Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Improving Instructional Practices - Vol. 1

Thanks to Mrs. Morrissey for this Ms. Niemeyer for these short, weekly tips for effective instruction.

53 Ways to Formatively Assess Students
(Danielson’s Domain 3d:Using Assessment in Instruction)  

Want a research based strategy that has been proven to double student learning?  Formative assessments will do just that.  A great way to easily remember formative and summative assessments is to think of cooking in your kitchen.  Formative assessment is when you, the cook, tastes the soup and makes adjustments to the recipe.  Summative is when your guests finally taste the soup.  The following link, 53 Ways to Check for Understanding  from Edutopia, is a great short and to-the-point resource to print, laminate, and keep handy at your desk as you plan and implement your lessons this school year.  

Want to read the whole article?  Click on the link here

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Improving Instructional Practices - Vol. 1

Thanks to Mrs. Morrissey for this Ms. Niemeyer for these short, weekly tips for effective instruction.

53 Ways to Formatively Assess Students
(Danielson’s Domain 3d:Using Assessment in Instruction)  

Want a research based strategy that has been proven to double student learning?  Formative assessments will do just that.  A great way to easily remember formative and summative assessments is to think of cooking in your kitchen.  Formative assessment is when you, the cook, tastes the soup and makes adjustments to the recipe.  Summative is when your guests finally taste the soup.  The following link, 53 Ways to Check for Understanding  from Edutopia, is a great short and to-the-point resource to print, laminate, and keep handy at your desk as you plan and implement your lessons this school year.  

Want to read the whole article?  Click on the link here