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= Weekend Activities =

** The Goal of the WIKI weekend is three-fold: ** **1) To provide an opportunity for you to study formative and summative classroom assessment theory and practice in depth** ** 2) To provide an opportunity for you to research classroom assessment practices in your current school setting **
 * 3) To provide an opportunity for you to share your findings with others in the class and build a WIKI page around the concept of classroom assessment **

**I. INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS (Research/Study) Weeks I and II**

What is Assessment? What is the difference between assessment and testing? What are the principles upon which good classroom assessment should be based? What is the Relationship of Assessment to Bloom’s Taxonomy?

Finish setting up your WIKI Study the documents attached to answer the above discussion questions under "Introductory Questions" on your WIKI page. Read the articles linked below to provide additional background

[|3 HISTORICAL MILESTONES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS.doc] [|3 ASSESSMENT DEFINITIONS.doc] [|3 Assessment Definitions, Professional Learning Communities.doc] [|3 Assessment Principles Handouts.doc] [|3 Purposes and Principles of Assessment.doc] [|3 PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT GRAPHIC.doc] [|Principles of Assessment.pdf]

Click on these links to read these articles: [|Formative and Summative Assessments] []


 * II. ACTIVITIES (Research/Practice) Weeks III and IV**

1. Study the work of Rick Stiggins et al ( see links below) and the documents below. Then complete the following challenges on your WIKI page:

2. Describe Stiggins’ five-step process of classroom assessment development:


 * 1)  The development of clear purpose
 * 2)  The development of clear learning targets
 * 3)  Principles of sound assessment design
 * 4)  Effective communication of assessment results
 * 5)  Strategies to involve students in their own assessment

3. Scenario: You are a new principal of a (K-5, K-8, 5-8, 9-12—take your pick) school. How will you introduce Stiggins’ 5-step assessment model to your faculty?

4. What professional development activities will you need to provide to insure:

a. Teacher buy-in to the process? b. Improved student achievement results?

5. Interview at least three teachers and one administrator and observe how assessment practices are developed in your current (real) school. How do teachers use daily assessment data? Do they use the Stiggins model? Would they consider its use if they do not currently use it?

6. Share your plan and the results of your interviews with your EDL 735 classmates at the end of week IV on your WIKI page

[|Classroom Assessment.pdf] [|3 Formative and Summative Assessment Graph.doc] [|3 HOW ARE STANDARDIZED TESTING RESULTS USED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING.doc] [|3 PURPOSES OF HOMEWORK.doc] [|3 GUIDELINES FOR GRADING.doc] [|3 GRADING PRACTICES THAT INHIBIT LEARNING.doc] [|Assessment Tool Box.pdf]

Read the following articles for more background from Rick Stiggins and company: [] Look particularly at these articles:

Stiggins. 11/01/06: Assessment for Learning: A Key to Motivation and Achievement Stiggins. 12/01/05: From Formative Assessment to Assessment for Learning Stiggins. 09/01/05: Assessment for Learning Defined Chappuis, Stephen et al. 02/01/09: Supporting Teacher Learning Teams

**III. SHARED PROPOSALS (Research and Practice Protocols) Week V and VI** 1. Develop a District Assessment Policy for Assessment 2. Develop a Plan for Teacher Involvement in the School Assessment Plan which will be aligned to the District Assessment Policy 3. Develop a Plan for Student Involvement in the Assessment Process 4. Share your policy and plans on your WIKI [|3 Steps in Research Evaluation.doc]

**IV. FOURTH WEEKEND PREPARATION: Classroom Assessment Symposium**

Reflect on the study and activities you have been involved in during the past weeks. Come to our final class prepared to discuss the following on Friday evening: (Please write your "talking points" out and prepare to hand them in)

1) How would you define assessment? How would you explain the difference between assessment and testing to your teachers? Parents? Students? 2) How would you modify the Stiggins 5-step model to make it more effective in your particular setting?

3) What is the reality of the assessment process in your school? How would you move the assessment process in the direction you would like it to go?

4) How could classroom assessment process(es) be used more effectively?

5) What are some specific strategies that would better include students in the assessment process?