Cathy Gassenheimer (@cathygassenheim) is tweeting live from the Learning Forward Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas. We’re capturing her Twitter streams for severeal sessions and sharing them as posts.
In one of her favorite Monday sessions, Cathy joined several other Alabama professional learning leaders for a workshop by Nancy Love, a Senior Consultant at Research for Better Teaching, and her colleagues. Their topic: What Teacher Teams Do to Maximize the Impact of Formative Assessment.
Love’s presentation was so engaging that the tweeting sometimes took a back seat. Fortunately, Jackie Flowers, Director of Instruction & Professional Learning in the Florence City Schools, was also tweeting so we’ve designated this post a team effort, sharing from Jackie (@JackieAFlowers) as well as Cathy.
And there’s a bonus! Download Love’s 38-page workshop guide here. You’ll read the research (“Formative Assessment—The Real Deal”) and you’ll also find some great actionable ideas, including several protocols and a checklist for success.
Session Summary
What Teacher Teams Do to Maximize the Power of Formative Assessment — Unleash the power of teacher teams by facilitating deep learning and application of a four-step formative assessment cycle, where teachers:
1) clarify learning targets and success criteria for themselves and their students;
2) infuse formative assessment throughout their instruction;
3) analyze student work frequently and in depth;
4) and provide timely, targeted feedback, reteaching, and extension.
►Nancy Love’s presentation slides
►Nancy Love’s recommended links
The Tweets!
Jackie Flowers (right) and Cathy Gassenheimer at the Nancy Love workshop.
Learning with @cathygassenheim in Nancy Love’s session at #LearnFwd18 pic.twitter.com/BiwBk2ytrc
— Dr. Jacquelyn Flowers (@JackieAFlowers) December 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/cathygassenheim/status/1069631355313684481
What Teacher Teams Do to Maximize the Impact of Formative Assessment with Nancy Love #LearnFwd18 pic.twitter.com/6dUM5UnVMi
— Dr. Jacquelyn Flowers (@JackieAFlowers) December 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/cathygassenheim/status/1069628676147339264
“Targets on the board are not targets in the head.” Nancy Love #LearnFwd18 pic.twitter.com/xHuoaNnKNT
— Dr. Jacquelyn Flowers (@JackieAFlowers) December 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/cathygassenheim/status/1069630891843117057
“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” John Dewey
Nancy Love’s Session #LearnFwd18 pic.twitter.com/beGDJer9CB
— Dr. Jacquelyn Flowers (@JackieAFlowers) December 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/cathygassenheim/status/1069692823878987777
John Hattie Video Communicating the Learning Target and the importance of success criteria in Nancy Love’s session https://t.co/5FPgtnbtln #LearnFwd18 @cathygassenheim
— Dr. Jacquelyn Flowers (@JackieAFlowers) December 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/cathygassenheim/status/1069624167438397441
Using the Criteria Analysis Protocol – predict, go visual, observe, infer/question then prepare to take FIRME action in Nancy Love’s #LearnFwd18 pic.twitter.com/FoBywOq44c
— Dr. Jacquelyn Flowers (@JackieAFlowers) December 3, 2018
Preparing for a team meeting with Nancy Love #LearnFwd18 pic.twitter.com/eoxUYf6Lxt
— Dr. Jacquelyn Flowers (@JackieAFlowers) December 3, 2018
