Assessment

Students will be accessing more and more online assessments.

See these tools for access to tools for building students’ understanding of the skills for online assessments.
See list of tools for providing online assessments for students.
See Google Form templates for quick formative assessments to use with students. (Note: Make a copy of the form to edit your own.)

Provide students supports in the completion of assessments.

Provide students with extra time to complete assessments.
Provide for multiple means of expression when possible. See strategies for ideas.
Support students in accessing after or before school teacher help.
Clarify directions. Ask students to annotate directions, writing prompts, and test questions.
Provide for short breaks during assessment.

Allow opportunities for student revision and retakes of assessment.

See link for MHS policy for revision/retake.

Provide opportunities for student self-assessment of their learning.

Provide opportunities for self-reflection and goal setting including their own strengths.
Have students develop short term goals for each unit.
Incorporate the use of visual thinking routines to provide students opportunities for self-reflection.

Support the creation of digital portfolios with students to support their understanding of learning over time and growth toward specific competencies/standards.

See link for resources to support digital portfolios.

Support student's development of study skills.

Post classrooms presentation, notes, and materials using Google Apps for Educations including Google Classroom.
Provide access to copies of classroom notes.
Provide direct instruction in taking notes, i.e. using two column note format.

Assign peer tutors.

At MHS, access National Honor Society students to tutor students.

Provide opportunities for multiple formative assessments before a summative assessment.

Use formative assessment to support students identifying areas of need including set of goals. Set short goals with students based upon formative assessment.
Incorporate use of technology for short formative assessments such as Socrative, Kahoot, Plickers, and Quizlet.
See video example of how exit tickets can support student formative assessment.

Provide clear criteria for success on assessments to support the identification of needed strategies.

Provide student single point rubric to clearly identify criteria for success.
Review standards/criteria for success several times during the unit.

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