District Sharing: Formative Assessment and Grading Practices Using the LDC Rubric

1. District Sharing: Formative Assessment and Grading Practices Using the LDC Rubric

2. Check on Tech • Audio Wizard • Elluminate tools • Hand raise • Microphone • Smiley face • Checkmark • Chat box • Polling IU 13 LDC Webinar

3. Virtual Meeting Norms Please… • participate by using the microphone, answering poll questions, collaborating in breakout rooms and using the chat window. • raise your hand to indicate that you’d like to use the microphone when it is time for questions. • release the microphone when you are finished. • use the door to indicate that you are away from your computer if you need to step out. IU 13 LDC Webinar

4. Goals for This Afternoon… • Share LDC formative assessment and grading practices across schools • Show alignment between formative assessment best practices and LDC instructional ladder • Identify the difference between scoring and grading IU 13 LDC Webinar

5. Summative Assessment • Seeks to make an overall judgment of progress made at the end of a defined period of instruction. • Examples: • PSSA, PSSA-M, PASA • Keystone Exams • ACCESS for ELLs • End of unit exams • End of course exams

6. Formative Assessment • A planned process • Used to help teachers monitor and adjust their instruction accordingly to increase the probability of student success. • Classroom based and should help meet individual needs of students. • Formal and informal measures

7. Dylan Wiliam’s5 Assessment Strategies • Find out where students are • Provide feedback that moves learning forward • Make sure everyone is clear about the assessment criteria • Incorporate peer assessment • Embed student self-assessment

9. Examples of Embedded Formative Assessment in an LDC Module ~Kathy Thiebes, Economic Systems Module

10. Examples of Embedded Formative Assessment in an LDC Module ~Kathy Thiebes, Economic Systems Module

11. Examples of Embedded Formative Assessment in an LDC Module ~Kathy Thiebes, Economic Systems Module

12. Examples of Embedded Formative Assessment in an LDC Module ~Kathy Thiebes, Economic Systems Module

13. Connections to theDanielson Framework: 3d The elements of component 3d are: • Assessment criteria • Monitoring of student learning • Feedback to students • Student self-assessment and monitoring of progress

14. Grading vs. ScoringWhat’s the Difference? • Grading: reflects the performance of students relative to expectations at a particular point in time. • Scoring: uses fixed standards of quality that do not change over time.

15. Upcoming Webinars Upcoming Webinars: (3:00 – 3:45pm) • April 18th: Using Primary Source Documents and LDC • May 2nd: Preparing for the Summer Showcase IU 13 LDC Webinar

16. Contact Us! Barbara Smith- LDC Site Lead Email: barbaraa_smith@iu13.org Phone: (717) 606-1374 Cell Phone: (717) 644-1144 Skype: barbaraa_smith_iu Twitter: @BarbSmith2 Kelly Galbraith- LDC Consultant Email: kelly_galbraith@iu13.org Phone: (717) 606-1667 Cell Phone: (717) 419-4069 Skype: kelly.galbraith.iu Twitter: @galbraith_kelly Ruth Manthey-LDC Program Assistant Email: ruth_manthey@iu13.org Phone: (717) 606-1939 Tweet about LDC! @LDCIU13 IU 13 LDC Webinar