Formative Assessments allow the teacher to discover what students know while they’re still in the process of learning it.
Check out these Formative Assessment strategies to Keep It Fresh in your classroom.
Easily Share Video Responses!
Flippity
Quickly Launch a Class Poll
An Alternative to Today's Meet!
Go Formative - responses in real time
Kahoot: Fun and engaging game
Online Bulletin Board
Virtual Cork Board
An alternative to Kahoot
Students compete in teams
Word Clouds!
Go Soapbox - Love the Confused Meter □
Blog post with 75 ideas for Formative Assessment!
Collaborative Mind Mapping Tool
How to use ADOBE SPARK POST for Formative Assessments!
Open Educator Resources
Canvas Tips for Formative Assessments
Use a Canvas Discussion! Overview Video attached HERE.
Use a Video Reply Submission in Canvas to quickly assess understanding!
Use the Canvas Hot Spot Quiz Feature - A great way to quickly assess parts of a diagram / image!
Use the Canvas Quiz Essay Feature to gather paragraph responses!
Idea: Have students create a 1 minute paper. No time to research! Just write.
How to EMBED your Favorite Formative Assessment Apps (that aren't LTI) into your Canvas Course.
How to EMBED a Google Form into Canvas
How to set-up a Peer Review in Canvas. GREAT way to assess learning!
Just in case... A Fabulous list of VERBS to help you Formatively Assess.
Tried & True & Low-Tech Ideas!
7 Fast, Smart Ways to do Formative Assessments
Quick and easy
Get up and move
Index card ideas
ELL Ideas for ALL Classrooms!
3-2-1 Strategy
Think/Pair/Share
Fly Swatter Game
Formative assessments serve as practice for students, just like a meaningful homework assignment. They check for understanding along the way as guide teacher decision-making about future instruction; they also provide feedback to students so they can improve their performance." (Judith Dodge, "25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated Classroom")