Assessment Strategies in Mathematics

During this course, participants watch commentary by Lois Moseley, a noted speaker and author on the topic of assessment, who discusses various facets of assessment in today’'s classrooms. They also watch a mathematics department meeting in which teachers discuss assessment choices. In addition to completing several online activities, they also will develop a mathematics lesson plan that incorporates a variety of assessment elements.

Objectives:

• Increase understanding of the roles of standards-based assessment in the classroom.
• Explore the use of standards-based assessment to drive instruction.
• Gain increased skill at creating assessment pieces for the classroom.
• Analyze student assessment responses to determine further instruction.
  

RttT/SIG Assurances covered:

• Great Teachers and Leaders
• Turning Around the Lowest Performing Schools

Audience: Building Administrators, Coaches, and Teachers

Number of Participants: 1

Delivery Method: Online

Time: 3 to 5 hours

Lois Moseley is a McGraw-Hill author and well-known speaker on the topic of assessment.