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ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING ACADEMY. AFL Champion Team MembersCIA ² Team Members Magan RushK- Myra Scott Angela Sampson1- Erin Motte Charlene Vance2- Gwen Dorman 3- Mary Garrett 4- Magan Rush 5- Serena Lynn July 13, 2011 Holt Elementary School. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
AFL Champion Team Members CIA² Team Members
Magan Rush K- Myra ScottAngela Sampson 1- Erin MotteCharlene Vance 2- Gwen Dorman
3- Mary Garrett4- Magan Rush5- Serena Lynn
July 13, 2011Holt Elementary School
ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING ACADEMY
Welcome and Opening Welcome and Opening RemarksRemarks
Mrs. Star SampsonMrs. Star SampsonPrincipalPrincipal
NORMSNORMS
• Begin and end on time• Turn off cell phones/laptops• Participate and collaborate• Be open-minded
AgendaAgenda
AM 8:30- 11:30 a.m. AFL and Mastery Learning
LUNCH
PM 12:30- 3:30 p.m. Power standards, unpacking, and PLC’s
Expected OutcomesExpected Outcomes• To deepen the understanding of formative assessment and the
Assessment For Learning (AFL) framework
• To understand mastery learning
• To deepen the understanding of unpacking standards and creating learning targets
• To understand the purpose and characteristics of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
PurposePurpose• To discuss the purpose, roles and responsibilities of the AFL
Champion and CIA² teams• To explore the research and rationale for a formative
assessment approach• To examine the Assessment for Learning Framework• To review new curriculum documents and local assessments• To develop an understanding of mastery learning• To learn how finding power standards and unpacking these
standards can help us with instructional planning• To discuss PLC purpose and expectations
AFL VisionAFL Vision• To create an assessment-literate culture that is research and evidence based where staff, students, and parents feel informed, supported, empowered, and successful in every community, at every school and in every classroom.
AFL Team MissionAFL Team Mission• To enhance the understanding of AFL for ALL stakeholders in an effort
to answer questions, address concerns, and demystify myths
• To support schools with AFL implementation so each and every student will know what they are supposed to be learning, whether or not they are learning it, and what they can do if they are not
• To provide quality assessments teachers will look forward to giving because they are aligned, rigorous, just the right length, and really prepare students for EOGs/EOCs and beyond
• To provide useful and accurate local assessment results quick, fast, and in a hurry
Purpose of Assessment ReviewPurpose of Assessment Review• To foster collaboration between the Assessment for Learning Team,
Instructional Services, and teachers across the district
• To understand the purpose and characteristics of quality formative assessments
• To enhance the alignment of local assessments by reviewing and providing feedback prior to administration
• To collaborate with school colleagues to improve the alignment of daily instruction and classroom assessments
How is Assessment How is Assessment Review related to Review related to
Assessment for Assessment for Learning?Learning?
Plan the assessment when you plan what and how you will teach.
“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination”
Stephen Covey
Review ResponsibilitiesReview Responsibilities• Collaboratively review assessments for
– Curriculum/Calendar alignment– Correct answers– Formatting
• Record feedback on copy of assessment
• Complete Follow-Up Form
Review ResourcesReview Resources• Curriculum Overview Instruction and Assessment
Calendar
• Draft Assessment Copy
• Review Checklist/Guiding Questions
• Follow-Up Form
Responsibilities After ReviewResponsibilities After Review• Share Follow-up Form with grade level/content
colleagues
• Refer to Follow-up Form throughout the quarter to improve alignment of – Lesson plans– Instruction– Minute by Minute and Common assessments
Next Review SessionNext Review Session
During the Year Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
Elementary (3-5) September 13th
4-5:30
December 13th
4-5:30
February 7th
4-5:30
Middle (6-8) September 15th
4-5:30
December 14th
4-5:30
February 9th
4-5:30
High
(Alg I/II/Geometry,
Eng I, Bio)
September 20th
4-5:30
December 15th
4-5:30
February 14th
4-5:30
LET’S EXPLORE LET’S EXPLORE ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT FORFOR
LEARNINGLEARNING
Why the need for change? Why the need for change? We have reached a tipping point: We either change our assessment
beliefs and act accordingly, or we doom struggling learners to
inevitable failure.
Rick Stiggins
Why AFL? Why AFL? • Strong research base supports effectiveness of
formative assessment• Ongoing process to close gap between
student’s current state and desired goals• Includes feedback to students
Assessment for Learning DefinedAssessment for Learning Defined
• a formative assessment approach which uses various methods to provide students, teachers, and parents with consistent evidence of student progress towards mastery of curriculum standards.
