Using assessments to benefit students will be the focus of this session.
Sleep Inn & Suites
1006 South Haynes Avenue Miles City, MT 59301Please arrive on time to check in and get settled. The session will begin at 8:30.
Making the Most of Assessments: Finding the Diamonds in the Rough
Summative, formative – isn’t an assessment just an assessment? Using assessments to benefit students will be the focus of this session. What does a summative assessment tell us? How can we use that data to improve our instruction? How about using assessments formatively? Is it possible to find actionable data from those assessments? How to utilize assessment data to identify instructional skill levels for individual students which will support you as you strive to meet the individual needs of students.
Progress monitoring will be discussed along with easy to use, quick tools that will effectively monitor student achievement providing valuable data that informs the next steps when differentiating instruction for students. Implementing goal setting based on assessment data is motivating and communicates the connection of skills to each students’ everyday experiences. We will dig deep to find those diamonds and use them to support student success!
Teaching for Cognitive Engagement: It’s more than just keeping them awake!
Have you ever wondered how to really be sure your students are doing as much of the cognitive work as possible – the writing, the thinking, the analyzing, the talking? (Lemov, 2015) This session will explore instructional strategies that are geared toward increasing the cognitive engagement of each student while embedding a variety of opportunities to respond (OTR) and checking for understanding (CFU) strategies throughout your lessons. Emphasis will be on practical application within your daily routines that maximizes learning for every student.