The Common Formative Assessment Cycle--This document illustrates the process course teams move through as they participate in the common formative assessment cycle.
The following activities have been created by Steve & Jan Chappius and Rick Stiggins to help course teams develop high-quality classroom assessments. Each of these activities may be used for a Course Team meeting.
Keys to Quality Assessment Materials--information about how to design high quality assessments.
Analyzing Assessments for Clear Targets--this activity enables teams to analyze an assessment to determine the importance of clear targets to quality assessment and to help participants discover the importantce of the test plan.
Creating Sound Assessments that Promote Student Ownership of Learning--this activity helps teams learn how sound assessment design can create a high degree of student ownership for their own learning.
This assessment will help you identify where your Course Team is in its development and it will assist you in setting goals for future work. Course Team Self-Assessment
Readings For Course Teams
These readings may assist a course team in developing a shared understanding of elements of course team work.
Transformative Assessement (2008) by W. James Popham. Chapter 1 of this book does an excellent job of defining what formative assessment is (and isn't) and provides a basic overview of why formative assessment is so critical for teachers to utilize to increase student achievement.
Learning by Doing (2006) by DuFour, DuFour, Eaker & Many. Chapter 3 of this book focuses on the importance of clear targets and common formative assessments. A concise overview of the rationale behind a course team needing to ask questions of, "What do we want students to know & be able to do?" and, "How do we know if the students have learned it?"
Common Formative Assessments (2012) by Bailey & Jakicic. Chapters 2, 5, & 7 of this book explain the importance of course teams using common formative assessments to boost student achievement. Chapters 5 & 7 provide detailed instructions for how course teams can work collaboratively to conduct a high-quality formative assessment cycle.
HPHS Course Team Resources:
The documents on this page will assist Course Teams in holding collaborative and productive meetings.Table of Contents
Directions for Editing a WIKI Page:
HPHS Course Team Documents:
Course Team Structure & Responsibilites--This important document outlines the structure and the specific responsibilites of HPHS Course Teams.Course Team Norm Building Worksheet--Use this document to guide your Course Team through the development of norms for your work.
Course Team Meeting Log--Use this document is used to capture the work of Course Team meetings.
HPHS Collaboration Calendar--Official 2013-14 Collaboration Calendar.
The Common Formative Assessment Cycle--This document illustrates the process course teams move through as they participate in the common formative assessment cycle.
Sample of 1st Quarter Common Formative Assessment Cycle - This document offers a model of how a course team could structure a CFA cycle.
Course Team Goal Setting Worksheet--Use this document to set immediate & short-range goals for your Course Team work.
space.template.Course Team Goal Setting Worksheet
Course Team Mid-Year Review Template--Use this document to help review 1st semester & plan your 2nd semester course team work.
Assessment Activities for Course Teams:
The following activities have been created by Steve & Jan Chappius and Rick Stiggins to help course teams develop high-quality classroom assessments. Each of these activities may be used for a Course Team meeting.Keys to Quality Assessment Materials--information about how to design high quality assessments.
Formative Assesment Research Summary--brief synthesis of formative assessment research.
Analyzing Assessments for Clear Targets--this activity enables teams to analyze an assessment to determine the importance of clear targets to quality assessment and to help participants discover the importantce of the test plan.
Creating Sound Assessments that Promote Student Ownership of Learning--this activity helps teams learn how sound assessment design can create a high degree of student ownership for their own learning.
Course Team Self-Assessment
This assessment will help you identify where your Course Team is in its development and it will assist you in setting goals for future work.Course Team Self-Assessment
Readings For Course Teams
These readings may assist a course team in developing a shared understanding of elements of course team work.