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.
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
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.19.9k
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.6.8k
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.11.3k
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.32k
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.17.2kInviting Participation With Thumbs-Up Responses
A quick assessment strategy replaces raised hands, encouraging more students to contribute by accommodating their different processing needs.33.4k
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.10.6k
How to Spend Less Time Grading
Carefully deciding what to grade and providing students with rubrics can make grading less time-consuming.4.1k
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
How to Make Sure Grades Are Meaningful and Useful to Students
Giving grades that truly reflect student learning is one of the perennial problems in teaching, and these shifts in thinking about how to gather and report grades can help.3.8k
Using Online Whiteboards to Boost Student Engagement and Confidence in Math
Two teachers who had students use individual dry-erase boards in the classroom have switched to online whiteboards—a change they plan to keep.1.6k
4 Assessment Strategies for Distance and Hybrid Learning
A few ways to set up formative and summative assessments that provide an accurate picture of what students know.4k
5 Ways to Conduct Formative Assessments Virtually
To check for student understanding during remote learning, teachers can adapt old standbys and embrace new digital tools.2.4k