Transcript Assessment For Learning

Mathematical
Practice
1.Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2.Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3.Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4.Model with mathematics.
5.Use appropriate tools strategically.
6.Attend to precision.
7.Look for and make use of structure.
8.Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
History…
 Kenton County School District Gates Grant
 Shell Centre Tasks
 Middle School work
Formative Assessment Lessons
 Vehicle to implement the Standards for
Mathematical Practice in the classroom
 Put the power of learning in the hands of students
 Create a “productive struggle” for students
 Foster the development of independent learners
Structure of the FAL
Pre-assessment – Provides teachers with a qualitative sense
of their students’ grasp of the targeted mathematics
Collaborative Task- This part is designed as guided inquiry.
Students work in small groups, engage in discussion, and
learn from each other.
Discussion- Student experts share their findings, teacher
provides feedback to deepen their understanding students
learn from one another
Return to Pre-assessment- Students return to improve their
response to the initial assessment
Effective Formative Assessment Strategies
•Clarifying learning intentions and sharing criteria for success
•Engineering effective classroom discussions.
•Providing feedback that moves learners forward.
•Activating students as the owners of their own learning.
•Activating students as instructional resources for one another.
Dylan Wiliam, University of London
Directions:
I am going to give each pair a set of cards. Please remove
the money cards and place them on your table in the
following manner:
$100
$150
$160
$200
Take turns placing percent cards between the money
cards. Explain your thinking for each placement
clearly and carefully. It is important that you both
understand the math for all of the placements.
How does this connect…
 Standards for Mathematical Practice
 The Strategies of Assessment for Learning
Strategies to support learning…
• Teacher moves which support student problem solving
• Create an expert- have the expert share key points with
the class
• Allow students to “visit” other groups to ask each other
questions
• Use the data collected in the pre-assessment to guide
student feedback- this is what makes it formative
Keys to successful implementation
 With these tasks there is an entry point for ALL
students.
 Ask questions to move students forward-
“Can you explain why this goes here?”
“Did that just work here or would it work for all?”
“What math supports this decision?”
 DO NOT start out with a sample of how the cards
will connect- we don’t want this to become a
situation in which students mimic what you do