Coastal Plains RESA

Coastal Plains RESA Assessment Literacy: Formative Instructional Practices March 27, April 23, April 30, May 7 Session One: Modules 1 & 2 Session Two: Modules 3 Session Three: Modules 4 Session Four: Modules 5

Norms • Be on time. • Place cell phones on silent. • Actively listen and participate. • Limit sidebar conversations (take notes to discuss later). • Assume good will and positive intent. • Observe the work time limit. • Use electronic devices for group work only. • End on time. • Clean your work area. • Laugh often. Celebrate success! Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

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Leading Formative Instructional Practices Learning Targets • Understand what formative instructional practices are. • Become familiar with key research findings related to the effects of formative instructional practices on student achievement. • Understand the benefits of clear learning targets. • Know how to ensure learning targets are clear to the teacher. • Know how to ensure learning targets are clear to students. Review each target. Underline, circle, and/or make notes to set your personal learning targets. Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

How do Formative Instructional Practices connect to Leader Keys, Teacher Keys, CCRPI, …? Teacher Keys Effectiveness System Leader Keys Effectiveness System Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

FIP: Alignment to Leader Keys 1. Instructional Leadership The leader fosters the success of by facilitating the development, communication, implementation, and evaluation of a shared vision of teaching and learning that leads to school improvement. 3. Planning and Assessment The leader effectively gathers, analyzes, and uses a variety of data to inform planning and decision-makingconsistent with established guidelines, policies, and procedures. 6. Teacher/Staff Evaluation The leader fairly and consistently evaluates school personnel in accordance with state and district guidelines and provides them with timely and constructive feedback focused on improved student learning. Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Is there anything that you want to add from the Teacher Performance Standards to your personal Learning Targets? Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

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M1: Introduction to Formative Instructional Practices LT: Understand what formative instructional practices are. • Section 1 Activity 1: Misconceptions about Formative Instructional Practices (HO, p.3) • Work in pairs to discuss, select an answer, and record reasons. • Watch Adkins and Smith in M1, p. 32 and p. 38. • Compare and contrast formative and summative assessment. • Create double bubble to show similarities and differences. Refer to misconceptions discussion, to Mr. Adkins and Mr. Smith, and to key terms on page one of the Module Overview. • Complete Formative or Summative? What makes it formative or summative? (Download B). Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Researchers define… Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Formative or Summative? Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

M1: Introduction to Formative Instructional Practices Key Terms: • Formative Assessment: The formal and informal processes that teachers and students use to gather evidence for the purpose of improving learning. Formative assessment is also referred to as assessment for learning. • Formative Instructional Practices: The term we use to refer to the practice of formative assessment and assessment for learning. Formative instructional practices are the formal and informal ways that teachers and students gather and response to evidence of student learning. • Summative Assessment: Assessments that provide evidence of student achievement for the purpose of making a judgment about student competence or program effectiveness. • Learning Targets: Statements of intended learning—what students should know and be able to do. Module Overview, p. 1. Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Implementing Formative Instructional Practices Learning Targets • Reflect and record any evidence of your progress toward the learning targets you set for this session. • What changes would you like to see • in teacher actions? • in student actions? Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

M1: Introduction to FIP LT: Become familiar with key research findings related to the effects of formative instructional practices on student achievement. • Activity M1, p. 20. • Choose the three (3) formative instructional practices that have been identified as particularly effective in improving student achievement (high impact). Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Implementing Formative Instructional Practices Learning Targets • Reflect and record evidence of your progress toward the learning targets you set for this session. Consider the Top Ten Lessons Learned (Download D). • What changes would you like to see • in teacher actions? • in student actions? Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

M2: Clear Learning Targets Understand the benefits of clear learning targets. Know how to ensure learning targets are clear to the teacher. Know how to ensure learning targets are clear to students. • Section 1 Activity 1: What Leaders, Teachers, Coaches, and Students Say About Clear Learning Targets (HO, p.3). • Work in pairs to discuss, select an answer, and record your reason for your choice. • Review Learning Target Types (Download C). • Learning Target Types Activity M2, p. 22. • Section 1 Activity 2: Critiquing Deconstructed Standards (HO, p. 5) • Discuss the deconstructed reading standard (Download D). • Work with partner to deconstruct a standard. Record on Chart Paper (Download E). • Write student-friendly learning target(s) for the deconstructed standard. See examples on Download G. Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

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Work of deconstructing standards is best done in teams! Are the learning targets made clear? How? Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Implementing Formative Instructional Practices Learning Targets • Reflect and record evidence of your progress toward the learning targets you set for this session. • Consider Clear Learning Targets Continua (Download A). • What changes would you like to see • in teacher actions? • in student actions? Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

M2: Clear Learning Targets Understand the benefits of clear learning targets. Know how to ensure learning targets are clear to the teacher. Know how to ensure learning targets are clear to students. • Review Benefits of Clear Learning Targets (Download B). • Section 1 Activity 2: Sharing and Ensuring Students Understand Learning Targets (HO, p. 6). • Read scenario. • Discuss how teacher or team ensures students understand the learning target. • What strategies to make learning targets clear to students have you used in your classrooms? Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Implementing Formative Instructional Practices Learning Targets • Reflect and record evidence of your progress toward the learning targets you set for this session. • What changes would you like to see • in teacher actions? • in student actions? Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Resources at GaDOE How to Access User’s Guide http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/GeorgiaFIP.aspx Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Resources at FIP Portal Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Resources Chappuis, Jan. Seven Strategies for Assessment for Learning. Stiggins, Rick. Classroom Assessment for Student Learning. Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Reflect on your thinking about formative instructional practices. • I used to think… • But now I think… What are your goals for assessment literacy and implementation of formative instructional practices in your classroom? What support do you need to meet your goals? What barriers/issues are in your way? Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

Research Base • Chappuis, Jan. Seven Strategies for Assessment for Learning. • DuFour, Richard. Leaders of Learning. • Marzano, Robert. School Leadership That Works. • Moss, Connie M. Knowing Your Learning Target. • Schmoker, Mike. Results Now. • Stiggins, Rick. Classroom Assessment for Student Learning. Coastal Plains RESA 2013-14

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