differentiated instruction with assessments for learning
TRANSCRIPT
…with
Assessments
FOR Learning
KINESTHETIC
AUDITORY
VISUAL
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Differentiated Instruction Made Easy…
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Assessments: The way it’s been…
The new thinking and role of assessments
Diagnostic & Formative Assessments FOR learning
The Cohesive Learning and Assessment Platform
AGENDA
TEACHING PROCESS LEARNING PROCESS
The way it’s been… with Learning
“Teacher’s job is to teach” “Student’s job is to learn”
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The way it’s been…with Assessments
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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
• Students unable to apply learned content
Results and Missed Opportunities…
• Swisss cheese learning
• Rote learning
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TEACHING PROCESS
LEARNING PROCESS
THE SYMBIOSYS of Teaching and Learning
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The new thinking…
NOT ALL STUDENTS LEARN THE SAME WAY
KINESTHETIC
AUDITORY
VISUAL
The new thinking…
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Educators challenge #1…
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Use Assessments in a more STRATEGIC way
This is hard work. How to get started…
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BEFORE the class or learning begins
AS THE LEARNING OCCURS
By using assessments as…
Diagnostic Assessments Formative Assessments
‘Diagnostic’ ‘Formative’
Monitor progress Adapt your teaching Plan learning paths
‘Summative’
Grade students
Assessment types
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ASSESMENTS FOR LEARNING ASSESMENTS OF LEARNING
Diagnostic Assessments
Figure out main LEARNING PATH
Identify what they know and don’t
know
Plan for the DETOURS
For required
areas they need to focus on
and CHALLENGE paths
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Formative Assessments
MONITOR PROGRESS
Continuous polling
Quick tests
PROVIDE FEEDBACK
Nurture critical
thinking
Use “open” tests
MODIFY PATHS
Adapt teaching to
actual learning
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Educators challenge #2…
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Use Learning content in Assessments
How to put new STRATEGY into practice?
IN DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS
Leveraging Learning Content…
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To assess what students know or don’t know
IN FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
Leveraging Learning Content…
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Help students apply what they learned, if they have to connect the dots… show them the dots.
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Assessments AS Learning
Assessments… become moments of learning! New learning content created during assessments!
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Assessments AS Learning
Students feeling empowered for their learning...
… and more engaged!
Educators challenge #3…
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Use a Cohesive & Holistic Platform for Content and Assessments
Implementation too time consuming Many disconnected tools
COURSES
LEARNING PATHS
ASSESSMENTS
MULTI-MEDIA ASSETS
PAGES
The Blended Learning Platform
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Nested Reusable Content &
Assessment Objects
COURSES
LEARNING PATHS
ASSESSMENTS
MULTI-MEDIA ASSETS
PAGES
The Blended Learning Platform
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Nested Reusable Content &
Assessment Objects
ACTIVITY LOGS
BRIEFCASE VIRTUAL WHITEBOARD
LIVE CHAT
REAL-TIME COLLABORATION
COURSES
MULTI-MEDIA ASSETS
PAGES
ASSESSMENTS
LEARNING PATHS
The Blended Learning Platform
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Content Management
and Collaboration
Apps
ACTIVITY LOGS
BRIEFCASE VIRTUAL WHITEBOARD
LIVE CHAT
REAL-TIME COLLABORATION
COURSES
MULTI-MEDIA ASSETS
PAGES
ASSESSMENTS
LEARNING PATHS
The Blended Learning Platform
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Content Management
and Collaboration
Apps
ACTIVITY LOGS
BRIEFCASE VIRTUAL WHITEBOARD
LIVE CHAT
REAL-TIME COLLABORATION
COURSES
MULTI-MEDIA ASSETS
PAGES
ASSESSMENTS
LEARNING PATHS
The Blended Learning Platform
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MOBILEFRIENDLY
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FOR BOTH LEARNING & ASSESSMENTS
Embrace BYOD
They are always logged on
90% of students have it
Increase engagement
Conclusion
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Embrace Assessments
FOR Learning
AS Learning
Use a Cohesive Platform
that Embodies
Learning & Assessments!
Corollary
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ALL students or trainees attending a class …
UNDERSTANDING what they need to learn ...
and ready to immediately APPLY that learning.
Teaching Ultimate Goal
HIGHER RETENTION | IMPROVED IMPLEMENTATION | INCREASED CERTIFICATION
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