This article was very interesting to me. I think that formative assessment is a very important part of teaching effectively. This is supported by the statistic they article gave:“students taught by teachers who used assessment for learning achieved in six or seven months what would otherwise have taken a year (1998).“ Two other things that caught my eye were the ideas of “range-finding” questions: to reveal what students know at the beginning of an instructional sequence, and a “hinge point”: determines the direction the lesson will go, depending on student responses. I thought that both of these ideas could be very effective ways of teaching in almost any classroom.
I would definitely share and clarify intentions and criteria in my classroom. When I was in school it always helped me to see what a student had done to get an “A” before me. For many students I fell that this would be helpful when they are introduced to a new assignment. I also really like the idea of using “exit passes” in my classroom. This would be a great way to track students progress and understanding on a day to day level.
I would be interested to learn more about how teachers can activate students as the owners of their own learning.
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