Assessment & Intervention of Student Learning

Effective Assessment & Intervention PD Shortz & Videos

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Building Content Knowledge​​

Mathematics Teaching Practices

Assessment - PD Shortz & Videos

Edutopia (K-12)

Videos:

• Five Keys to Comprehensive Assessment
• Taking a Playful Approach to Assessment
• Real-Time Assessment: Providing a Window into Student Learning
• Keeping Assessment Relevant and "Authentic"
• 60-Second Strategy: Interview Assessments
• Authentic Assessments at School of the Future
• Using Games for Classroom Assessment
• 3 Ways to Assess Math Understanding More Deeply
• 5 Ways to Conduct Formative Assessments Virtually
• Comprehensive Assessment: An Overview
• Using Exhibits as Assessment
• Building Formative Assessment into Game-Based Learning​​

• Using Data to Support Teacher and Student Growth
• How Differentiated Instruction and Formative Assessments Work at Forest Lake Elementary
• The Proven Benefits of Grading Less
• Strategic Goals: Formative Plus Summative Assessment Equals Rigor
• Exit Tickets: Checking For Understanding
• Performance Based Assessment: Making Math Relevant
• Mastering Self-Assessment: Deepening Independent Learning Through the Arts
• The Flipped Class: Formative Assessment
• Assessing Student Understanding through Drawings

Build Math Minds (K-6)

The Build Math Minds PD site provides elementary educators with PD and resources to better understand the mathematics so that they can help students become flexible thinkers in math.

Videos:

• The Best Math assessment Tool That Informs Instruction
• Assessing Math Proficiency: How many math problems should kids get?
• Assessing Math Proficiency: Does the type of math problem you use matter?
• Assessing Math Proficiency: Standards Based Grading
• Using Math Running Records to Assess Fluency
• What to Use to Measure Math Progress Instead of Using a Math Progress Monitoring Tool
• The Science of Making Math Stick: Using Brain Research to Combat the NAEP Scores

Prealgebra Teachers (6-8)

Playlists:

• Middle School Math Teacher Hacks (5 Videos)
• Test Prep Strategies for Middle School Math (24 Videos)

Maths - No Problem! (K-12)

Videos:

• What Does Effective Primary Assessment Look Like?
• How to Assess Student During Singapore Maths Lessons
• Why our Singapore Maths Assessment Papers are Unique

Teach with Dr. D (K-12)

Videos: 

• Pre Assessment PRO Reveals top classroom Secrets!
• The Hidden Secret to Maximizing Student Growth REVEALED through Assessment and Pre-assessments
• ​How to Assess Students Math Facts Fluency Addition Grades K-2

John Spencer (K-12

Video & Playlists

• Empowering Student to Own the Assessment Process
• How to Craft Student-Centered Assessments (Playlist - 8 videos)
• The Secret to Better Learning in the Classroom
  

Other by Category:

• General Assessment Information
  • ​What are Assessment Strategies for Gifted Students?
  • John Hattie on Visible Learning and Feedback in the Classoom
  • Formative vs. Summative vs. Diagnostic Assessment
  • Rubrics for Assessment
  • Authentic Assessment (Explained in 3 Minutes)
• Pre-Assessment
  • Using Pre-Assessment Data to Design more Effectively
  • Introduction to Pre-Assessments
  • The Role of Pre-Assessment and Differentiation in Instruction
  • Creating Pre-Assessments
  • Pre-Assessment in the Classroom
• Formative Assessments
  • ​Dylan William: Formative Assessment
  • Dylan William: What do we Mean by Assessment for Learning?
  • Dylan William: Feedback on Learning
• Summative Assessments
  • ​Summative Assessment (Explained for Beginners in 3 Minutes)
  • Summative Assessment (Strategic Assessment System, Part 3)

Intervention - PD Shortz & Videos

The IgnitED Teacher (K-6)

Videos:

• What Finally Worked for My Struggling Math Students 
• The 4-Step Fix that Closes Math Gaps Fast!
• How I Helped My Struggling Students Master Math
• Students Stuck in Math? Do This First

Edutopia (K-12)

Videos

• Response to Intervention: Safe Spaces for Math and Literacy
• Response to Intervention: Collaborating to Target Instruction
• Check-In/Check-Out: Providing a Daily Support System for Students
• Academic Success for All Students: A Multi-Tiered Approach
• 60-Second Strategy: Math Partners​

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Susan Jones Teaching​ (K-2)

Susan Jones Teaching:

• Math Intervention in Kindergarten, First, and 2nd Grade
• Mental Math Strategies You Need to Teach in 1st and 2nd Grade​

Other Videos by Grade Band:
Elementary

• Math Intervention Strategies (​Jennifer Chang Wathall)
• Why Tier 3 Math Interventions Fail (And How to Fix Them in 2 Steps)
• Assisting Student Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in Elementary Grades (IES)
• Addressing Math Anxiety in K-5 Elementary Math Classrooms (Amplify)

Elementary/Middle

• How to Start Math Intervention (IES Webinar)

Middle/Secondary

• Structuring Effective Intervention in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom (VDOE)
• Take Your Student Who Struggle with Math from Failing to Flourishing
• 3 Ways Just-In-Time Scaffolding Helps Struggling Math Students
• Math Workshop for Intervention without Stations