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Students investigate the life cycles of engineered products and how they impact the environment. They use a basic life cycle assessment method that assigns fictional numerical values for different steps in the life cycle. Then they use their analyses to compare the impacts of their products to other products, and suggest ways to reduce environmental impact based on their analyses.
This resource from Ditch That Textbook looks at assessment and how we can provide feedback in the most manageable, effective and efficient way possible.
Find great examples and strategies in the following areas:
- Whole-class feedback
- Triaged feedback
- Student self feedback
- Peer feedback
"Free self-paced quizzes to review, assess, and engage—in class and at home."
This is a great formative assessment tool that makes learning and reviewing feel like a game.
This tool is great for students when working individually (compared to Kahoot! and Quizlet where the class plays together). Kids could do them at a station, centre or even for homework.
Turn your assessment into a game!
Anyone can use Quizlet to study and learn content created by other users, or to create your own custom study sets. You can also share sets with friends, classmates or your students.
The best way to get started on Quizlet as a student or a teacher is to search for sets made by other Quizlet users. Students and teachers create new study sets all the time, so it's quite likely that you'll be able to find what you're looking for.
This is a great tool for formative assessment. Students can work in groups and compare answers and learn from one another.
*Math assessment materials
*Reading K-6 assessment materials
K-6
Select "Acadience Reading K-6 (Digital Administration" from the left menu; and "Benchmark Materials" from the right menu. - Then Select Your Grade's Materials .
7-9
Select "Acadience Reading 7-8 (Digital Administration" from the left menu; and "Benchmark Materials" from the right menu. - Then Select Your Grade's Materials .
This chart compares reading levels for guided reading, DRA, reading recovery and lexile by grade.
This is an end-to-end tutorial of Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams. This is a Microsoft Teams new feature for education that improves student reading fluency, saves time and tracks insights and progress. Reading Progress is one of the new features in Microsoft Teams for Education. Teams Reading Progress is a FREE tool that supports students in building reading fluency through independent reading practice, educator review, and educator insights. Reading Progress allows educators to assign reading fluency passages that students can independently record themselves reading out loud. Educators can review the audio and video, and gather insights automatically on student progress. The program automatically detects the student's reading fluency and accuracy. Teachers can get fluency/accuracy data on individual students and for the whole class.
Check out Microsoft Teams Reading Progress blog: https://aka.ms/ReadingProgressMay2021 to see even more of what this great tool can do for you!
In this podcast episode, Kate Winn and guest Renata Archie dive into early reading screening: what is it, why is it needed, and most importantly, how it can inform instruction.
Rubrics for reading are provided for Grades 1 to 12.
This document contains the following:
Curriculum Renewal
Using this Curriculum Support Document
Broad Areas of Learning
Cross-curricular Competencies
Aims
Goals
Understanding the Conceptual Foundations
Identifying the Big Ideas
Outcomes
Assessment and Evaluation
Planning with a Focus on the Outcomes
Reflecting on the Conceptual Foundations
Next Steps
Appendix A: Broad Areas of Learning
Appendix B: Cross-curricular Competencies
Appendix C: Aims for Areas of Study
Appendix D: Goals for Areas of Study
Appendix E: Questions and Responses
Bibliography
"Based on the information provided in Renewed Curricula: Understanding Outcomes (2010), this resource may be used in professional learning workshops or meetings to provide an overview of curriculum renewal including examination of student outcomes in an area of study. The discussion questions and suggested activities included in this resource may be adapted to support individual teacher reflection and planning, subject area or grade-alike professional learning groups, an entire school staff, cluster of schools, or school division-wide in-service."
This learning can be completed individually or facilitated with a larger group.
The learning surrounds the Ministry Document "Renewed Curricula" Understanding Outcomes". This can also be found in The Resource Bank by copying and pasting this web address into your browser: https://resourcebank.ca/courses/renewed-curricula-understanding-outcomes
Report Card Information
"You can create customized rubrics for primary, elementary, middle, and high school.
When you make a rubric, you can use default text for a variety of existing performances, or create your content from scratch."
Sample rubrics for a variety of subjects are available.
Create custom assessments for student work using this tool.
It takes time to create a quality rubric, but this is where the Rubric Maker can help. When you pull-down a component to add to your rubric, assessment criteria is populated for each level! The text is fully-editable so you can customize for the needs of your classroom.
The free membership allows you to create rubrics, save them, print them and export a PDF file.
A document of description words that can be used to help build 4 point rubrics.
Rubrics are included for English Language Arts courses at Sun West School Division in SK.
Over 30 amazing pieces are included.
This is a fabulous resource.
"How are our students doing? Who needs our support right now?"
This year, checking in on students frequently and consistently is even more critical to creating a safe and supportive learning environment.
Administrators and educators can these questions during a morning meeting, advisory period, small group intervention, or general class time to:
Check in on student well-being and supports
Do an interim SEL skills and competencies check
Gather classroom feedback to inform instruction
Identify the students who need extra help right now academically, socially, and emotionally
In This Guide, You'll Get Access to:
✔ Panorama's full check-ins question bank (includes 80+ free response and multiple choice questions for grades 3-12)
✔ Recommendations on who should use the questions, how often to send check-ins, and how to take action on the data
✔ An overview of Panorama's new student check-ins tool, which is a companion to annual SEL and school climate measurement "
You will need to provide your information to download the guide.
Science assessment rubrics for every grade from Grade 1-9, for each unit.