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The Spartan AT-AT

(all-terrain assessment technology)

Dr. Brittany Dillman & Dr. Liz Owens Boltz .

STEM + Teaching Essentials | April 3, 2024 .

bit.ly/SpartanAT-AT .

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Our First Assessment

bit.ly/StarWarsFamiliarity

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Star Wars Familiarity

What is Star Wars?

Star Wars expert, I am.

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AT-AT

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Our Galactic Plan

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Opening Credits

Eat. Norm. Form.

Attack of the Clones

Plan. Escape. Breathe.

Senate Meeting

Share. Reflect. Question.

Closing Credits

Talk. Plan. Go forth!

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Opening Credits

Eat. Norm. Form.

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Eat

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Our Space Norms

  • This is a brave space
  • We are all co-learners
  • Assessment work is a journey
  • Practice “both, and” thinking
  • Refrain from blaming/shaming
  • Move up and move back (speak + let 3 others speak)
  • Practice mindful listening
  • Practice confidentiality
  • Right to pass

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Ex-space-tations

  • We will all make mistakes. That’s okay.
  • We are all learners. Let’s learn.

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Our Targets

  • Play in an assessment sandbox
  • Share a brief history of assessment
  • Provide space for you to reflect on your assessment philosophy
  • Discuss creative assessment ideas
  • Leave with new tools and ideas for supporting your teaching and learning

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Introductions

  • Name
  • Pronouns
  • Last assessment you experienced
  • 1 reason you are here

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Attack of the Clones

Plan. Escape. Breathe.

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The Clones are coming…

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The only escape is…

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AN AWESOME ASSESSMENT!

The only escape is…

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AN AWESOME ASSESSMENT!

The only escape is…

…for a specific terrain

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Welcome to your first

MAET/MALXD

QUICKFIRE

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YOUR MISSION: CREATE AN ASSESSMENT FOR YOUR LEARNERS WITH A GIVEN…

technique

structure

technology

response format

design element

group of students

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The Galactic

Assessment Headquarters

Enter

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Phew! You held off this attack!

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Feel the Force

  • What did you create?
  • What soared?
  • What flopped?
  • What is one take-away?

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Tired AT-AT

5-minute break

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Senate Meeting

Share. Reflect. Question.

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The Force…The TPACK Framework

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Educational

Assessment History

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What do you believe about assessment?

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What do you believe about assessment?

  • How do you communicate expectations?
  • What is sufficient? Exemplary? Developing?
  • What is a 4.0? 3.5?
  • Can all students get a 4.0? Should they?
  • Who has the responsibility for student learning?
  • Who provides feedback? When? How?
  • What role should generative AI play in education?

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Sharing Routine

  • Find a partner
  • Assign roles of Jedi and Padawan

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  • Switch (when prompted)
  • Jedi explains assessment beliefs
  • Padawan asks questions
  • Jedi connects beliefs to clone assessment
  • Padawan asks questions

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Closing Credits

Talk. Plan. Go forth!

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Assessment

... and A.I.

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Assessment and

Artificial Intelligence

DUGGA

Exam platform

DIFFIT

Create materials

Differentiate materials

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CONKER

Test creation

MAGIC SCHOOL

Lesson plans

Activities

Assessment

EDUAIDE

Activities

Tests

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How could you use AI or another assessment technology to hold off a future clone attack?

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Don’t be a Force ghost

MAET

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M.A. in

Educational Technology

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askmaet@msu.edu

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bit.ly/MSUmaet

MALXD

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M.A. in

Learning Experience Design

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MALXDadvisor@msu.edu

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bit.ly/MALXD

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May

The (assessment) Force

be with you