Strategic Plan: Strategic Plan: Goal I Academic Acceleration Goal I Academic Acceleration • I.6 DPS will implement an assessment for
learning model to improve student achievement outcomes as measured by school, district, and state assessments
Assessment for LearningAssessment for Learning“…focuses on day-to-day progress in learning as
students climb the curricular scaffolding leading up to state standards. It tells users if and when students are attaining the foundations of knowledge, the reasoning, the performance skills, and the product development capabilities that underpin the mastery of essential standards.”
Stiggins
Assessment of Learning
Assessment for Learning
REASON Check status of student learning Improve Learning
To Inform Others about students Students about themselves
Focus Standards Student Learning Targets
Example
High stakes external
assessments,Classroom tests used for grades
Assessments that diagnose needs or help students monitor improvement
Place in time
An event after learning A process during learning
Assessment Assessment forfor Learning Strategies Learning StrategiesWhere am I going?
1. Provide a clear statement of the learning target2. Use examples and models
Where am I now?3. Offer regular descriptive feedback4. Teach students to self-assess and set goals
How can I close the gap?5. Design focused lessons on one learning target or aspect of
quality at a time.
6. Teach students focused revision7. Engage students in self-reflection; let them keep track of
and share their learning
• Data to modify instruction and learning• Common planning among content areas• Collaboration with colleagues• Clear criteria for student achievement and
quality instruction• Ability to identify specific areas of weaknesses
in student mastery• Collective ownership of results
We assess for two reasons:
To gather evidence to inform instructionTo encourage students to learn
Assessment Manifesto: A Call for Balanced Assessment System
Rick Stiggins
We assess for two reasons:
To gather evidence to inform instructionTo encourage students to learn
Assessment Manifesto: A Call for Balanced Assessment System
Rick Stiggins
Classroom Assessment
Common Assessments
Interim Assessments
(Formative assessment provides descriptive feedback)
Unit or Goal Tests
End-of-Grade Exams
End-of-Course Exams
(Summative assessment provides evaluative feedback)
Balanced Assessment SystemBalanced Assessment SystemBalanced Assessment SystemBalanced Assessment System
Where We’ve Been…Where We’ve Been…TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTION
Identify a topic/section in textbook Identify a standard/objective
Plan Instruction Create Assessment
Create Assessment/Give Ready-Made Assessment
Plan Instruction
Give Grade Give Assessment
Move On Analyze Data
Provide Feedback, Corrective Instruction/Enrichment
Move On
Where We Were(2010-2011)
Where We’re Headed (2011-2012)
AFL Framework Misconceptions and Myths
Develop a common understanding of AFL and alignment to Strategic
Plan
Curriculum and Instruction
Unit/Textbook-Driven Standards-Based
Quarterly Local Assessments
Math SGAs: Tier I and Select Tier II Schools,
Benchmarks: district-wide
Math and Reading SGAs: Participation determined by DAP
model, CAs: district-wide
Professional Development
Lead by AFL Team and Curriculum Directors
Primarily School-based, Lead by AFL Champions and CIA22 Teams,
AFL Team and Curriculum Director Support, AFL “Bucket”
PLCs Some School and District Lead Sessions on Early
Release Days
School AFL Implementation on PLC Early Release Days and during
weekly PLCs
WHERE WE’RE GOING:WHERE WE’RE GOING: 2011-2012 AFL Framework 2011-2012 AFL Framework
“…when it's properly implemented, formative assessment will improve how well students learn.”
“…formative assessment constitutes the key cornerstone of clearheaded instructional thinking. Formative assessment represents evidence-based instructional decision making.”
TransFormative Assessment Popham, 2008
“Any change, even a change for the better, is always
accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.”
Arnold Bennett
LET’S EXAMINE LET’S EXAMINE THE THE
FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK
By carefully developing and applying power standards, leaders recognize that the question to be asked at the end of every year is not merely what teachers covered, but rather what students learned.
Reeves, Douglas, (2006). Power Standards: How Leaders Add Value to State and National Standards. Jossey –Bass (p. 240) .
New Curriculum DocumentsNew Curriculum DocumentsPurpose Primary Audience
Curriculum Overview To provide a snapshot of the curriculum standards to be
taught each quarter throughout the school year
Administrators, District Support Personnel, Parents,
Community Members, Partnering Organizations
Instruction and Assessment Calendar
To provide a standards-based pacing document to
align curriculum, instruction, and assessment
Teachers, Coaches, Curriculum Directors,
Parents, Tutors
Frequently Asked Questions To address Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
(CIA) questions/concerns
All Stakeholders
Clear academic standards or
learning goals form an essential structural
foundation for a balanced
assessment system.Stiggins (2008)
Marzano reports that when students know
what they are supposed to be
learning student achievement
increases from 16 to 41 percentile points
(average of 21 percentile points).
