Assessments
Formative
Interim/Benchmark
Summative
Performance
Definition: A low stakes assessment that gives the teacher data to use to adjust instruction
Journal Entry: Students will write a journal entry stating two things they learned today.
Definition: A form of assessment that requires completion of a task rather than answering questions.
Readers Theater: Students will perform a readers theater to show fluency and comprehension.
Presentation: Students will present their project with their group.
Diagnostic
Definition: Assessments used to determine students levels and whether they are likely to do well on future assessments
Mid-Unit Test: Students complete a test in the middle of a unit before beginning the next topic.
District Benchmark: Students complete a test given by the district over specific subjects.
Definition: Pre-assessment that provides data for a teacher to use to create instruction based on student knowledge and need.
Beginning of year Benchmark: A benchmark given during the first week of school that tests the students on content from the previous year.
Survey: Students will take a survey of the content they will be learning during the next unit.
Definition: High stakes assessment used at the end of a unit to gauge student learning.
End of Unit test: Students complete a test at the end of a unit, before beginning the next unit.
STAAR Test: Statewide standardized test used to see student overall performance and understanding of the content learned.
H.O.T Questions
Guiding
Closing
Opening
What conclusions can you draw from the cover?
How do you think this connects with todays learning?
Can you explain what is happening to the larvae?
How did you know that was happening?
Can you compare the butterfly's life cycle to another animal?
Explain the life cycle in your own words.
Kahoot Game: Students will compete against each other to answer a series of questions
