Course: Checking for Understanding
Description
Parents and caregivers want success for their children just as much as we do. Without the teacher training and career experience that we have, they may not necessarily have the same tools and strategies that we teachers have. So it’s up to us to equip them with ways to help motivate their children to do their very best. We’ll also explore how to communicate with parents/caregivers our expectations and their children’s progress.
Topics Addressed
Competencies
Knowledge: How can we check for understanding?
Skills: There are various techniques for checking for understanding.
Mindset: By performing ongoing formative assessment, we can custom tailor our instruction to maximize students learning.
Parents and caregivers want success for their children just as much as we do. Without the teacher training and career experience that we have, they may not necessarily have the same tools and strategies that we teachers have. So it’s up to us to equip them with ways to help motivate their children to do their very best. We’ll also explore how to communicate with parents/caregivers our expectations and their children’s progress.
Topics Addressed
- What is understanding
- Effective and ineffective techniques for checking
- When and how to check to perform formative assessment
- Responding to data from formative assessment
Competencies
Knowledge: How can we check for understanding?
Skills: There are various techniques for checking for understanding.
Mindset: By performing ongoing formative assessment, we can custom tailor our instruction to maximize students learning.