The role of assessment for learning in evidence-based reading instruction

Assessment: The bridge between teaching and learning. ( Wiliam 2011)

Assessment for

Learning is

Evidence-Based

Practice

Basic ingredients of a neuro-science-informed classroom

•The children and the teacher are on a voyage of discovery together.• The joy is palpable.• The children are often moving • Emotion - the child’s and the teacher’s - is openly acknowledged as part of the learning

process

AFL is Social Emotional Learning

AFL IS SEL when…

– we create a community of learners environment– the classroom is a feeling place where we can

acknowledge strengths and struggles– we approach learning and all communication with

an open heart– we start from ‘I can’– we teach learners how to self and peer

assessment in a kind and respectful environment– we offer feedback that moves learning forward

AFL is Self Regulated Learning

AFL IS SRL when…

• we support and teach metacognition…• we support task interpretation…learning

intentions!• learners self assess and self monitor• learners ask questions• learners explain their thinking….• learners make choices about next steps

AFL supports Aboriginal education when…

We focus on the gifts that each child brings

We allow our learners to express their understanding of who they are as learners

We ask our learners to support each other…creating spaces of belonging in a

community of learners

A7xekcal: How teachers help us to locate the infinite

capacity we all have as learners. Developing one’s own

gifts and expertise in a holistic respectful and balanced manner.

I

WAYS IN…

• 6 BIG AFL strategies• Performance Standards used to move learning

forward• Listen to your learners• Access support and resources

A way in…The 6 BIG AFL strategies offer a GREAT starting place…. Start with one and the rest will follow…

A Way in…..GET COMFY with the Performance Standards

You can weigh the pig all you want, but what are you doing to help it to grow?

A way in…listen to your learners.

Learners of all ages can answer….

Where are you going with your learning?

How is it going?

Where to next?

A way in…The 6 BIG AFL strategies offer a GREAT starting place…. Start with one and the rest will follow…

A way in….ACCESS RESOURCES !

Assessment: The bridge between teaching and learning. ( Wiliam 2011)