(2007)
Assessment experts agree that numerous short assessments given
over time provide a better indication of a student’s learning than one or two large assessments given at the
middle and end of the grading period.
(Marzano, Stiggins, Black, Wiliam, Pophan, and Reeves)
In a classroom that uses assessment to support learning, the divide between instruction and
assessment blurs. As teachers use information from student responses (answering & asking
questions, exit slips, group discussion, traffic light cards, etc. ), they can make instructional decisions
to address the understandings and misunderstandings that these assessments reveal.
Leahy, Lyon, Thompson, Wiliam
• Think more deeply about problems and situations
• Ask deeper, more frequent questions to ensure clarity
• Feel responsibility for their thoughts and ownership of their methods
• Learn ways to identify the places they need help
• Look less to the teacher for clues of how to solve problems
NCTM, 2002
• Simply telling students that their answer is right or wrong leads to a 3% loss in achievement
• Telling students the correct answer on items missed leads to a 9% gain in achievement
• Explaining to students why they missed an answer leads to a 20% gain in achievement
Lysakowski, Walberg, Kumar
Looking at student work has the potential to expand teachers’ opportunity to learn, to cultivate a professional community that is both willing and able to inquire into practice, and to focus school-based teacher conversations directly on the improvement of teaching and learning.
(Phi Delta Kappan, November 2003)
“…“…if students' assessment data indicate that current if students' assessment data indicate that current instruction isn't getting the job done, then almost any instruction isn't getting the job done, then almost any reasonable instructional adjustment has the potential reasonable instructional adjustment has the potential to improve the situation, including changes in the way to improve the situation, including changes in the way the teacher presents the material, represents its core the teacher presents the material, represents its core ideas, articulates day-to-day objectives, groups ideas, articulates day-to-day objectives, groups students, and designs guided and independent students, and designs guided and independent practice activities.practice activities. ””
Popham, 2008Popham, 2008
Binder MaterialsBinder Materials
• Table of Contents• Unpacking checklists• 5 dividers with labels
Now what?1. Review New Curriculum Documents
2. Discuss Assessments
What is Mastery Learning?
Mastery Learning Defined
Mastery learning proposes that all children can learn when provided with the appropriate learning conditions in the classroom (enough time and appropriate instruction).
Enough time means: * Time required to demonstrate mastery of objectives
Appropriate instruction means: * Break course into units of instruction* Identify objectives of units* Require students to demonstrate mastery of objectives for unit before moving on to other units (80% or higher)
Grades may be determined by:* Actual number of objectives mastered* Number of units completed* Proficiency level reached on each unit* Any combination of above
Please turn to Tab 4: Data
Review Documents:1. Mastery learning for teachers
2. Mastery learning letter for parents3. Student tracking sheets
4. Classroom tracking sheets
LUNCH TIME! LUNCH TIME!
SEE YOU BACK AT 12:30! SEE YOU BACK AT 12:30!
WELCOME BACK HOLT HAWKS!!!WELCOME BACK HOLT HAWKS!!!
What exactly are CA’s and SGA’s?What exactly are CA’s and SGA’s?
Magan Rush- Follow up formMagan Rush- Follow up formMaribeth Picotte- scoring practicesMaribeth Picotte- scoring practices
By carefully developing and applying power standards, leaders recognize that the question to be asked at the end of every year is not merely what teachers covered, but rather what students learned.
Reeves, Douglas, (2006). Power Standards: How Leaders Add Value to State and National Standards. Jossey –Bass (p. 240) .
Power StandardsDefinition: prioritized standards that are derived from a systematic and balanced
approach to distinguishing the standards that are absolutely essential for student success
from those that are “nice to know;” a subset of the complete list of standards for each grade
and for each subject.Directions: Choose 3 power standards each for
math and reading for 1st quarter.
Unpacking the CurriculumReference Guide
Unpacking a standard is the process of identifying what students will know and be able to do when they have mastered the standard. (Source: Bering Strait School District)
Why?• Clarifies which concepts and skills are taught and
assessed• Improves alignment• Develops a common language• Builds consensus about what all students should
understand• Develops students friends learning targets• Provides lesson planning baseline
How?
Step 1: Examine Objectives to Identify Concepts (Nouns)
– WHAT ideas/topics do students need to know?– Agree on what they mean– Identify pre-requisites
How?
Step 2: Examine Objective to Identify Skills (Verbs)
– HOW will students demonstrate what they know?
· Identify thinking skill levels (Marzano, Bloom)
How?
Step 3: Examine Assessment• Review Various Items
– Indicators, Common Assessment, Exemplars, Sample EOG/EOC Items
• Identify Concepts (Nouns)• Identify Skills (Verbs)
How?
