Formative Assessment, Part 3 - 3 Reasons Why You Need to Include Formative Assessment in Your Lesson Plans. This is episode 800 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Steve shares three stories from when he was in 8th and 7th grade. The three stories -The Accident, The Beach, and The Jacket - will hopefully help you think about what distracts your students during your classroom instruction. Steve was focused on everything but the lessons by situations, the sights, sounds, and aromas from the school, as well as interactions with other students. These stories are focused on showing why you want to take time to discover whether the students are following you or not. You have to check for understanding. It is important to use formative assessment.

Formative Assessment is for determining what your students know and don't know. It is purposefully placed in your lesson plans. The type of formative assessment chosen is also determined ahead of time and placed in your lessons. The data gathered is used to make adjustments to your instruction. Additionally, the assessments are not graded.

Help your students be successful. Use formative assessment to make a difference.

If you haven't listened to the first two parts on Formative Assessment, see the links below.

Check out my Pinterest board on Formative Assessment for ideas and instructions on how to use different formative assessment tools. (See below for the link.)

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So much to think about!

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Here is the link to my Pinterest Board on Formative Assessment.

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Make sure that you check out the first two parts of this series on my podcast -

https://www.stevenmiletto.com/formative-assessment-part-1-what-why-and-resources-795/

https://www.stevenmiletto.com/formative-assessment-part-2-mini-whiteboards-and-stickies-as-formative-assessment-tools-796/

Length - 35:54

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