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I am Rich TolisanoDirector of Partner Success, The Graide Network
I am here to facilitate our panel on formative assessment.
You can always reach me at [email protected]
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A Success Story
Clayton County
Public Schools
Formative Assessment
Help all stakeholders better understand, track, and fuel student preparedness, performance, and growth.
1. Insights on how to create a culture of achievement and
rigor in your school or district
2. Learn about the impact and role of feedback in
formative assessment
3. Understand the different types of assessments
4. Actionable tips and best practices on how to implement
formative assessment, including timelines
Today’s Webinar Takeaways
Today’s Presenters
Kristie HeathDistrict Coordinator for Advanced Learning, Gifted, & Intervention
Gregg NaranjoSpecial Projects Manager
Dr. Ebony LeeAssistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Strategy for student success in Clayton County Public Schools
Advanced Learning for All
Preparing ALL Students for College
Aligning Actions With Our Aspirations
REMEDIATION
ACCELERATION
CCPS Students
32% will move in and out
72 languages spoken
83% qualify for free/reduced lunch
40% or less of graduates will enroll in college
70% of those who apply, need remediation
Focusing on Acceleration
North Clayton High School. 004.clayton.k12.ga.us
How did you build your strategy?
Our Strategy
“Our students had much more to gain by being challenged.”
Results
Students completing Advanced Learning coursework.
Increases in student Lexile measurement, Achieve 3000 (9-12), Georgia Milestones (3-12), and SAT scores. Record AP exam qualifying rates.
Higher student attendance
Rates of discipline declined 18% in 2 years.
Increase and growth in the following areas:
Challenges
Three Initiatives
Communication
Teacher Supports for Formative Assessment
Professional Development
Communication
“We are a community of high performance.”
Photo Credit: clayton.k12.ga.us
Professional Development
Formative Assessment Supports
Enter NMSI!
Photo Credit: nms.org
Access and achievement in rigorous AP English and STEM coursework
College Readiness Program from NMSI
● Summer and fall training days for teachers
● Curricular support
● Saturday study sessions for students
● Monetary incentives
Core Program
Photo Credit: nms.org
Clayton County Program
+ Instructional coaches
+ Monthly online PLCs
+ Practice and feedback on formative assessments
● Summer and fall training days for teachers
● Curricular support
● Saturday study sessions for students
● Monetary incentives
How are the assessments designed?
Assessment Pathways
1-3 FRQs per assessment* + recommended
sequence
Detailed scoring and
feedback reports!
✓ AP Biology✓ AP Calculus✓ AP Chemistry✓ AP Environmental Science ✓ AP Language and Composition✓ AP Literature and Composition✓ AP Statistics✓ AP Physics
7 assessments per course
Scope
1-3 FRQs per assessment* + recommended
sequence
Detailed scoring and
feedback reports!
◉ Each assessment covered a major skill/unit concept within the AP® course
◉ STEM courses = up to 3 FRQs per assessment
◉ ELA courses = 1 FRQ per assessment
7 assessments per course
Remember to scaffold!
Long-Cycle Formative Assessment
Timely enough to impact learning
Substantive enough to measure skills
How It Works
Teachers administer an assessment
Matched to a Graider
Teachers and students receive detailed reports
The class has a rich understanding of the novel and the problems discussed in it. They always used evidence with integrity and did not try to make the quotes fit their argument, but rather used the quotes properly as evidence for their...
In most papers, analysis could be stronger in m . Most students were able to successfully identify characters' racial/educational beliefs but did not explicitly examine how the characters demonstrated those beliefs. Thesis statements could have been...
Class Areas of Strength Class Areas for Growth
Class Summary FeedbackObservations and insights from your Graider about the class as a whole.
AnalyticsData dashboard quickly highlights student and class performance trends.
Teacher Reports
Nathan, you do an excellent job using current events as a compelling introduction to a very relevant claim by Wilde. Your writing had a very consistent position that seemed to support Wilde’s claim throughout, both with your examples and your analysis of the examples. Your explanation of the examples in each body paragraph were brief, but followed by the analysis that really makes the essay stronger. A great example of this is your Boston Tea Party paragraph -you briefly alluded that the Americans dumped tea into the harbor, but then focused on explaining how it lead to something greater - liberation from Britain. Keep up the good work!
Your thesis could be improved by stating a specific act of betrayal and how it contributes to the whole meaning of the play. Similar to how you wanted to analyze several acts of betrayal, you could "read" the play through one specific act of betrayal. This means using that specific act of betrayal to show how it impacts how readers should read the play. This will help you focus your argument and choose the right evidence. Consistency: it seems like the first two body paragraphs only focus on how Hamlet is betrayed by others, but the last paragraph seems to be focusing on how he betrayed his mother. Focusing on one specific act of betrayal will eliminate this inconsistency.
What You Did Well Areas for Improvement Personalized FeedbackNarrative feedback for each student, synthesized into top areas of strength and top areas for improvement.
Rubric-Based ScoringStudents receive a score for each rubric component along with an overall score.
Thank you,FatimaUniversity of Michigan
Rubric Criteria Your Score
Out of
Ideas and Content 5 9
Student Reports
ANALYZE REVISE ADJUST INSTRUCTION
Role of Instructional Coaches
Effective teaching and learning cycles fueled by fast feedback
Formative Assessment
Feedback is one of the most powerful instructional tools. Let’s get your students more of it.