Step 4: Create Student Learning Targets
• How can these concepts and skills be chunked into student friendly outcomes?
• Consider appropriate progression of concepts and skills.
Learning Targets Game
1. Move to the true side if you think the sentence is a learning target.
2. Move to the false side if you do not think the sentence is a learning target.
True-FalseTrue-False
Students will be able to add numbers up to 20.
True-FalseTrue-False
I can identify main idea.
True-FalseTrue-False
I can define quadrilateral.
True-FalseTrue-False
Locating points on a coordinate grid is an objective.
True-FalseTrue-False
Many kids struggle with finding the main idea.
True-FalseTrue-False
I can define figurative language.
True-FalseTrue-False
4th graders must explain how rocks are made.
True-FalseTrue-False
I can locate supporting details in a text.
LEARNING TARGET BENEFITSFOR STUDENTS
• Written in student-friendly language
• Clearly indicate intended learning outcomes
• Empowerment and ownership of learning
• Able to ask for specific help
Learning Targets Benefits For Teachers
• Organizes curriculum into more manageable chunks• Provides roadmap for sound instructional
decisions• Allows for ongoing formative classroom
assessment• Monitors student progress towards mastery
3RD GRADE PROBLEM SOLVING LEARNING TARGETS
•I CAN SOLVE MULTI-STEP PROBLEMS.•I CAN IDENTIFY OPERATION KEY WORDS.•I CAN CREATE WORD PROBLEMS. •I CAN RESTATE THE QUESTION IN MY OWN WORDS. •I CAN IDENTIFY NECESSARY INFORMATION. •I CAN USE A CALCULATOR TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. •I CAN APPLY DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
Unpacking Breakout SessionSee you at 2:30 p.m.
Table TalkTable TalkAround your table, discuss your interpretation of the definition
below.
PLC: Educators committed to working collaboratively in ongoing processes of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for all the students they serve.
What is a PLC?What is a PLC?
Educators committed to working collaboratively in ongoing processes of collective inquiry and action research
to achieve better results for all the students they serve.
Four Corollary Questions for PLC’sFour Corollary Questions for PLC’s1. What is it we want all students to learn?2. How will we know when each student has
learned?3. How will we respond when some students
experience difficulty in their learning?4. How will we enrich and extend the learning for• students who are proficient?
Clarity precedes competence.- Mike SchmokerMike Schmoker
What Does an Effective PLC…..What Does an Effective PLC…..…look like?
…feel like?
…sound like?
Members of an effective PLC…Members of an effective PLC…
1. Work together together • to clarify what students must learn,• to monitor each student’s learning on a timely
basis,• to provide systematic interventions which insure
students receive additional time and support for learning, and
• to extend and enrich when students already know.
Members of an effective Members of an effective PLC…PLC…
2. Realize that all their efforts must be assessed on the basis of results rather than intentions.
Members of an effective Members of an effective PLC…PLC…3 Examine assessment results to identify and address program concerns and to discover strengths and weaknesses in their in their individual teachingindividual teaching in order to learn from learn from one another.one another..
Members of an effective PLCMembers of an effective PLC4. Make public what has traditionally been private—
goals, strategies, materials, pacing, questions, concerns, and results. These discussions give every teacher someone to turn to and talk to, and they are explicitly structured to improve the classroom practice of teachers—individually and collectively”
(DuFour May 2004).
“We can no longer afford to be innocent of the fact that “collaboration” improves performance” (Schmoker 2004).
“Only organizations that have a passion for learning will have an
enduring influence.” - Covey, Merrill, & Merrill, 1996
How Do We Make This Thing Work?How Do We Make This Thing Work?
Easy…the PLC Toolkit!
An effective PLC toolkit should An effective PLC toolkit should include the following…include the following…
• Agenda Template – uploaded each weekAgenda Template – uploaded each week• Curriculum OverviewCurriculum Overview• Instruction and Assessment CalendarInstruction and Assessment Calendar• North Carolina Standard Course of StudyNorth Carolina Standard Course of Study• Unpacking TemplateUnpacking Template• Course Indicators/Exemplars, Lesson Resource Guides, Course Indicators/Exemplars, Lesson Resource Guides,
etc.etc.• Data ChartsData Charts• Goal Summary Reports from Previous Year’s EOGGoal Summary Reports from Previous Year’s EOG• Instructional MaterialsInstructional Materials• SMART Goal WorksheetSMART Goal Worksheet
S.M.A.R.T GoalsS.M.A.R.T Goals
• S – Specific• M – Measurable• A – Achievable• R – Realistic• T – Time Framed
TICKET OUT OF THE DOOR 3-2-13-2-1
• 3 Ideas• 2 Connections• 1 Question