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Differentiated assessmentPrairie View A&M university

Alvin Collins, M. EdSandra Dilworth, M. EDSheryl Jefferson, M. edOctober 30, 2014

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AGENDAWelcomeWhat Is Differentiation?What is Differentiated Assessment?Knowing The LearnerKnow, Do and UnderstandApplication Wrap

What is Differentiation?

What is Differentiated Assessment?Differentiated assessment is an ongoing process through which teachers gather data before, during, and after instruction from multiple sources to identify learners needs and strengths. Quality Educational Programs, Inc. (2009)

Assessment and Instruction

Differentiation Assessment

Teacher Reflection Ask, yourself, Am I teaching so that students will learn or am I teaching just so that I can cover the required material? (Rick Wormeli, 2006)

Student Reflection Student reflection is very important.

Differentiated Assessment

Differentiated Assessment

Formative Assessment Assessment FOR learning, not OF learning An on-going process used during instruction A snapshot vs. a photo album of assessment (Jay McTighe)

Knowing The LearnerVisual, Auditory, TactileAnalytical, Creative, PracticalVisual/SpatialVerbal/LinguisticMusical/RhythmicLogical/MathematicalBodily/Kinesthetic

Know-Do-Understand

Questioning Formative Assessment Strategies Ask a question; have every student respondMake a Connection Turnntalk StopnJot QuickWrite One Minute Essays Four Corners Pinch Cards

Make a Connection

After a mini-lecture, class discussion, text reading, video, or PowerPoint Have students make their own connections and share with the class:Compare two characters, two books, two authors styles Note a sequence Predict a future outcome Recognize a cause or effect Make a text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-world connection Suggest a characters motivation

Turn and Talk

Whoever explains learns David Sousa

Provide multiple opportunities for students to explain what they are learning Guide assigned Learning Partners to interact through a daily (TurnnTalk).

Stop n Jot

Stop n Jot can be a very useful strategy in order to monitor text that you are reading. Its very simple and doesnt take much time. All you do is take one of the sentence stems listed below and finish it off with your own thought regarding what you have read. By doing this, you are focusing your attention onto the text and self-evaluating to make sure youre not confused. I think I can picture I wonder. I predict I understand I dont get If I was (character), I would This reminds me of. I hope

Pinch Cards

On a large notecard, write four levels of understanding in student friendly terms, one on each corner. At any time during the lesson, ask students to PINCH their level of understanding on the card and hold them where you can see them.

I could teach this. Ive almost got it

Im a bit confused. Im lost.

Whats NextDARE TO DIFFERENTIATEGroup Activity (One hour)Group Presentations (One hour)

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ReferencesChapman, C. and King, R.(2005).Differentiated Assessment Strategies: One Tool Doesn't Fit All. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.Curwin, R. (2014). Can Assessments Motivate? Educational Leadership, 72(1), 38-40.Marzano, R. (2000). Transforming Classroom Grading. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.Tomlinson, C. (2009). Differentiated Assessment Strategies: Identifying Learners Strengths and Needs. San Pedro, CA: Quality Educational Programs, Inc.