“Formative assessments nurture hope and say to students, 'You might not get this yet, but you will. Here is something else you can try that might help you understand and improve.' Formative assessment empowers teachers and students because it gives… — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“put my copy on the document camera so students can see how I read and annotate as I go.” — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“Stiggins’s Seven Practices of Assessment FOR Learning Where am I going? Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target. Use examples and… — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I put a star in the right-hand corner to signal that this paper has thinking on it that I might want to share… — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“After about four minutes of modeling what I want students to do on their own, I release the class to choose an article for… — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“Formative assessments nurture hope and say to students, 'You might not get this yet, but you will. Here is something else you can try… — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“Before students leave, I ask for an exit ticket. I have students record on a sticky note one question they have about the book.” — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“Anyone who doesn’t have a question, meet me at the table in the front.” — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“Discussion Anchor Chart Ways to discuss Take turns sharing. Ground your group members in the article by sharing a line from the text that… — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“In the book Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right, Using It Well (2004), Rick Stiggins et al. offer seven strategies for assessing… — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“Hmm. I wonder if you got stuck somewhere in the last twenty pages, because you’re the first one to complain that this book is… — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
“Options for Debriefing: Create a class anchor chart that synthesizes thinking that students will need to go back to over time. Ask students to… — Cris Tovani Copy Share Image
