Lesson+Design+and+Formative+Assessment

Every child reads, writes, thinks and talks everyday in every classroom! Lesson Design and Formative Assessment Big Idea Teachers using the Backward Design process will experience a shift from teaching for teaching to learning for teachers and students. Essential Questions How could the BD process help teachers shift from "what and how" to teach a concept to "what is the learning and how do I know they learned?" In what ways could designing a lesson using the BD process support the 5 formative assessment strategies? Learning Outcomes-Students will be able to: 1. Respond to the Essential Questions. 2. Explain the relationship between the BD process and formative assessment.  Homework: Create a plan based on the BD process that demonstrates the 5 FA strategies.

Lesson Design: Versus Activity

A. Click on your partner group name. Read the 4 versus statements. You and your partner discuss each and record how you think each statement could relate to the EQ: EQ: "How could the Backward Design process help teachers shift from "what and how" to teach a concept to "what is the learning and how do I know they learned?" <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Respond to all 4 versus statements. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Partners for Versus Activity <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Karen and Michael - Teaching vs. Learning <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Lauren and Chelsea - Content Focused Design vs. Results Focused Design <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Gwen and Jonathan - Activity Oriented/ Coverage vs. Achievement Oriented Design <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Bruce and Ashley - Hands on Design vs. Minds on Design <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">B. Read the article Backward Design focusing on the versus statement assigned to you and your partner and the Backward Design process. You and your partner discuss the EQ in relation to the versus statement assigned to you AND the Backward Design process. Record your response to the EQ on your page. You will be responding to your assigned versus statement. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">EQ: "How could the Backward Design process help teachers shift from "what and how" to teach a concept to "what is the learning and how do I know they learned?" <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">C. Click on each partner group, read and discuss with your partner their assigned versus statement. Return to your page and record your connections for each versus statement and BD to the EQ. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">

Formative Assessment <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Review using Matching Card Activity <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">EQ: <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In what ways could designing a lesson using the BD process support the 5 formative assessment strategies?

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Teachers will read sections of the article "Classroom Assessment: Minute-by Minute, Day-by-Day" and prepare to give the main ideas, examples from the article, or their classroom to illustrate the formative assessment strategy or section read. Each teacher will present their section. As they present the group will record what they will use to connect to the section on the Response Chart. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Use the Minute by Minute Response Chart to record your responses. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Download and save the document to your computer. Record your responses and print. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Backward Design and Formative Assessment <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Partner groups will use both articles to discuss and respond to: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">In what ways could designing a lesson using the BD process support the 5 formative assessment strategies? Create a visual to record your responses and be prepared to share. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Homework: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Create a plan based on BD process that supports the 5 strategies.