Why Assess? by Melissa Sandler https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5 Why do we assess our students? en-us 2023-09-20 15:47:49 UTC 2023-10-02 19:44:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4dd.png To help us meet student needs and adapt instruction to meet needs. https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2723366664 2023-09-27 15:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2723366664 https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2723368798 To find out where students are so we can help them get where they need to be and to measure their successes]]> 2023-09-27 15:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2723368798 https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2726169740 to move forward in the learning continuum to see where students are and make decisions whether or not to slow down adjust move forward ....]]> 2023-09-29 14:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2726169740 https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2726434903 To know what what students know, where they're ready to go next, to drive instruction, to know what we need to tweak and re-teach. To collect grades, to know how to arrage placements.]]> 2023-09-29 18:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2726434903 We assess students to drive our instruction https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728608266 2023-10-02 13:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728608266 https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728610062 To find out what students know and what they need more support to master. This helps us make decisions about further instruction. (Formative) Assessment can also be summative to collect data/grades when instruction is completed.]]> 2023-10-02 13:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728610062 https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728611279 We assess so we can monitor what our students know. This helps us to plan future instruction to help them understand concepts they have not mastered and enhance the concepts they have mastered.]]> 2023-10-02 13:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728611279 We assess students for comprehension checks, needs, and to guide classroom content https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728611546 2023-10-02 13:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728611546 idayousofi https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728611648 -So that we know their strengths and weakness 
- we know what to reteach 
- we can reflect on our own teaching methods to see what was successful or not. 
- look at progress over time 
- it can guide our instruction 

]]> 2023-10-02 13:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728611648 https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728813247 - meeting standard
- to see what they know and need to work on
- to see growth over time
- grouping ]]> 2023-10-02 15:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2728813247 https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2729070515 - to see what our students know and what they don't yet know
- to check at what level they know something and to then inform instruction
- their behavior as it impact learning
- something to report to parents in an engaging and measureable way ]]> 2023-10-02 18:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2729070515 https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2729197709 - meeting standards
- know where students are without having to have a good memory - or memorizing
- drives instruction
- reteach/enrichment
- groupings
- quick checks]]> 2023-10-02 19:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasandler/kni121qnnewcofp5/wish/2729197709