Updated and Expanded From The Formative 5: Everyday Assessment Techniques for Every Math Classroom
Leverage formative assessment in mathematics every single day For fans of the bestselling book The Formative 5: Everyday Assessment Techniques for Every Math Classroom comes this updated and expanded edition for understanding and implementing highly effective, research-backed formative assessment techniques into seamless, daily practice with students in grades K-12. The Formative 5 in Action serves as an interactive guide that steers teachers toward successful implementation of the formative five techniques of observation, interviews, Show Me, hinge questions, and exit tasks. This updated guidebook offers: More than 120 minutes of video examples of the five techniques in action in real K-12 classrooms, showing teachers not just what to do but how to do it An engaging format with built-in reflection exercises and activities that foster both individual professional learning and promote PLC study through discussion and collaboration An explicit emphasis on providing effective and timely feedback to students, while harnessing student strengths throughout teaching and learning Comprehensive responses to teachers' frequently asked questions that have surfaced since the publication of the first edition The research is clear - the authors' five formative assessment techniques lead to greater attention to planning and stronger instruction for teachers and better achievement for students. The Formative 5 in Action is a truly engaging resource that helps mathematics teachers and instructional leaders engage in classroom-based formative assessment with precision, intentionality, and ease.
Everyday Assessment Techniques for Every Math Classroom
All On-Your-Feet Guide orders receive FREE SHIPPING! Use code SHIPOYFG at check out. "The On-Your-Feet Guide provides a great reminder of the 5 strategies for formative assessment. It is a great way to increase the impact on mathematics education in the classroom. It's a must-have to keep those strategies fresh in your mind. Too often we forget the key ideas from a book- this guide serves as a quick reminder of the key points." -Kevin Dykema, 8th Grade Math Teacher, Mattawan, MI Formative assessment is frequently thought of as something "extra" when really it should be integral to what teachers and students are actually doing within a mathematics lesson. Skip Fennell, Beth Kobett, and Jon Wray show that when used regularly, the Formative 5 assessment techniques represent viable, classroom-validated, in-the-moment practices for monitoring your students' mathematics learning and identifying your instructional next steps. This On-Your-Feet Guide provides: A brief look at each of five every-day formative assessment techniques: Interviews, Observations, Show Me, Hinge Questions, and Exit Tasks Critical questions and tools for implementing each technique. Special considerations and ways to assess your effectiveness in order to plan your next mathematics lesson. Brief videos with comments from authors and teachers along with classroom footage showing the Formative Five in action. Using the Formative 5 daily in your planning and teaching will truly influence student learning. On-Your-Feet Guides (OYFGs) provide you with the ultimate "cheat sheet" to implement effective change in your classroom while in the moment of teaching. Designed for accessibility, and providing step-by-step guidance, the OYFGs are written by experts who take research-based practices and make them doable for the busy teacher. Each On-Your-Feet Guide is laminated, 8.5"x11" tri-fold (6 pages), and 3-hole punched. Use the On-Your-Feet Guides When you know the "what" but need help with the "how" As a quick reference to support a practice you learned in a PD workshop or book To learn how to implement foundational practices When you want to help your students learn a specific strategy, routine, or approach, but aren't sure how to do it yourself
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Tools, Plans, and a Process That Works for Any Instructional Leader, Grades K-12
Using the Leading for Mathematical Proficiency Framework, the authors position student outcomes as the focus of all professional work and connect the Eight Mathematical Practices for students with NCTM's Eight Effective Teaching Practices to help you guide teachers toward growing mathematics proficiency in their classrooms. This hands-on resource details critical coaching and teaching actions, and offers nearly a hundred tools for shifting classroom practice in a way that leads to student math proficiency and understanding of mathematical concepts. It also hones in on key areas such as content knowledge, student engagement, questioning and discourse, analysis of student work, formative assessment, support for emergent language learners and students with special needs, and more.
