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Assessment. Not necessarily a teacher’s favorite word, but whether it’s formative or summative, it plays a powerful role in helping students learn to write well.
If you’ve looked at rubrics for summative (high stakes) assessments, you’ve likely noticed that the traits are included, though in a more general way. In this workshop, we’ll focus on formative assessment, as it is the key to meaningful student growth throughout the school year—it helps us adjust instruction in real time and gives students the feedback they need to keep improving. We’ll take a look at real student writing and their scores, using trait-based scoring guides. Sample comments help us talk to students about their writing--what’s working and what still needs some work.
Most importantly, this approach is practical. It supports students without overwhelming them, and it gives us, as teachers, a clear efficient way to assess writing without spending hours doing it.
Assessment. Not necessarily a teacher’s favorite word, but whether it’s formative or summative, it plays a powerful role in helping students learn to write well.
If you’ve looked at rubrics for summative (high stakes) assessments, you’ve likely noticed that the traits are included, though in a more general way. In this workshop, we’ll focus on formative assessment, as it is the key to meaningful student growth throughout the school year—it helps us adjust instruction in real time and gives students the feedback they need to keep improving. We’ll take a look at real student writing and their scores, using trait-based scoring guides. Sample comments help us talk to students about their writing--what’s working and what still needs some work.
Most importantly, this approach is practical. It supports students without overwhelming them, and it gives us, as teachers, a clear efficient way to assess writing without spending hours doing it.