5 Formative Strategies to Improve Student Learning from Dylan Wiliam and NWEA 2.14.19 Kathy Dyer Dylan Wiliam’s book, Embedded Formative Assessment, is filled with a number of insights. The foundation of the book... More
75 Digital Tools and Apps Teachers Can Use to Support Formative Assessment in the Classroom 1.31.19 Kathy Dyer There is no shortage of strategies, techniques, and tools available to teachers who use formative instructional... More
27 Easy Formative Assessment Strategies for Gathering Evidence of Student Learning 1.17.19 Kathy Dyer A few years ago, I came across Terry Heick’s blog – 10 Assessments You Can Perform In 90 Seconds – at... More
Dance Your Way to Effective Assessment Practices? 12.18.18 Veronica Ramirez If you were to ask any educator, “What are some current hot topics trending in education right now?” I submit that... More
What if the Whole Class was Participating? 11.13.18 Kathy Dyer When most people think about assessments, they still think mainly of summative or perhaps interim, and yet assessment... More
3 Ways Formative Assessment Supports Students (and Teachers) in the Classroom 9.25.18 Kathy Dyer Formative assessment is about using instructional practices that provide evidence of where students are in their... More
Trying on Formative Assessment in Your Classroom – How to Keep It Simple 9.11.18 Kathy Dyer We often use interim and summative assessments to measure student learning a unit or chapter at a time. But when it... More
Developing Your Formative Assessment Muscles 7.3.18 Kathy Dyer As we ease into summer, I like to think teachers and educators have a little more time and space to think about their... More
Personalized Learning is Student-Directed Learning 6.14.18 Kathy Dyer This article in EdWeek highlights an idea I love – WIN sessions in Henry County, Georgia. WIN, or What I Need,... More
Formative Instructional Practice – Using the Results and Data are What Matters 5.29.18 Kathy Dyer In a post about teaching techniques, Maryellen Weimer cautioned readers about loving techniques for the wrong reasons.... More
What You Need to Know When Establishing Success Criteria in the Classroom 3.29.18 Kathy Dyer If you’re a practitioner of formative instructional practice, or formative assessment, then you know that one of the... More
Eight Daily Classroom Data Sources to Empower Student-Directed Learning 2.22.18 Kathy Dyer Daniel Venables, in a TeachThought blog that I still often refer to, talks about data as tools teachers can use to... More
