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A thought to consider-- A thought to consider-- "Whether I liked it or not, informative assessment always demonstrated to me that my students' knowledge, understanding, and skill were emerging along different time continuums and at different depths. It became excruciatingly clear that my brilliant teaching was not equally brilliant for everyone in my classes. In other words, informative assessment helped me solidify a need for differentiation. “ (Tomlinson, 2007)
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Session GoalsSession Goals
To explore the importance of creating a balanced assessment system to enhance and support gifted learner outcomes.
To identify the pieces of a balanced assessment system within a unit of study.
To consider the use of data in determining best practices for
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KUDs – Know , Understand, and DoKUDs – Know , Understand, and Do
Enduring Understandings:
A balanced assessment system leads to high-quality teaching and deeper student understanding.
Balanced assessment insures that instruction meets the intellectual, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners.
Essential Questions: How can pre, formative, and summative assessment be used to
shape the learning opportunities presented to students and promote rigor?
To what extent does a teacher use formative assessment as a measure of student understanding and to plan or modify learning opportunities presented to students?
How will I know the degree to which my students have gained understanding of unit goals and objectives?
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KUD – Know , Understand, and DoKUD – Know , Understand, and Do
Know: The 3 types of assessment and the value
of their use; Preassessment can be used to gauge
learning style, prior knowledge, and interest;
The importance of using data from a balanced assessment to monitor student understanding and to refine their stage 3 sequence of learning.
Do: Consider ways to refine a unit to reflect
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Thinking Like an Assessor
Ask yourself these questions:
• What kinds of evidence do we need?
• What specific characteristics in student responses, products, or performances should we examine?
• Does the proposed evidence enable us to infer a student’s knowledge, skill, or understanding?
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Pieces of a Balanced Assessment System
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Here’s What!Here’s What!
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Here’s What!Here’s What!
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Here’s What!Here’s What!
How does formative assessment inform instruction and provide students reflective opportunities about their own learning?
Important considerations:VarietyFeedback Alignment Self-evaluation
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So What?So What?Let’s consider Stage One like an
assessor.
What preassessment data will you need for this unit?
How will you use the data?
What formative assessments will provide you and the students with the feedback needed prior to summative performance?
How will your formative assessments complement the summative performance task to come?
How can the formative assessment provide both descriptive feedback and the opportunity for student reflection?
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Putting the Pieces Together
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Now What? Now What?
Content Exploration: Unit design and reflection
1. Review stage one2. Consider your summative performance piece3. Outline the data you will need at the beginning of the
unit.4. What formative assessment tools can provide
opportunities for assessor feedback and student reflection?
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Return to Balanced Assessment Return to Balanced Assessment InventoryInventory
Post-Session Reflection:Reflect on perspectiveContemplate the big ideas of
module
Self-Assess:Set a SMART goal
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Final ThoughtFinal Thought “Our success in teaching for
understanding depends on our design skills—our ability to design assessments that naturally raise questions and new ideas instead of telling students what we know, and assuming that they understand.”
~Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins
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Work ConsultedWork ConsultedMcTighe, J. And Wiggins, G.(2011). The
Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High Quality Units. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Tomlinson, C. (2008). “Learning to Love Assessment.” Informative Assessment. Web.
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Teacher Workshop Teacher Workshop Date: ___________Date: ___________Balanced Assessment:Balanced Assessment:A Gifted Learner Support SystemA Gifted Learner Support System
Name: _________________School: __________________Name: _________________School: __________________
Questions Comments, Suggestions, Ideas, & Questions
In what ways did your participation in today’s workshop enhance your understanding of balanced assessment?
In what ways might this information help to inform your work with regard to curriculum, instruction, and assessment?
What questions do you have as a result of today’s workshop?
This professional development was effective in helping me understand the academic needs of gifted learners.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
This professional development was effective in helping me understand the social/emotional needs of gifted learners.
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