It is important to consider how these various assessments contribute to a formative assessment model in
identifying instructional gaps and providing feedback that enhances teaching that is effective in closing these gaps.
Beyond the Bus: Teaching the Unseen Story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott helps educators to recognize and
fill instructional gaps when teaching about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Encountering those kinds
of instructional gaps is not uncommon for schools implementing new standards, says William Schmidt, an education professor at Michigan State University who researches the effects of curriculum on student achievement, particularly in math.
This session walks participants through a process for identifying specific gaps in student learning and then connecting these to
instructional gaps.
Students are empowered to monitor and assess their own progress based on standards and use the various technological tools to engage in purposeful learning.Milwaukee Public Schools has a personalized learning initiative to create opportunity zones within the District and address the achievement and
instructional gap.
The initial step is for students to take the appropriate diagnostic assessment that will find
their instructional gaps across multiple subskills of mathematics.