ECMM+898+Support+for+Assessment+Literacy

=Individual Reading and Study: Understanding Assessment for Learning=


 * Instructor:** Jay Wilson

**Topic of Study:** Providing support for schools in Assessment Literacy and Differentiated Assessment


 * Action Plan: ** My intent in undertaking this independent study is to participate in the professional development sessions described below and review the literature outlined in the reading list. I would like to synthesize the information for administrators and teachers in our school division in the form of online workshops that would be accessed through Moodle.



= 898 Top 10 Big Ideas =

5. Assessment for learning has a positive effect on student achievement.
====6. Formative assessments promote learning when they help students answer three questions: Where am I going? Where am I now? How am I going to close the gap? ====

8. Assessmen for Learning is criterion referenced assessment.
====9. The expectation of an outcomes based curriculum is that all students will obtain a minimum acceptable standard and it is the job of educators to ensure that we structure the learning environment so that students meet the targeted learning goals. ====

10. The following formative assessment strategies support an assessment for learning classroom environment:

 * clearly outline student learning goals
 * specify criteria for success using rubrics and examples
 * provide effective feedback to students
 * involve students in classroom assessment
 * rethink the use of homework
 * differentiate assessment
 * identify appropriate ways of using assessment information to plan for instruction
 * adjust grading practices to accurately reflect student achievement

=Class Project and Presentation=

[[file:Understanding Assessment for Learning Presentation.pptx]]
=Moodle Overview:= =media type="file" key="Moodle Overview 2.wmv" width="429" height="429"=

=Term Paper=

Assessment for Learning Wiki
=Course Resources=

**Professional Development Sessions:**
**Supporting and Sustaining Differentiated Instruction**
 * 1) August 26, 2009

9:00 am – 3:00 pm
**Getting Serious about School Reform**
 * 1) September 16 & 17, 2009

September 17 8:45 am – 3:30 pm
**Teaching Assessment for Learning to Teachers Web-Conference Series for PD Leaders and Assessment Facilitators**
 * 1) Begins October 2009