Assessment for Learning

1. Assessment for Learning A whole college approach

2. Aims • To revisit the key concepts of Assessment for Learning • To ensure this is clearly indicated on schemes and staff are continually developing assessment for learning tools for use in sessions

3. Dylan Wiliam Dylan is a well known teaching guru including the BBC documentary the classroom experiment and author of “Inside the black box.” http://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/videos/expertspeakers/assessmentforlearningdylanwiliam.asp http://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/videos/expertspeakers/assessmentstrategiesdylanwiliam.asp Videos can be found on Moodle or here: L:\STAFF\LFLETCHE\afl

4. 5 AfL Strategies Teacher role in knowing where the learner is through questioning, classroom tasks & dialogue Feedback to move students forward Understanding the success criteria Students as teachers supporting their peers Student self assessment of their own learning

5. Points for consideration What formative assessments do you use in your classrooms? How can we change our teaching habits to improve? How do you use the 5 AfL strategies successfully in your classroom? Are there any ideas that you would like to share about ways to include AfL in your classroom

6. Action Take away one idea from this session and trial it in your classroom.