Hello Colleagues, Take a look at this quick video of teacher TeRaze Mickle implementing the UPS (Understand, Plan, Solve) formative assessment strategy for teaching math. I like the questions posed about this strategy:
- How does Ms. Mickle assess learning through each part of the U-P-S strategy?
- How can students use this strategy to assess their own understanding? [Self assessment is such an essential aspect of formative assessment. I know I personally want to include students more in assessing themselves!]
- How could the data gathered from this strategy be used to inform instruction? [Formative assessment is all about guiding our next teaching moves!]
How might this technique work in your context?
Cheers, Susan Finn Miller
Moderator, Assessment CoP