This course equips secondary teachers with the skills to design and implement formative assessments that provide real-time insights into student learning. It covers a range of assessment techniques, including quizzes, rubrics, peer feedback, and self-assessment, alongside the effective use of digital tools. By the end of the course, teachers will be able to confidently implement a variety of formative assessment strategies to monitor student progress, identify learning gaps, and make data-informed instructional decisions.
Secondary Teachers
5.1.2 Proficient Level - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning - Assess student learning: Develop, select and use informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative assessment strategies to assess student learning
5.4.2 Proficient Level - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning - Interpret student data: Use student assessment data to analyse and evaluate student understanding of subject/content, identifying interventions and modifying teaching practice
$119 + GST - Individual Enrolment
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"This course was very helpful and straightforward. While we automatically do a lot of formative assessment when teaching, this was a good reminder of how to be mindful in our approach, with some excellent strategies on how to improve. This was a great refresher of Formative Assessment and how to best leverage it in the classroom."
"I found that this course reinforced my understanding of the basics of formative assessment. The instruction was explicit, and very useful resources were provided."
"The course was excellent. The inclusion of examples from different subjects made it easy to understand how to apply the content to my own subject areas."
Welcome
Acknowledgement of Country
Learning Objectives
Teaching Standards
Introduction
What is Formative Assessment?
Purposes of Formative Assessment
Benefits of Formative Assessment
Reflection Questions
Reference List for Module 1
Introduction
Types of Formative Assessments – Quizzes
Quizzes: Effective Implementation Tips
Types of Formative Assessment – Exit Tickets
Exit Tickets: Effective Implementation Tips
Types of Formative Assessment - Questioning
Questioning: Effective Implementation Tips
Types of Formative Assessment – Think-Pair-Share
Think-Pair-Share: Effective Implementation Tips
Types of Formative Assessment – Socratic Seminars
Socratic Seminars: Effective Implementation Tips
Types of Formative Assessment – Peer Assessment
Peer Assessment: Effective Implementation Tips
Types of Formative Assessment – Peer Teaching
Peer Teaching: Effective Implementation Tips
More Formative Assessment Strategies
Reflection Question
Reference List for Module 2
Introduction
Purpose and Advantages of Rubrics and Checklists
Creating Student-Friendly Rubrics in Secondary Classrooms
Aligning Rubrics with Learning Goals and Outcomes
Differentiating Instruction Using Rubrics and Checklists
Activity: Analysing Checklist Data for Differentiation
Integrating Technology Tools for Rubrics and Checklists
Reflection Question
Reference List for Module 3
Introduction
Planning a Balanced Formative Assessment Plan
Integrating Multiple Assessment Methods
Activity: Integrating Multiple Assessment Methods
Continuous Assessment Throughout a Unit
Example of Continuous Assessment in a Music Unit
Benefits of Continuous Assessment
Reflection Question
Reference List for Module 4
Course Feedback
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