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Effective Techniques for Student Achievement

Learn critical techniques for maximizing student achievement through formative assessments and feedback. Discover strategies for giving constructive feedback, using various forms of assessment, and motivating all students to improve.

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Effective Techniques for Student Achievement

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  1. “2 Critical Techniques to Get HUGE Gains in Achievement with your Students”*Formative Assessments*Feedback December 2015

  2. Find 3 Partners… • You have 2 minutes • Sign a person up by each, Summative, Interim and Formative • When you and the other sign up by an assessment, ensure you both know what that assessment is (read through the description)

  3. Formative Assessments… • Although we need to give final exams, and we need to get report card grades, the greatest opportunity to increase student learning is through formative assessments given throughout the year. • Formative Assessment Video

  4. Formative Assessments… • Key Ideas: • Part of learning, not extra tests • Exit tickets • Homework • Class activities • Quizzes • Rigorous tasks • Match the standards and content you are teaching • Writing tasks, projects

  5. Most Important Next Step If You Now Want to Impact Students… • Give Students Feedback From the Formative Assessments • Do not put a grade on it, as soon as students see a grade that is what they are fixated on and their effort or attitude to improve or believe they need to improve is now altered • Descriptive, but don’t fix it for them • Require students to make the changes, as if they don’t they won’t apply your feedback and it’s lost • Give small and realistic changes at a time – don’t tackle everything at once

  6. Feedback… • Feedback Best Practices

  7. Options for Feedback Include… • Individual feedback from the teacher using a check-list • Individual feedback from the teacher using a rubric • Individual feedback from the teacher in note form • Small group written or verbal feedback from teacher • Whole group written or verbal feedback from teacher • Be certain you have some set criteria and expectation you are looking for when give your feedback! Avoid Mr. D's Mistake :)

  8. Most Important Next Step If You Now Want to Impact Students… • Concerns… • Time • How to calculate grades

  9. Most Important Next Step If You Now Want to Impact Students… • Read Through Hand-Outs on Feedback • Share with your ____________ Assessment Pal • Key points on giving feedback • A time you can use feedback in your classroom

  10. Most Important Next Step If You Now Want to Impact Students… • Children are sent a message you believe they can improve • Effort is being rewarded, not natural ability • All students are given feedback and ways to improve, so even high performing students are challenged

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