Formative Assessment
Find and share ideas for checking in with students during a project, class, or semester to assess their learning and see if content or instruction needs adjusting.
8 Steps to Making Feedback More Effective
A process that integrates peer and teacher feedback with periods of revision drives deeper learning for middle and high school students.1.4k
Using Drawings for Formative Assessment
Asking middle and high school students to sketch something they’re learning can give teachers a clear sense of what they do and don’t understand.1.6k
Covid-19’s Impact on Students’ Academic and Mental Well-Being
The pandemic has revealed—and exacerbated—inequities that hold many students back. Here’s how teachers can help.21.3k
4 Formative Assessment Ideas to Try This Year
Interactive tools can make formative assessments engaging for high school students, helping teachers gain valuable insights to guide their work.741
7 Smart, Fast Ways to Do Formative Assessment
Within these methods you’ll find close to 40 tools and tricks for finding out what your students know while they’re still learning.36.1kInviting Participation With Thumbs-Up Responses
A quick assessment strategy replaces raised hands, encouraging more students to contribute by accommodating their different processing needs.35.5k
7 Ways to Do Formative Assessments in Your Virtual Classroom
Finding out what your students are really learning remains indispensable to teaching. Here’s what teachers are doing to check for understanding online.12.4k
8 Quick Checks for Understanding
Formative assessment is a proven technique for improving student learning, and the strategies shared here by Jay McTighe work both in the classroom and remotely.7.8k
Formative Assessment in Distance Learning
Schools are closed but schooling goes on, and it remains crucial that teachers find ways to see what students are learning.17.6k
Continuously Refine Your Practice With Student Feedback
A simple, tightly focused student survey can help teachers quickly home in on areas to improve—but you need to be fully prepared to make changes.416
Getting Students on the Road to Self-Advocacy
With some simple supports, students in grades 3 to 8 can take the wheel and assume some responsibility for their learning journey.377
Reading the Virtual Classroom Is Hard, but It Can Be Done
Many teachers find it difficult to gauge how well students understand a lesson in an online classroom. A technique common among award-winning online instructors should help.10.7k
The Mistake-Friendly Classroom
Learning from mistakes is crucial for growth. Here are a few ways teachers can prepare to take advantage of them.833
Digital Science Notebooks Showcase Student Learning
Interactive notebooks that hold bell work, lab data, and class notes serve as a portfolio of learning—for the benefit of both students and their teacher.257
3 Ways to Ask Questions That Engage the Whole Class
These techniques guide all students to process course content and then actively demonstrate their learning.13.9k