Assessing the Topic: the connections of all biotic and abiotic things in an ecosystem
Summative Assessments
Standardized tests
Teacher created test (specific to the content/expectations of this topic)
Action Projects
Final projects. Teacher identified
(constrained response)
objectives, student selected media
Reports
oral
Podcast
written
traditional paper
blog
class presentations
Google Slides
Using the Arts
Visual
dramatic/dance
music
youtube video
multimedia
Final projects. open-ended response
Journaling (learning journals,
phenology, student)
Overall analysis of student work.
Portfolio style to be used: for, as,
and of learning.
Formative Assessments
many can be done digitally using GAFE
Kinesthetic check-ins. like "Four Corners", "human graphing". Get kids up and moving to certain areas based on a response to prompts relating to understanding
Self-assessment
Drawing and Annotated sketches can be used in place of writing and/or oral responsed to many of the teacher prompt techniques
Arts integrated expressions of understanding
Misconception checks
Peer
teaching
review/assessment
low-stakes Quizzes
use of observable pair/small group activities
Think-pair-share
jigsaw goups
"Tickets" students write down main ideas
or what they are learning and their current
understanding in more detail
Digital, using Google forms (or equivalent)
Admit: at the beginning of class
Exit: at the end of class
Short timed questions; 1, 2, or 3 minute
responses to a prompt
Digital, using Google forms
Strategic oral questioning with higher-order questions
to determine the depth and extent of understanding
Whole class
groups
Digital using GAFE
individuals
Reflection: Written
3-2-1 with prompts