Formative+Assessment

Formative Assessment: What is formative assessment and what is the difference between Summative/Formative?


 * 1. [| Formative Assessment] **
 * ** What is Common Formative Assessment? What is Formative Assessment?  **
 * ** Common Formative Assessments drive our instruction  **
 * ** Jonesboro started by getting training. (Started with one important power standard then broke into learning target. Then they created a map telling how long they thought it would take to teach that target.) They developed one standard for every elementary standard math and literacy. They focused on common vocabulary and common understanding.  **


 * 2. How to use common planning time to improve student learning as related to Common Core. **


 * ** Started talking about how common planning time can be profitable.  **
 * ** Planned weeks for math/literacy.  **
 * ** Use the time to discuss Learning Tours (Try to make the tours nonthreatening)  **
 * ** Shared some ideas on how to make this focused. They use the CWT data. Teachers look at the data and teachers decide on what items they want to focus. (Focused PD)  **
 * ** Middle School- Focus Walk Throughs ...2/3 times per semester. Sheet that all math teachers should be looking for and evidence sheet for literacy.  **

CFA-drive assessment. Jan Ellis-picked on impt. power standard to focus on and broke it apart to learning targets. THere is a map for how many days to teach that part. Get data to use in the future.

Importance of FA to PLC's.