Formative Assessment Micro Group Syllabus
Mandatory:
Micro group members must be working with students in order to use the online tools in their teaching. Your “classroom” can be brick and mortar OR online.
Purpose:
This micro group will engage practitioners in meaningful, job-embedded professional development which integrates formative assessment and technology. The micro group will result in a catalogue of digital resources focused on formative assessment tools that can be shared publicly.
Learning Objectives:
- Engage practitioners in a meaningful Community of Practice.
- Provide the field with a catalogue of annotated digital resources focused on formative assessment tools.
- Help educate the field about formative assessment via the reviews of the tools.
- Share the completed catalogue of resources with members of the broader community.
Timeframe: January through April, 2016
Events: Introductory webinar Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 2:00 EST
Member Tasks:
- Micro group members will each use and review 3 tools over the course of 3 months.
- Reviews will be submitted using an online form.
- Reviews will include personal experiences and uses of each tool.
- Members are encouraged to contribute online tools that they have discovered and/or used.