Assessment FOR Learning

Sharing assessment strategies that help students learn

AFL Online Resources

If you have an idea for a resource that should be added to this page let Scott Habeeb know and we'll add it.
  • Rubistar - make rubrics for project-based assessments
  • NCTM Article - a good formative assessment article from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Welcome to AFL

This site has grown out of the City of Salem Schools' (VA) attempts to incorporate AFL practices into its schools. It is open for any educators who are interested in sharing strategies and ideas for using assessment data to maximize student learning. We hope you will join and become an active member. We learn best when we get to share with one another.

Take a moment to introduce yourself to the other members by replying to the Introductions forum discussion.

Members

  • Jacek Polubiec
  • Paula Kay Gerrol
  • Scott Habeeb
  • Linda
  • Justin Scoggin
  • Lisa Valentine
  • Susan S. Turner
  • Joshua Fraser
  • Chad Nelson
  • Mark Ingerson
  • James Forester
  • Justin Talmadge
  • Jon Audain
  • John Hall
  • Lee Hodges
  • Jody McKean
  • Thad Snyder
  • Mike Zellmer
  • David Miller
  • Chad Sansing
  • David J. Turk
  • Jeff Bird
  • David Wallace
  • Matt Bova
  • Randall Sell
  • Jason Sells
  • Stephen Magenbauer

Blog Posts

Scott Habeeb

6 Key AFL Ideas

The 2008-2009 school year was my school and school system's first year exploring Assessment FOR Learning/Formative Assessment. It was definitely a learning year for all of us.



Over the summer of 2009 I spent some time thinking back on what I had learned about AFL during the year. I thought about conversations that had occurred on our school's AFL Committee. I thought about time spe

… Continue

Posted by Scott Habeeb on February 7, 2010 at 6:30pm

Scott Habeeb

AFL - Students checking their progress (World Language example)

If we can use AFL strategies to get students to monitor their own progress and to use feedback to guide their learning, then we have truly accomplished something. Here is an example of how that might be done. This specific example is for a French 2 class. However, it's really a vocabulary example and could be used in any classroom where vocabulary was being taught. Actually, it could probably be applied many more situations than just vocabulary.

Each student receives a Progress Check Sheet at t… Continue

Posted by Scott Habeeb on January 29, 2010 at 12:00pm

Scott Habeeb

Did AFL guide my instruction today?

Here are a few questions you can ask yourself as you evaluate whether or not AFL principles are present in your classroom:

1. Did I leave class today with the assessment data/info I need to know for sure how well my students - as a group and/or individually - understood the lesson I just taught them?

2. Did my students leave class today with the assessment data/info they need to know for sure how well they understood the lesson I taught them?

If the answer to both questions is a… Continue

Posted by Scott Habeeb on January 28, 2010 at 9:30pm

Scott Habeeb

AFL principles can guide many different types of classroom practices

I just had an opportunity to watch AFL principles being applied in an interesting manner in a teacher’s classroom.

The teacher is Lewis Armistead. The class is Advanced Algebra/Trig. This class is dual enrolled with Virginia Western Community College and includes Math students ranging from pretty strong to our strongest.

Today is the final day of the 3rd grading… Continue

Posted by Scott Habeeb on January 27, 2010 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Anna Armstrong Dyer

review

Twice a week mini quizzes are an excellent way to assess student progress and a method for them to measure their progress, labs are a great way to assess material as well as skills

Posted by Anna Armstrong Dyer on January 13, 2010 at 4:51pm

Melanie E Smith

Getting and Giving Student Feedback

Check out this article by Heather Rader on getting and giving student feedback, a concept that is central to AFL!



Hmmmm... the hyperlink feature does not seem to be working! Here is the full text:

Getting and Giving Student Feedback
Heather Rader
I saved this quote from an email with the title "Why We Love Children":

A little girl had just finished her first week of school. "I'm just wasting my time," she sai… Continue

Posted by Melanie E Smith on January 13, 2010 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Scott Habeeb

Google Custom Searches (made with Jing)

Not necessarily directly AFL related, but here is a quick video that you might find useful. It's about creating Google Custom Searches. The video was made with Jing.

Just click on the link below:

Using Google Custom Search (made with Jing)

Posted by Scott Habeeb on December 22, 2009 at 12:30pm

Scott Habeeb

Assessment FOR Learning - Philosophy v. Procedures

I was in a workshop today with members of our Central Office and teachers and administrators from each school in our school system. The purpose of the workshop was to apply AFL to our division's AFL endeavors. Today we assessed each school's progress with AFL and our division's progress as a whole. We had discussions and made plans for how we need to move forward based on how things have or haven't been going so far. So we assessed our progres… Continue

Posted by Scott Habeeb on December 9, 2009 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments

Forum

Jacek Polubiec

New Educational Community needs members

Just starting up a new community geared towards Urban Education. Check it out and join and comment

Started by Jacek Polubiec in General Discussion 6 hours ago.

Justin Scoggin

effective assessment in EFL or ESL 1 Reply

Is all effective assessment in EFL or ESL classes performance-based?

Tagged: performance-based, ESL, EFL

Started by Justin Scoggin in General Discussion. Last reply by Justin Scoggin Feb 5.

Scott Habeeb

SHS Staff Development - 1/13/10 - Whiteboards - An example of AFL 16 Replies

This Forum Discussion was started for Salem High School's Staff Development Faculty Meeting held on 1/13/10. For today's staff development activity, SHS faculty members will be analyzing an example…

Tagged: learning, review, activity, for, assessment

Started by Scott Habeeb in General Discussion. Last reply by Jeff Bird Jan 13.

Scott Habeeb

Introductions 25 Replies

Welcome to Assessment FOR Learning. Take a moment to let the other members know a little about you. Just reply to this Forum discussion with information about where you teach, your interest in AFL, e…

Tagged: learning, introduction, assessment, AFL

Started by Scott Habeeb in Introductions. Last reply by Jennifer Dean Jan 11.

Scott Habeeb

SHS Staff Development - 10/28/09 - GPS - An example of AFL 24 Replies

This Forum Discussion was started for Salem High School's Staff Development Faculty Meeting held on 10/28//09. For today's staff development activity, SHS faculty members will be analyzing an exampl…

Tagged: shs, salem, high, school, GPS

Started by Scott Habeeb in General Discussion. Last reply by Scott Habeeb Oct. 28, 2009.

Scott Habeeb

SHS Staff Development - 9/23/09 - Grading v. Assessment 20 Replies

This Forum Discussion was started for Salem High School's Staff Development Faculty Meeting held on 9/23//09. Throughout this school year we will be looking at 6 ideas about AFL that stood out after…

Tagged: learning, for, assessment, grading

Started by Scott Habeeb in General Discussion. Last reply by H. Alan Seibert Sep. 28, 2009.

Scott Habeeb

SHS Staff Development - 9/3/09 - The relationship between assessment and grading 22 Replies

This Forum Discussion was started for Salem High School's September 3, 2009 inservice on AFL. Last year our school spent an entire year looking at AFL, at what it means, at how it can be applied to…

Tagged: discussion, group, inservice, grading, assessment

Started by Scott Habeeb in General Discussion. Last reply by Tomi Nave Sep. 5, 2009.

Scott Habeeb

Elementary AFL Practices 4 Replies

What is an AFL practice/idea/strategy that you used successfully at the elementary level? Feel free to share multiple ideas. The more ideas shared here the more useful the forum will be.

Tagged: practice, elementary, idea, strategy, assessment

Started by Scott Habeeb in General Discussion. Last reply by Scott Habeeb Sep. 4, 2009.

 
 

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This question goes for any foreign language class really.
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