Formative Assessments by Kim Ferguson https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t Make a post and say: What formative assessment you tried. What went well, what you might do differently next time, what you learned, and how it will effect your instruction. en-us 2022-04-12 12:55:27 UTC 2022-04-13 00:44:03 UTC hello@padlet.com One of my favorite formative assessment to use in class are whiteboards. Students have the opportunity to show their work and participate while having fun using their whiteboards. I notice students enjoy participating this way because they all participate without shouting out their answers and all of them get the opportunity to share. https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141623153 2022-04-13 00:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141623153 https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141625719 I was able to work with my students in much smaller groups this week. Sitting with them almost one on one, I was able to see exactly how they were working on their problems and I was able to ask them questions to help them think about their answers. This made it very clear which of my students were understanding the concept and which were struggling. ]]> 2022-04-13 00:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141625719 Patrick https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141625996 I regularly use the FA available in my curriculum. This works very well as I am able to provide intime support. The only gripe I have is with myself. I should be using a tablet so I don't have to return to my desktop. Also I project results on the front board. My students treat it like a bit of a competition.
I also have access to Self Assessment results from the same curriculum. I don't think I will do anything differently as long as the technology is available. If I have a power outage I work around the classroom checking progress on personal whiteboards and have some students work out their solutions on the board especially if there is a problem that is troubling a number of students. I also keep the latest example on the board for students to refer to if needed while they complete their FAs.]]> 2022-04-13 00:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141625996 This week coming back from Spring Break we did a formative assessment for sections 4.1-4.2 in math on area of polygons. This was helpful because after looking over the information we needed to go back over the area of a triangle and parallelogram before moving on to the area of a trapezoid. We used generation genius to help support the students. https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141628635 2022-04-13 00:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141628635 https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141628765 I tried chin it, verbal exit tickets, and I walked around and listened to student conversations. I like chin it, because I am able to get an idea of which students get a topic, and which ones don't without them looking at each others answers.  For exit tickets, I have flashcards of letters and sight words, and students have to say what is on the card before they leave for recess.  Finally, when I walk around, I am making sure that students have a basic understanding of the idea or topic, and if they are staying on topic or expanding on the topic.  These will help me with my instruction because I can use these formative assessments to check student understanding, and see if they are ready to move on.]]> 2022-04-13 00:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141628765 Entry Questions & Exit Slips - 3rd Grade (Lyndsie Dellaria) https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141630245 I focused on posting a 2-step problem on the board related to area and perimeter as an "entry" warm up question that I collected from the students before moving into the lesson and kept them for review on my own later. I didn't have enough time to do a guided "my favorite no" style warm-up, which I think would've been a great thing to incorporate if I'd had more time. At the end of the lesson, I used a quick exit ticket strategy wherein students were given a problem and asked to select one of 4 answers. The question on the exit ticket was designed to be very closely aligned with the contents of the question presented at the beginning of the class so that I could determine a more accurate understanding of where students were at in conceptualizing the content. Whichever one they chose, they needed to give a one sentence explanation or work example as to why. After students departed, I compared and contrasted the work they turned in to me for the warm up with the work they turned in on the exit ticket to see how much improvement, stagnation, or decline my students had experienced. I learned that some students put in a great deal of effort to explain, others didn't know how, and there were a few who were very lost and needed supplemental, targeted support before leaving the class with the rest of the students.]]> 2022-04-13 00:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kferguson114/ld4dutn5flaymm3t/wish/2141630245