Introduction to Formative Tools

1. Introduction to Formative Tools Rural Schools Conference Kim Rathke, Julie Quinn, and Jared Wright Utah State Office of Education

3. What is the most emphasized indicator of success in your school? Student Reflection and ownership of learning Teacher Evaluation Teacher Reflection Accountability Formative Tools Summative Assessment Interim Assessment Benchmark Assessment Teacher-led Classroom Assessment Analysis of student work

4. What informsdata conversations in your school? Student Reflection and ownership of learning Teacher Evaluation Teacher Reflection Accountability Formative Tools Summative Assessment Interim Assessment Benchmark Assessment Teacher-led Classroom Assessment Analysis of student work

5. What is the purpose of the assessment? With Assessment, Purpose Is Everything We assess for two reasons: 1) to gather evidence to inform instructional decisions and 2) to encourage students to try to learn Stiggins, R. (2008). Assessment Manifesto: A Call for the Development of Balanced Assessment Systems. Portland, OR: ETS Assessment Training Institute.

6. FIRST Components (Teacher Tools)

7. FIRST Components (Teacher Tools)

8. Interim and Benchmark Assessments

9. What is “Formative” Assessment? (FAST) State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO): Formative assessment is a process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes. The formative assessment process involves gathering evidence and providing feedback to adjust ongoing teaching moves and learning tactics.

10. What is “Formative” Assessment? Similarly, an assessment is an important part of the formative-assessment process, but it is only that—a part of the formative-assessment process. The entire process involves decisions about when to test and what to test, selection or construction of suitable assessment procedures, judgments about whether assessment-elicited evidence should lead to adjustments, and choices about the nature of any adjustments. Assessments are a key component of the formative-assessment process, but they are not the entire process. Popham, W. J. (2011, February 22). Formative Assessment-A Process, Not a Test. Retrieved June 23, 2014, from http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/02/23/21popham.h30.html?tkn=PSCCGmSb/B5QkuTaRS6t7BoT2I7Q/Q9NdgMl

11. Elements Of anAssessment Event • Is the assessment high-quality? • Do teachers have access to the data? • Do teachers use the data? • Do students have access to the data? • Do students use the data?

12. Four Major Assessment Types Daily Events – Things that happen everyday in the normal activity of a classroom Periodic Activities – Structured or planned classroom activities Formal Assessments – Documented evidence about something is gathered Typically student understanding is what the evidence points to External Assessments – Evidence of student understanding is gathered for purposes outside of the classroom

13. Data-Informed Instruction Good Assessment • Should generate good data Good data • Should generate good discussion and conclusions Good conclusions • Should generate good actions

14. UsingLearning Point Navigator LPN

15. Key Terminology • Item: an assignment activity that requires a student response (a question). • Activity: an individual component of a resource—a lesson, a practice question, or a quiz question • Assignment: a collection of student activity resources (a quiz or test) • Stimulus: a component in a resource that provides context for an activity—includes reading passages, images, graphs, tables, video or audio clips. • Stem: The question or prompt in an activity that students must respond to. • Content Editor: The tool in the Activity Builder that is used to align activities to standards, and to create and edit the content for activities and stimuli.

16. Learning Point Navigator Formerly “SAGE Formative” Three main tools—grades K-12, Math, Science and ELA ONLY • Formative test bank for ELA, math, and science—to inform instruction • Includes items types that look and feel like the SAGE Summative item types • Activity builder – educator-created items, must align to math, science or ELA standards (multiple choice – single and multiple select; constructed response) • Lesson plans—to enhance instruction and professional development

17. Learning Point Navigator • The landing page for educators provides access to the five major sections of the site: • Browse Resources • Assignments • Activity Builder • Classes & Students • Reports

18. Browse Resources • Resources are aligned to ELA, Math, and Science standards and benchmarks. • Resources are also categorized by ELA, Math, and Science content areas, grade level, library, material type, and learning modality. These categories are organized as filter boxes on the search panel. • Student activities can be added to assignments. • Lesson plans and professional development aids are not designed for students and cannot be added to assignments.

19. Browse Resources Browse Resources Search Panel (With Filters Selected)

20. Browse Resources: Resource Search The Resources Search Results list displays the resource(s) that meet the search parameters you selected. This results section provides you with several options:

21. Browse Resources: Previewing • You can preview and navigate through resources to see how they will look to students. You can also use the student tools, mark resources as favorites, add resources to the Resource Cart, and print resources. • On the Resources Search Results page, click the arrow button next to the name of the resource. The Resource Preview will load. Previewing a Resource Resource Preview Page

22. Browse Resources: Marking Favorites • You can mark resources as favorites, allowing you to easily find them later. Resources can be “favorited” from the Resources Search Results page or from the Resource Preview page.

23. Adding Resources • The Resource Cart allows educators to temporarily store resources. Resources that have been added to the Resource Cart can be combined into a new resource or saved as an assignment. Added resources will remain in the resource cart until they are removed or they are saved as a resource or assignment.

