond to student need in the moment.
2. Once you have completed Challenge 1-3, choose a mission to explore ideas on how you can differentiate instruction to meet each individual learners needs, explore the resources, and walk away with new ideas to implement tomorrow.]]> 2022-09-23 09:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310225106 Please read the article below and then use the comment feature to explain why implementation of daily formative assessments is imperative to teacher learning and student growth. andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310228973 2022-09-23 09:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310228973 Please view this video and identify the value of the integration of daily formative assessments in the classroom. Use the comment feature beneath this video to share your "a-ha" or "amen" from this video. andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310234924 2022-09-23 09:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310234924 Walk through this Slide Deck at your own pace. As you identify the information you already know, know these are research-based practices that are best practices for students. If this is new learning, know you are learning information that is research-based and best practice for students. andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310251799
Use the comment feature below to share how you will begin to incorporate formative assessment into daily instruction before, during, and/or after instruction. 

How will this data inform your next best step for students?]]> 2022-09-23 09:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310251799 Differentiation for Beginners andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310255958 2022-09-23 10:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310255958 Differentiating: Content Processing andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310257275 2022-09-23 10:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310257275 Differentiation: Layered Curriculum andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310261037 2022-09-23 10:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310261037 Differentiation: Student Academic Conversations andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310262788 2022-09-23 10:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310262788 Differentiation: The Art of Feedforward andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310264741 2022-09-23 10:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310264741 Please use the + (comment) button to share one "a-ha" one "amen" and your next best step from today's learning. andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310273581 2022-09-23 10:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310273581 Differentiation: Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls andreapaulakovich https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310275962 2022-09-23 10:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310275962 Amen https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310596678 Summative assessment CAN become a formative assessment!]]> 2022-09-23 14:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310596678 Feedback areyes58 https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310596764 Lessons should be planned around where we can give feedback to students. This helps students learn and helps teachers guide further instruction for that student. ]]> 2022-09-23 14:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310596764 Meaningful Feedback https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310596932 Meaningful feedback is important to the learning process/formative assessment process.]]> 2022-09-23 14:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310596932 https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310596961 Formative assessment allows for us to meet students where they are more effectively than we otherwise would.]]> 2022-09-23 14:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310596961 Zap! https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310599674 "create conditions for learning"-this is hard work and it takes a lot of time, but taking that time really allows you to do your job better. Taking time to create the conditions for learning is the only way to ensure that learning will occur. If you don't plan for it, it's like throwing darts blindfolded.]]> 2022-09-23 14:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310599674 https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310599950 Bellwork and wrap-up questions can be implemented in order to guide the plan for the following lesson.]]> 2022-09-23 14:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310599950 Feedback for the Top https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310602770 Specific feedback helps everyone grow. My gifted students often hear minimal feedback or a very general, "great job" because they always have the correct answer and/or finish on time. They struggle with criticism but need it to grow. That is challenging for me... to specifically tell them how to get even better every time...without crushing their spirit.]]> 2022-09-23 14:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310602770 Boom! https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310603997 "more time should be spent preparing formative assessment than summative assessment"-absolutely!  When your formative assessment process is done correctly, in theory the students are better prepared to succeed on the summative (*gasp*, they actually learned what you wanted them to learn). I can tell in my own teaching when I haven't spent enough time formatively assessing, because I end up playing whack-A-mole putting out classroom management fires instead of helping kids.]]> 2022-09-23 14:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310603997 areyes58 https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310605474 Formative assessments help us modify and differentiate. ]]> 2022-09-23 14:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310605474 Formative assessments help teachers understand what concept or objective is not being understood by each individual student. Once teachers have that knowledge they can adapt their teaching method or use a new strategy. https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310605958 2022-09-23 14:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310605958 a-ha https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310606552 I liked the challenge from the Infographic on Academic Conversations to make student voices (with academic vocabulary) that ones that fill the classroom over the teacher's main voice. ]]> 2022-09-23 14:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310606552 Daily formative assessments allow teachers to change instruction based off of what is needed by each student instead of just plowing through content and leaving some students behind. https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310608708 2022-09-23 14:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310608708 amen https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310611245 As the year has been progressing, I have seen the huge benefit of not just checking off student work for completion, but taking the time to have individual reflection of student learning and areas of needed growth.]]> 2022-09-23 14:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310611245 Kapwing! https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310616987 Asking "Does anyone have questions?" is like asking "Does (what I just taught) make sense?" When I ask this question, it is because I didn't plan my delivery very well, and it didn't make much sense to me when I taught it. When I plan my questions before I plan my lesson, my lesson is usually a lot more easy to follow.]]> 2022-09-23 14:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310616987 a-ha https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310617441 I liked the differentiation ideas related to "Feedforward" instead of "Feedback" focusing on how to get better next time in one specific way. ]]> 2022-09-23 14:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310617441 ART CLASS!!!!! https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310618339 I think it is easy in an art class to check for understanding since the projects are in full view and I can simply walk around the room and see if the projects are going correctly. ]]> 2022-09-23 14:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310618339 https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310618881 I've enjoyed using "My favorite No" it allows us as a class to go over common mistakes with the intentions of learning from them and not just pointing them out. ]]> 2022-09-23 14:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310618881 White Board https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310619541 Students model math steps on white boards to show mastery of the concept being taught.]]> 2022-09-23 14:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310619541 https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310621434 I appreciated the willingness expressed for us to implement at least one element of these theories, and not being given the impression that we need to implement most or all of these strategies, as it is a more realistic acknowledgement of the current work flow.]]> 2022-09-23 14:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310621434 My definition of a layered curriculum was off. Offering students choice in assignments and projects is a common practice but I was not familiar with the term "layered curriculum." https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310621931 2022-09-23 14:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310621931 a-ha https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310622240 Time to turn the Gallery Walks over to the kids in a unique way. I'm wondering if the kids can add videos to their own Gallery Walks. Hmm....]]> 2022-09-23 14:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310622240 Amen. Feedback forward is such an effective strategy to use with students. The research is very clear - growth (student achievement) does happen! https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310631278 2022-09-23 14:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310631278 A-ha Moment https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310673502 How often I use formative assessments then summative assessments because most students do not perform well on multiple choice test. ]]> 2022-09-23 15:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310673502 Formative Assessments https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310772382 It is good to know that there are resources out there that are technology-based to help us develop our formative assessments. Thank you for sharing the great tools!]]> 2022-09-23 16:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310772382 I like the idea of beginning, middle, and end to instruction. I think it is good to prime the students for what will be explored, then teach/give foundation, then follow up with a check for understanding. That way you not only ease the students into the lesson, but you can gauge the level of understanding with the follow up activity (like an exit slip). https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310881239 2022-09-23 17:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/andreapaulakovich/i10iqwb3j10gblt9/wish/2310881239