Fix Or Repair Mistakes And Try Initiating Voice Everyday (FORMATIVE) ©

What teacher does not fall for a good acronym?

Source :http://assessment.uconn.edu/why/

I think it is safe to say that we have moved beyond the mindset referred to in the cartoon above, although the media may have you believe otherwise. Many want to paint a picture of teachers showing up, lecturing from PowerPoint slides, and then going home with dreams of summer vacation on their mind. In reality, we know that there is a shift toward infusing more and more formative assessments into our teaching repertoires. 

That being said, here are a few fresh ideas on how to try giving quick feedback to students WITHOUT sacrificing more of your time.

Sponge Activities: 

• Problem Solving Box 

• caution: may give you flashbacks to how your junior high sexual education was handled

• Blackboard Purge 

• Yes, you can use a whiteboard for this

• Texting 

• match your thumb typing ability vs. theirs Description on these Sponge Activities? Click here. 

Critical Thinking Activities:

• Origami Thoughts 

• test your folding ability w/ some mindful questions
• from TeachThought.com

• Writing Prompt

• how can I get the Instructional Coach to do some of this for me?

•  Description of these Critical Thinking Activities? Click here.

Entrance Tickets:

• give them the keys to learning by giving them the keys to the room.

• For a complete description on Entrance Tickets, click here.  

In addition to aiding the learning process, formative assessment is a good way to identify "that kid" ahead of time.

Stay warm everyone!

Special Thanks and S/O to Megan Thomsen @meganrthomsen for her help.