24. Saving Resources as Assignments • Once resources have been saved in the Resource Cart as an assignment, the Add to Assignment page will load. On the Add to Assignment page, you can choose to add the resources to a new or existing assignment for your students.

25. Saving Resources as Assignments • In the Assignment Name field, enter the assignment’s name. • Click inside the Start Date field. A pair of calendars will pop up. Click the date when the assignment should start. Repeat the process for the Due Date field.

26. Saving Resources as Assignments • In the Directions field, enter the directions for the assignment. • You can adjust the proficiency level cut scores. Click and drag the sliders on the Proficiency scale.

27. Saving Resources as Assignments • To preview the assignment, click the [Preview Assignment] button. To finish and assign to students, click the [Save] button. To exit this page without creating the assignment, click the [Cancel] button.

28. Adding Resources to Existing Assignments The process for adding a resource to an existing assignment is similar to the process for adding a resource to a new assignment. • On the Add to Assignment page, click the “Select Assignment” drop-down list, and select the assignment that you want to add the resource to.

29. Creating Your Own Activities Using the Activity Builder

30. Activity Builder Enables users to develop their own activities using the Content Editor and assign them to students

31. Creating an Activity • To create an activity, click the [+ Create New Activity] button above the Activities table.

32. Creating an Activity • The details page of the Content Editor will open. You are creating one question so name the activity as a question. • In the Name field, enter a name for the activity.

33. Creating an Activity • To align the activity with a standard, click the [Add Alignment] button. • The “Grades” drop-down menu will appear. • Continue to select options from the drop-down menus until you can click the [Add] button.

34. Creating an Activity • Click the [Save] button and then click the [Open Content Editor] button. The content authoring page of the Content Editor will open.

35. Adding a Stem • Step 1: In the Activity Canvas, click [Item Body].

36. Adding a Stem • Step 2: In the Elements Pane, click the [Stem] element. The Content Editor text box will open.

37. Adding a Stem • Step 3: In the editing area of the Content Editor text box, enter the text for the stem. • Step 4: When you are finished, click [Save]. The Stem box will appear in the Activity Canvas.

38. Adding Response Choices • Step 5: In the Activity Canvas, click the blue [Insert] bar below the Stem box. • Step 6: In the Elements Pane, click the [Response Choices] element.

39. Adding Response Options • Step 7: In the Activity Canvas, click [Response Choices]. en • Step 8: In the Elements Pane, click [Response Option] element. The Content Editor text box will open. • Step 9: In the editing area, enter the response option. • Step 10: Click the [Save] button. The Response Option will be added to the Activity Canvas. To add additional Response Options, you will click on every other blue bar.

40. Adding Response Feedback • Step 11: To add feedback for the response option, click the blue [Insert] bar below the Response Option box. • Step 12: In the Elements Pane, click the [Response Feedback] element. The Content Editor text box will open. • Step 13: In the editing area, enter the response feedback.

41. Adding Response Feedback Step 14: When you are finished, click the [Save] button. The Response Feedback box will be added to the Activity Canvas. To add multiple response options to the activity, repeat steps for each response option.

42. Adding a Multiple Choice Rubric • To access the rubric, click the [File] button above the Elements Pane and select “Multiple Choice Rubric.” The rubric window will open. • Click the correct response option(s). The correct answer(s) will be marked in the rubric. • When you are finished configuring the rubric, click the [Save] button. • When you have finished creating the activity, click the [Save] button located in the bottom right corner of the Content Editor page.

43. Reviewing a Multiple Choice Rubric • To view the rubric, click the [File] button above the Elements Pane and select “Multiple Choice Rubric.” The rubric window will open. • The correct answer will be selected. • When you have finished reviewing the rubric, click the [Save] button located in the bottom right corner of the Content Editor tool.

44. Adding a Text Response Area • After adding a stem to the Activity Canvas, click the blue [Insert] bar directly below the stem box. • Click the [Text Response Area] element. The Text Response Area box will be added to the Activity Canvas.

45. Adding a Human Rubric • To access the rubric, click the [File] button above the Elements Pane and select “Human Rubric.” • The Content Editor text box will open. Enter the hand-scoring rubric and then click [Save]. • The Content Editor text box will open. Enter the hand-scoring rubric and then click [Save].

46. Reviewing a Human Rubric • To view the rubric, click the [File] button above the Elements Pane and select “Human Rubric.” The Content Editor text box will open. • When you have finished reviewing the rubric, click the [Save] button located in the bottom right corner of the Content Editor tool.

47. Hand Scoring • Allows users to manually enter scores for certain activities in student assignments. • If an assignment requires hand scoring, the Actions toolbar on the Assignments page will include a [Hand Score] button.

48. Viewing an Activity • You can preview an activity by clicking the View button to the left of the activity on the Activities table.

49. Publishing an Activity as a Resource • Navigate to the Activities table on the Activity Builder page. • Click the [<<] button in the Actions column. The Actions toolbar will expand.

50. Publishing an Activity as a Resource • Click the [Publish] button in the Actions toolbar. The “Create New Resource” page will open. • In the Name field, enter a name for the resource. • In the Description field, enter a description for the resource.