Reciprocal
Teaching
Feedback
Spaced
Practice
Metacognition
Note Taking & Direct
Instruction
Teaching Problem
Solving
Mastery Learning
Inquiry Learning
Concept Mapping &
Worked Examples
Student Control Over
Learning
Problem Based
Learning
Teaching Test
Taking
Source: John Hattie Visible Learning (London; Routledge, 2009); a synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement
+8 months of class
time
Feedback is Impartial
“Academic feedback is more strongly and consistently related to
achievement than any other teaching behavior. […] This
relationship is consistent regardless of grade, socioeconomic
status, race, or school setting.”- Bellon, Bellon and Blank, Teaching from a Research Knowledge
Base: A Development and Renewal Process
“
Assessment Cycle
“I have a master's degree and more than
25 years’ experience and am making less
than I was making 10 years ago but am
putting in many more hours now.”
“The demands placed on public school
teachers are quite literally impossible to
reasonably accomplish.”
Online Grading Support
Fast, effective feedback from expert readers
On-Demand, Vetted Graiders
Initial Results
*Courses that used The Graide Network for 6+ assignments, on average. Source: The College Board. (2015-2019). Sample Size: 5,332 exams.
Increase in rate of qualifying AP scores
of students reported an increase in engagement and motivation
decrease in students scoring ≤ 3 on AP English practice FRQs
Key Drivers
More opportunities to practice
Specific feedback to build student confidence and preparedness
Shift teacher time from measurement to action
Monthly data analysis by all stakeholders
Formative or Interim? Written assessments can be either interim or formative assessments -it all depends on how the way they are designed and used.
Done well, interim assessments serve as “long-cycle” formative assessment.
Formative Assessment Interim Assessment Summative Assessment
Short-Cycle Medium Cycle Long-Cycle Formative Classroom District/State
Immediate or rapid evidence of student learning within a lesson
Short term evidence of student learning across related lessons
Medium term evidence of student learning and progress toward learning goals
Verify whether students have learned the content provided and if they are deemed proficient on the measured standards
High utility to students and teachers
High utility to students, teachers and parents
High utility to students, teachers, parents, and administrators
High utility to students, teachers, parents, and administrators
High utility to administrators and policy makers
Primary use: instructional Primary use: instructional, evaluative, and/or predictive
Primary use: evaluative
Where does formative assessment fit in?
Poll
What is your biggest challenge with formative assessment?
a) Operational planning and logisticsb) Timeliness of datac) Teacher buy-in or usaged) Time constraints e) Lack of direct value for students
Formative Assessment
Students◉ Self-reflection◉ Metacognition◉ Engagement◉ Goal setting◉ Learning growth
Teachers◉ Data analysis◉ Collaboration◉ Instructional planning◉ Extensions &
interventions◉ Targeted student
supports
Administrators◉ Data analysis◉ Data-driven decision
making◉ Strategic planning◉ Teacher training &
PD◉ Student supports
A powerful tool that can help students, teachers, and administrators better understand, track, and evaluate performance and growth over the course of the school year - when it’s paired with feedback.
Formative assessment: the how and why
Implementation
Balanced Formative Assessment
Formative Assessment
Interim Assessment
Short-Cycle Medium Cycle Long-Cycle Formative
Within lesson assessment
Classroom assignments
Unit writing benchmarks
Three Practices
Close reading + writing performance tasks
➔ built into our medium-cycle and long-cycle formative assessments
Academic discussion teacher training
➔ how they are thinking, how they are driving the conversation?
Higher order questioning
➔ indicates if students are truly mastering concepts
Formative Assessment Support
An Effective Assessment Cycle
Tactical Considerations
Scheduling
How do you align your PD calendar with your formative assessment calendar? Is there possibly enough time for all those meetings?
Teacher Buyin
How can teachers get excited about assessment for teaching and learning, rather than seeing it as compliance?
Aligning Calendars
District
Assistant Superintendent
Assistant Superintendent
Assistant Superintendent
Assistant Superintendent
School Leader PLCSchool Leader PLCSchool Leader PLC School Leader PLC
Teacher PLCsTeacher PLCsTeacher PLCsTeacher PLCs Teacher PLCs Teacher PLCs
Teacher Buyin
Lessons learned from NMSI
Tips for Implementation
Best Practices
Promote collaboration
Give teachers ownership
Use data to drive
discussions
✓ Crowdsource agenda topics from teachers
✓ Use forms and polling tools to gather input
✓ What have I learned about my students from formative assessment?
✓ What actions can I take with my students moving forward?
✓ Weekly or monthly time for PLCs
✓ Meeting best practices for follow up
Final thoughts from Clayton County
Takeaways
Takeaways
Clear and Aligned Vision
Focused Strategic Plan
Assessment Practices
➔ Can an individual classroom teacher or
parent repeat the motto or core tenants?
➔ Focus on 3 goals
➔ Use data to help you get where
you want to go
Next Steps for CCPS
Photo Credit: Clayton County Public Schools Facebook Page
Assessment Planning Timeline
May - Jun
Outline plan for
scoring, feedback and
analysis
Mar - Apr
Select prompts, rubrics
and norming materials
Jan - Feb
Determine focus areas
Nov - Dec
Select committee
members, evaluate current
assessment structure.
Jul
Plan assessment and
PD calendar
Assessment Delivery Timeline
Q1
Jul Aug Sept
Q2
Oct Nov Dec
Q3
Jan Feb Mar
Q4
Apr May Jun
Student Conferences
Teacher PLC Planning
Teacher PLC Analysis
District Leader Meetings
Assessments
Reflection
Please enter your questions in the Q&A box.
Questions?
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