Formative Assessments on the Fly

Crystal Kirch

@crystalkirch

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Created and compiled by Crystal Kirch @crystalkirch www.flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com Cannot be used elsewhere without permission

Hello!

My name is Crystal Kirch

I am a Digital Learning Coach in Southern California

Twitter: @crystalkirch

Blog: flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com

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Fast-paced session!

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What is Formative Assessment?

Why do we need it?

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Audience Response:

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What is formative assessment?

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Why do we need it?

Formative Assessment...

• Informs instruction
• Continuous, ongoing
• Makes student thinking visible
• Intentional Checking for Understanding
• Drives what you do next

If formative assessment doesn’t lead to adjustments or changes … then what was the purpose?

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Formative Assessment helps the teacher to answer the question, “Am I reaching the student?”

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Flipped Learning Flow Chart

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Where does formative assessment fit within the Flipped Learning Flow Chart?

Audience Response:

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Where does formative assessment fit within the Flipped Learning Flow Chart?

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Formative Assessments “On the Fly”

Quick. Easy to Use. Detailed Data.

“Birds-eye view” of student understanding & learning.

Engaging. Efficient. Effective. Enjoyable.

Disclaimer:

This is not a workshop.

You will experience the tools.

You will see what the tools can do.

You won’t have time to play or create. :(

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Please be reflecting on how these tools could be used to support & enhance the teaching & learning in your classroom. It’s not about the tools themselves, but HOW they are used.

Our Goal For Today

3 “asynchronous” tools

1 “either” tool

3 “synchronous” tools

“As the Student”

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(participate and play)

Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas

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(everything else)

“Teacher Notes”

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(what you see, what you get)

AnswerGarden

Live word cloud generator (20 characters or less) in response to a posed question

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~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

AnswerGarden

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Place your screenshot here

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Go to the

demo!

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AnswerGarden - Teacher Notes

answergarden.ch

• Choose a topic

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

AnswerGarden - Teacher Notes

answergarden.ch

• Choose a topic
• Choose Mode

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

AnswerGarden - Teacher Notes

answergarden.ch

• Choose a topic
• Choose Mode
• Choose answer length

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

AnswerGarden - Teacher Notes

answergarden.ch

• Choose a topic
• Choose Mode
• Choose answer length
• Admin Password

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

AnswerGarden - Teacher Notes

answergarden.ch

• Choose a topic
• Choose Mode
• Choose answer length
• Admin Password
• Spam Filter

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

AnswerGarden - Pros & Cons

Pros

• Very quick setup, no account needed
• Concise student answers
• Automatic word cloud of common responses

Cons

• Spam filter won’t be perfect
• Short responses only
• No aggregated data

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

When and how would you use AnswerGarden?

TodaysMeet

Live backchannel discussion consisting of short, 140-character posts

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~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

TodaysMeet

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Place your screenshot here

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Go to the

demo!

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TodaysMeet - Teacher Notes

todaysmeet.com

• Sign in for access to all the rooms you’ve created
• Choose how long room is open

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

TodaysMeet - Pros & Cons

Pros

• Google Sign-on
• Can save transcript
• “Projector View” to show in class
• “Freemium” Teacher Tools available

Cons

• Limited moderation
• All qualitative data

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

When and how would you use TodaysMeet?

Padlet

Virtual bulletin board to post text, images, or links

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~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Padlet

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Place your screenshot here

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Go to the

demo!

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Padlet - Teacher Notes

padlet.com

• Customize wall info, wallpaper
• Layouts: Freeform, Grid, Stream
• Privacy: Moderate Posts

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Padlet - Teacher Notes

• Students can add: Title, Text, Link (website, image, video, etc), File / Picture Upload, Webcam
• Teacher has “trash” option for all posts; students can only delete their posts (but not once they leave the page)

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Padlet - Pros & Cons

Pros

• Google Sign-on
• Great for sharing ideas, student work, brainstorming

Cons

• No way to respond to specific posts
• Moderation option takes time

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

When and how would you use Padlet?

Formative

Interactive webpage or worksheet for students to answer or pose questions by MC, writing, or drawing.

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~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Formative

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demo!

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Formative - Teacher Notes

goformative.com

• Data by:
• Class
• Student
• Question
• Updates live as students respond

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Formative - Teacher Notes

goformative.com

• Start from scratch and add:
• Your own content (Text, Embed Codes, Whiteboard / Images)
• Questions for Students
• Text response
• MC / TF
• Draw response
• Take a PDF you already have and add interactive questions to it
• MC / TF
• Draw
• Free Response

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Formative - Pros & Cons

Pros

• Google Sign-On
• Live, Visual Data
• Can add students into classes
• Can score responses (and change scores) easily
• My Favorite: Easily take assignments you’ve already created and transform them into something that gives you a beautiful window into student thinking

Cons

• New(er)... still working out kinks

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

When and how would you use Formative?

Poll Everywhere

Multi-featured platform that can be used by responding with a text message.

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~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Poll Everywhere

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demo!

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PollEverywhere - Teacher Notes

polleverywhere.com

• Question Types:
• MC / TF

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

PollEverywhere - Teacher Notes

polleverywhere.com

• Question Types:
• MC / TF
• Open Ended

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

PollEverywhere - Teacher Notes

polleverywhere.com

• Question Types:
• MC / TF
• Open Ended
• Q/A or brainstorming

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

PollEverywhere - Teacher Notes

polleverywhere.com

• Question Types:
• MC / TF
• Open Ended
• Q/A or brainstorming
• Clickable Image (no text messaging)

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

PollEverywhere - Pros & Cons

Pros

• Multiple question types
• Multiple representations of data (whole class)
• My Favorite: Students don’t need internet (can text in answers)

Cons

• Free version limited to 40 responses
• No individual student data

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

When and how would you use PollEverywhere?

Socrative

Collect responses to questions in MC, T/F, or free response fashion.

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~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Socrative

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Socrative - Teacher Notes

socrative.com →

Teacher Login

• Settings: customize room name for easy access
• Data: By student, by class, by question
• Create Quiz, Import Quiz, Quick Quiz

• Options:
• Student Paced (feedback),
• Student Paced (any order),
• Teacher Paced
• Other methods:
• Space Race
• Exit Ticket

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~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Socrative - Pros & Cons

Pros

• Google Sign-on
• Can share and import quizzes easily
• Live data
• MC can have multiple correct answers
• No MathType, but can add images of problems

Cons

• Only MC, TF, and short answer
• No way to “fix” wrong grading

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

When and how would you use Socrative?

Kahoot!

Fun and competitive method to assess understanding with MC

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~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Kahoot!

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demo!

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Kahoot! - Teacher Notes

getkahoot.com

• Create Quiz, Discussion, or Survey
• Time limit between 5 and 120 seconds
• Individual or Group competition
• Select “display game pin throughout”

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

Kahoot! - Pros & Cons

Pros

• Fun & Engaging
• Instantaneous data chart that can drive discussion

Cons

• Easy to guess / “cheat”
• Internet speed = not all screens ready at same time
• Speed vs. Accuracy?

~ As The Student ~ Teacher Notes ~ Pros, Cons, Comments, Resources, and Ideas ~

When and how would you use Kahoot?

Seven tools

One purpose

Unlimited applications

for your Formative Assessment Toolbelt

To enhance and improve student learning…

because now we have a window into their thinking.

Use them anytime, anywhere based on what data you want

Audience Reflection:

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Deliver on July 27, 2015

What tools do you want to add to your toolbelt? Why?

Thanks!

Any questions?

You can find me at @crystalkirch & flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com

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