Formative assessment and data gathering during live lessons

Formative assessment and data gathering during live lessons in a virtual setting STAFF MEETING, CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL ACADEMIES • SCIENCE PLC , ALL STAFF DISCUSSION Teacher Leader Standards Domain 2: Accesses and Uses Research to Improve Practice and Student Learning b) Facilitates the analysis of student learning data, collaborative interpretation of results, and application of findings to improve teaching and learning. RICCAR DO BASANI MARCH 2021

OBJECTIVES AND STANDARDS • FILL THE GAP BETWEEN CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS • FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS, WHY? • PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY IS THE WAY • DATA COLLECTION • DATA ANALYSIS AND DATA SHARING • INTERVENTION • INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH • CONCLUSIONS Teacher Leader Standards Domain 2: Accesses and Uses Research to Improve Practice and Student Learning b) Facilitates the analysis of student learning data, collaborative interpretation of results, and application of findings to improve teaching and learning.

WHAT IS YOUR BEST STRATEGY TO CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING, CHECK STUDENT’S ENGAGEMENTS MONITOR STUDENTS’GROWTH DURING YOUR LIVE LESSONS? https: //forms. gle/Bxurfz. HJGQus. X 9 Ni 9

What is the difference between standards and curriculum? Content Resources Timing Standards are expectations. Standards are statements. Standards define what is to be learned by the end of a school year. Curriculum is the program created by local school Curriculum includes many resources: activities, lessons, units, assessments, and can include publisher textbooks. Curriculum is the detailed plan for day to day teaching. https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Framework_for_21 st_Century_Learning. svg

Professional Learning Community Professional Development Curriculum Assessments Shared Vision and Goals Amministrative and Community Support Material Support

Theoretical model of teacher learning and change in regards to knowledge and beliefs, professional learning community, and teaching and learning resources, as an iterativeprocess occurring within the four phases of lesson study. Note that the knowledge and beliefs category includes content, pedagogy, and student subcategorie. C. Lee Bae et al. / Teaching and Teacher Education 60 (2016) 164 e 178

LET’S IDENTIFY TOGETHER THE ADVANTAGES OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY AND WHY THIS TOOL CAN SUPPORT STUDENTS LEARNING https: //forms. gle/ma. Z 18 r. Wnu. Cm. Vufy 6 A

During the PLC meeting. Unpack The Standards to Adapt Curriculum, Plan lessons and Assessments State Standards Adopted by State Example: Describe in depth a character, setting , or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e. g. , a character’s thoughts, words, or action) Curriculum Chosen by local governing board Example: “Casey At The Bat” by Ernest Thayer Lesson Plan Developed by teacher Example: students read “Casey At The Bat”. They will identify character traits of Casey and write an essay using evidence to explain how his characteristics impact the poem.

1 Teach lesson 2 Assess students 3 4 Analyze results 5 Re Teach 6 Move On Skill gaps

Summative Assessments Vs Formative Assessments • Summative assessment can be stressful for students. • Students could shut down and not answer questions • Summative assessments require grading and targeted feedback. • Summative assessments are not the ideal way to monitor the level of comprehension, engagement, and growth during live virtual lessons.

Summative Assessments Vs Formative Assessments • Formative assessment can be fun • Students are willing to participate in the discussion • Formative assessment can be used to monitor the overall level of comprehension in class, without specifically assessing each student. • Formative assessment can be performed in multiple ways, giving the teacher various possibilities to check for understanding without putting pressure on students. • Formative assessments give teachers important information about the quality of their teaching, the level the comprehension, and the necessity to reteach a specific lesson or unit.

LET’S IDENTIFY TOGETHER THE ADVANTAGES OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO MONITOR ENGAGEMENT AND COMPREHENSION DURING A LIVE LESSON https: //forms. gle/Bxurfz. HJGQus. X 9 Ni 9

Formative Assessments In Google Forms • A fast, intuitive, quick way to create formative assessments. • Multiple users can access and edit the same documents. • All teachers in the PLC group can analyze and compare data that can then be used to target intervention

DATA COLLECTION

WHAT NEXT? FINAL ACTIVITY 1. Look at the School Calendar, read the curriculum, and Identify the corresponding State Standards for Each Unit 2. “Unpack” the State Standards and identify the most important substandard for each lesson. This sub standard will be used as a target for our formative assessments

WHAT NEXT? FINAL ACTIVITY • 3. Each Teacher creates one or more standard based formative assessment until there is one formative assessment per lesson. • The formative assessments will be created using google form (here is the link on how to do it). • Each teacher will share his/her formative assessments with the PLC team. • The results of each assessment will be used to further plan the instructional period.