My phenomenal wall by Jessica Rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw Made with whimsy en-us 2018-03-12 00:10:19 UTC 2018-03-12 00:15:20 UTC hello@padlet.com POSTCARD sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656627 •Have students write a postcard as a historical figure to another historical figure discussing and describing a historical event. They way this formative assessment works is that these students need to remember certain facts about the historical event so that the other historical figure knows who the other student is and what it is they are talking about. I believe it is a fun activity that lets you play pretend to be someone else and it is a great way to boost the imagination of a child.
•Example: We were talking about the Westward Expansion, the colonists and the loyalists. I had the children write a postcard as a character from one of the stories to either a friend or a rival. The responses were great and they definitely learned more about the character itself..
]]> 2018-03-12 00:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656627 VENN DIAGRAM sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656671 •May the topic be about reading, science or social studies, at the end of the lesson a great formative assessments would be to create a Venn diagram. They start comparing and contrasting the differences and the similarities  of the topic we just discussed making it easier for them to learn about the lesson or topic.
•Example: When the children are reading two different stories in reading they notice similarities, so when I asked them in class to create a Venn Diagram and show me the similarities and the differences in the stories, they dug deep. They were able to find details and other little things that helped them understand the story better.
]]> 2018-03-12 00:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656671 QUIZZES sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656708 •Quizzes are useful tools in my opinion. You can mark them or the students mark their peers quizzes. Quizzes test the students knowledge and it gives the teacher a view of what the students learned and what they missed. Teachers can create small groups for the students to help them learn the topic or subjects that they have scored low on. Feedback is always important but when giving feedback don’t concentrate on the negative but on the positive.
•Example: We did a quiz on multiplying fractions, it was a short quiz to see what stuck with them during that math lesson. Some did great but others struggled. The ones that struggled I pulled aside and was able to refresh their memory on the subject. It was helpful to me and the students.
]]> 2018-03-12 00:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656708 TICKET OUT THE DOOR sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656750 •In order for the students to leave for the day there is a little game you can play, which might feel a little like a quiz. You ask the student a question about anything they learned today. May it be science, social studies, math, reading or writing. When they answer correctly they can leave, but when the answer is wrong they go in the back of the line to get a crack at a new question. I think this is a great assessment because it quickly tests the kids and as a teacher you see what stuck with them and what else you might have to repeat.
•Example: We learned new terms in class in math about geometry and so I asked the students to tell me the definition of the word. I asked them what symmetry is, obtuse angle and so on.
]]> 2018-03-12 00:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656750 4 CORNERS sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656787 •This is more like a multiple choice test. What happens in 4 corners is that each of the 4 corners in the room gets a choice. I will ask a question about something and they can either choose a, b, c or d. Shows me who paid attention in class and it is fun for the students to run a little and get tired out. As teachers its important to assess the kids but don’t forget to have fun with them, cause they need that too.
•Example: I asked them the degree of the obtuse angle. The answer is that its bigger than 90 degrees but smaller then 180. Some of the kids got it right in the b corner but some were still lost. So I tell them the answer and why that is.
]]> 2018-03-12 00:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656787 THINK, PAIR & SHARE sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656850 •The teacher asks the student a question and the students turn towards their partner and answer that question. As a teacher it would be our responsibility to walk around the room and make sure they stay on track. I listen to them as they share their ideas or examples to the question. Afterwards when they are done I will call on them and they will answer the question. I might call on a few students cause everyone thinks differently and may have gotten a different answer.
•Example: I asked them after an experiment but the vocabulary words meant. I had them turn towards their partner and they had to find out what refraction and reflection meant. After that they shared their answer with me.
]]> 2018-03-12 00:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656850 SCIENCE EXPERIMENT sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656911 •This is a fun one for me. In science specifically there are a lot of experiments one can do. The idea of the experiment and why it works so well is because it is the students job to find the clues, evidence and their claim to create the experiment. Sometimes it is even hands on instead of just writing things down and I think the hands on experiments work better for the students.
•Example: We were investigating light and two words with it. Transparent and translucent. I shoed them an example of what makes the item translucent or transparent. On a sheet of paper they will write down if each object is either or. It was a fun activity to do and they loved it.
]]> 2018-03-12 00:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656911 POWERPOINT sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656952 •This assessment would be for the higher grades because PP is a bit of hard concept to teach. In this assessment the students pick a topic and create a PP for the teacher. They can come upfront and present it for their peers and their teacher. It takes the time of the teachers hands since the students would be the one to do the teaching and for the teachers to shows how involved these students would be in the projects.
•Example: We talked about the colonists and loyalists in social studies and the students picked their favorite person or event and created a PP around that. It was entertaining to see the students ideas and how they thought of these events.
]]> 2018-03-12 00:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656952 KAHOOT sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656981 •This is a quiz the students would need the schools laptop for. They would either get at this alone or get together in groups. The point of the kahoot is that you guess the right answer. It is like a quiz but I think more fun for the students because in groups they can discuss the answers and then push for the right one. Teachers would put a lot into it because they are the ones picking the questions and answer but it is rewarding to see when the students answer it all correctly. 
•Example: We created a kahoot on geometry and the different definitions in math like obtuse angle, parallel lines, perpendicular lines and we did those in groups of 4. The students were so animated and new most of the answers, but in the end they had fun because they were also able to choose their own group name, making that quiz even better.
]]> 2018-03-12 00:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240656981 FLASHCARDS sj_rodila https://padlet.com/sj_rodila/jkf3u1qj4uzw/wish/240657007 •In this formative assessment called flashcards it is all about the vocabulary words. Students create the flashcards and the definition they write in the back. They learn by writing, and I think that is a great useful tool for when you get a subject with big words, students get deconstruct it by using the flashcards.
•Example: In class when we were doing our little science experiment, there were a lot of big words in the standard and when I taught the students. When they created their own flashcards I told them to go to their peers and test their knowledge on the word. Some of them were doing great but others needed to look at the definition. Which is fine because no one is perfect and this is a time for the students to learn the words.
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