RTI and Formative Assessment The WHY RTI Formative

RTI and Formative Assessment

The WHY: RTI, Formative Assessment, Data…. . http: //www. pbs. org/video/2257751072/

Formative assessments are necessary to effectively implement RTI.

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Teacher Buy-In

Reflection: What is ONE area of growth you would desire in your own practice in education?

How would you react to hearing ADVICE/FEEDBACK to this area of growth?

Formative Assessments Formative assessments occur throughout the learning segment and can be more informal because they are not usually graded. Quizzes, rehearsals, conversations, observations, rough drafts - these ongoing assessments provide specific feedback to teachers for the purpose of guiding teaching to improve learning. (Wiggins & Mc. Tighe, 2007).

Formative Assessments Formative assessment also provide specific feedback to the students for the purpose of improving the quality of their products or performances, clarifying their thinking, and promoting a deeper understanding of important ideas and concepts (Burke & Depka, 2011).

Ken O’Connornor Formative Assessments: *are student assignments that will help learners acquire skills to achieve standards *shall provide evidence of student progress *shall encourage risk-taking *shall prepare students for summative assessments O’Connor, K. (2011). A repair kit for grading. Boston, MA: Pearson

Teacher Expectations and Responsibilities: Ken O’Connor *provide frequent, meaningful opportunities to practice skills and gauge/track progress *provide clearly defined processes and expectations to prepare students for summative assessment *provide accurate, specific, and timely descriptive feedback so that students can prepare for summative assessments *consider and utilize student feedback to improve the learning process

Student Expectations and Responsibilities: Ken O’Connor *provide evidence in a timely manner within a grading period *use feedback to assess current progress to make improvements *provide feedback to teachers to improve assignments and methods *actively participate in the process

Fisher & Frey (2010) – Formative Assessment drives instruction and decisions about interventions…. and feedback by itself places the entire responsibility for learning on the student. Feedback must be accompanied by targeted instruction, differentiated teaching strategies, or cognitive scaffolding.

Concluding remarks regarding Rt. I… *Understand what RTI is and how it is used to increase the learning of student achievement