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Webinar 2 Notes Assessment: Determining acceptable evidence of student understanding Presented by: Mary Meier

Explanation of : Content, Big Idea, Essential Questions, Summative Task

Rich and Compelling Content Big Idea->Essential Question>Summative Task

Designing a Unit of Instruction (3 Important Steps) 1. Identify Desired Result 2. Determine Acceptable Evidence 3. Plan Learning Experiences

Assessment -Formative -Summative Assessment Process Continuum Checking for quality....Grading.....Measuring Participation.....Covering Content.....Comparing student work (What each really does)

How can an instructor create opportunities for students to demonstrate their understandings? Formative and Summative Assessment Consider 3 Things-Well designed formative assessments should 1.inform both the teacher and the learner 2.occur at regular intervals 3.lead to inproved performance

What questions do we ask when designing formative assessments? Examples Brainstorming info that tells how students learning is progressing

Formative Assessement is....a check for learning that informs the future ....occurs during learning, informally ....happens regularly

Summative Task -Is worthy of culminating the investigation of the rich and compelling content -Effectively measures the degree to which students understand the big idea -States criteria for students to work toward Reviewed Each Began Reviewing Examples- "Big Idea" Artists raise awareness about the need to care for the environment Standards it relates to Math Connections "Big Idea 2" Images help to educate people about the importance of recycling Choosing a Summative Task for the big idea //__Checking for Alignment__//

Examples of choosing various assessments for example "Big Ideas"

//Small Group Discussion with Mentor of our Summative tasks// -how it aligns with our big ideas -how will we measure the degree to which the student understands

Conclusion -What is my summative task -How is it aligned with my big idea? -How will I measure student understanding?

Homework: Design my summative task, and be sure it aligns with my big idea!