How Do You Know What They Know Formative

How Do You Know What They Know? Formative Assessment Strategies Cindy Gay Steamboat Springs HS Acacia Mc. Combs NM School for the Arts Tamara Pennington Windsor HS Robin Walters Sand Creek HS

Workshop Goals Consider how to purposefully incorporate formative assessment strategies I 2 -WIS/WIM CCCR to assess science understanding Discuss implications for teaching

Scientific Thinking Ask reasonable questions Generate testable explanations Collect, represent and analyze data Interpret results Use evidence to construct and evaluate explanations • Communicate findings • • •

So… How do you know if they can do all this? Formative Assessment! But… What, exactly, is formative assessment?

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Put On Your Student Hat

How Can You Measure Photosynthesis?

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Measuring Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis Lab apcentral. collegeboard. com http: //media. collegeboard. com/digital. Services/pdf /ap/bio-manual/Bio_Lab 5 -Photosynthesis. pdf

Identify and Interpret 2 (I ) Strategy

Identify and Interpret 3 steps: Ø Identify Ø Interpret Ø Caption

Step 1: Identify What I See • Identify any changes, trends, or differences • Draw arrows, write a WIS comment for each arrow • Be concise • Just what can be observed • Do not explain meaning

Step 1: Identify What I See What I see: an upward slope between Feb. 35 and July What I see: a peak in July What I see: Average Monthly Temperatures in One U. S. City a downward slope Between July and Dec. Temperature (o. C) 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Month Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Step 2: Interpret What It Means • Interpret the meaning of each WIS statement with a WIM comment • Do not try to interpret the whole graph

Step 2: Interpret What It Means What I see: an upward slope between Feb. 35 and July What I see: a peak in July What it means: The hottest average temperatures in the city happen in July. The city must be in the northern hemisphere What I see: Average Monthly Temperatures in One U. S. City a downward slope Between July and Dec. 30 Temperature (o. C) What it means: 25 The average temperature in the city increases 20 between Feb. and July. What it means; The average temperature in the city decreases between July and Dec. 15 10 5 0 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Month Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Step 3: Caption • Write a caption for the graph. • Start with a topic sentence that describes what the graph shows. • Join each WIS with its WIM to make a sentence. • Build a coherent paragraph from the sentences.

Step 3: Caption What I see: an upward slope between Feb. and July 35 30 What I see: a peak in July What I see: Average Monthly Temperatures in One U. S. City a downward slope Between July and Dec. What it means: The average 25 temperature in the city increases 20 between Feb. and July. Temperature (o. C) What it means: The hottest average temperatures in the city happen in July. The city must be in the northern hemisphere What it means; The average temperature in the city decreases between July and Dec. 15 10 This graph shows the average temperature in a city over a year. There is an upward slo 5 Feb. to July, showing that there is an increase in the average temperature during these 0 There is a downward slope. Mar. from. Apr. July May to Dec. , which means the average temperature de Jan. Feb. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. during this time. There is a peak in July, which shows the hottest average temperature in Month city happens in July. This peak also means that the city must be in the Northern Hemisp

Step 3: Caption What I see: an upward slope between Feb. and July 35 30 What I see: a peak in July What I see: Average Monthly Temperatures in One U. S. City a downward slope Between July and Dec. What it means: The average 25 temperature in the city increases 20 between Feb. and July. Temperature (o. C) What it means: The hottest average temperatures in the city happen in July. The city must be in the northern hemisphere What it means; The average temperature in the city decreases between July and Dec. 15 10 This graph shows the average temperature in a city over a year. There is an upward slo 5 Feb. to July, showing that there is an increase in the average temperature during these 0 There is a downward slope. Mar. from. Apr. July May to Dec. , which means the average temperature de Jan. Feb. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. during this time. There is a peak in July, which shows the hottest average temperature in Month city happens in July. This peak also means that the city must be in the Northern Hemisp

What Factors Affect the Rate of Photosynthesis?

Consider-Contribute -Consult-Revise (CCCR) Strategy

Step 1: Consider Completed individually • Select a variable that might affect rate of PSN • Design an experiment to test your variable • Write in complete sentences • Sketches are clear with labels

Step 2: Contribute Completed in pairs – choose someone from another group Student A • Contribute your ideas • Read your sentences aloud, word for word – don’t add any additional explanation • Explain your sketches carefully, including labels • Answer any questions • Watch partner for signs of confusion Student B • Listen quietly • Ask questions to understand your partner’s work • Take notes about feedback to give your partner • Was everything correct? • Was everything clear? • Would an example help? Partners switch

Step 3: Consult Completed in pairs Student A Student B • Consult your partner to get • Offer advice to improve your partner’s work • Answer any questions your partner has feedback • Listen to feedback • Ask questions about the feedback • Carefully consider the feedback Partners switch

Step 4: Revise Completed individually • Revise your work based on problems you discovered on your own • Decide which partner advice was useful; include these ideas • use a different colored pen for revisions • For feedback not leading to revision, describe why you chose not to use it

Revise Your Experimental Design

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Formative Assessment In Your Practice

Resources!

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Strategies Ø Entrance Survey (Dots at the Door) Ø Traffic Lights Ø Probes/Snowballs Ø Eavesdropping/Interviews Ø I 2 Ø Gallery Walk Ø CCCR

Reflection • How do these strategies fit your definition of formative assessment? • How can they help determine student understanding? • What are the implications for your teaching practice?

Thank You!!! Cindy Gay http: //cgay. pbworks. co cindyjgay@gmail. com m Acacia Mc. Combs amccombs@nmschoolforthearts. org Tamara Pennington tamara. pennington@weldre 4. k 12. co. us Robin Walters robinwalters 63@gmail. com