Implementing effective assessment practices to inform teaching and determine intervention needs
Teachers as leaders will examine ways to
implement effective assessment practices throughout the school community.
Not exact matches
Other
practices such as «formative
assessment» and «feedback» are also sometimes identified as
effective, although the meanings of these terms and the ways in which they are
implemented tend to vary across research studies.
He has worked specifically with schools in
implementing the following topics: prioritizing standards, common formative
assessments, building authentic performance tasks,
effective use of scoring guides, data teams, rigorous curriculum design, and
effective grading
practices.
Mack also oversees the Kaplan Learning Innovations team, which works with business units across Kaplan to
implement evidence - based
practices in the design and development of valid and reliable
assessments and measurably
effective instructional materials.
In working with schools attempting to
implement effective formative
assessment, the author and his colleagues have learned that the necessary changes in classroom
practice, although often apparently quite modest, are actually difficult to achieve.
Support for implementation of the framework is provided to schools through
assessment tools and the data obtained with those tools, an external facilitator, an internal leadership team, schoolwide efforts, and study groups that focus on
implementing effective practices.
ORTIi helps school districts in Oregon
implement sustainable RTI systems that efficiently organize
effective assessment and instructional
practices that support the educational needs of all students.
So, how do teachers best undertake learning about and adopting the new roles inherent in
implementing effective formative
assessment practices in their classrooms?
What emerged was the
effective use of formative
assessment practices that are learned collaboratively, context embedded, and sustained through coaching cycles support novice teachers in
implementing new strategies.