Tracye+-+Plans+for+Assessment

I plan to use the following items below to assess and evaluate the students on their project.
 * __Assessment/Evaluation__:**


 * Formative Assessment**

Tracye - This is a five week unit including the week of presentations/report outs. Wow this is a great that I can incorporate in at end of each class period instead at the end of the unit. Sample Questions: § Does your animal hibernate? Why? Why not? § Does your animal migrate? Why? Why not? § Where could you look to find more information? § What kinds of details would make your presentation more interesting? § Why does your animal live where it does? = =  § Librarian will assess and evaluate the research process and oral presentation.
 * Observe, provide oral feedback and assist students as they use the PebbleGo online database and Keynote presentation software.
 * I'm not sure how many research sessions you will have. But if you are using more than one class period to research, you could consider using an exit ticket. Asking a couple of quick/simple questions (How do you feel about getting animal facts today? What do you need help with?) will help you get some idea of how they're feeling about the research and their progress with it. When I do this, I can use the exit ticket responses to address problems at the beginning of the next session or counsel students individually and provide help. **
 * Discuss research process individually with students as they perform their research and provide guidance toward higher level thinking skills through the use of verbal questioning.
 * Summative assessment**

Will the classroom teacher(s) assist you with the assessment or are you going solo on this? Tracye - The teacher and I will assess the students together. We have four small second grade classes, so when the students get ready for the presentation during their assigned resource block, the classroom teacher will be present.
 * Student rubric to be used by students to assess and evaluate their own research process and oral presentation. ** Great idea... I remember that students are reading with a partner. Are they researching with the partner, too? If so, had you considered having them evaluate how they worked with their partner? ** Tracye - Students are working with a partner as far as selecting their animals and rotating within the workstations. However, each student is working independently throughout the research process.
 * Digital pictures of presenters to be taken by the librarian as students present orally and then given to students in print form with written feedback regarding their oral presentation. ** They will love this! **
 * Student produced final written/digital research paper/presentation. Thanks once again for such effective and useful feedback.