How to Develop Assessment
for Learning in the Classroom:

A Masterclass for teachers in UK Schools, Independent Schools,
International Schools,  Post 16 institutions and FE Colleges

This Masterclass has been designed to provide solutions to meet the changing developments around formative assessment.  Assessment techniques for use in the classroom and the school will be explored.  It will be especially useful for members of the Leadership Group, Subject Leaders, Year Leaders and Assessment Co-ordinators.

The course will provide an opportunity to explore, discuss and address the main issues around formative assessment techniques especially those in the classroom

Summative assessment techniques are becoming well developed in schools, but real progress can be made when schools focus on formative classroom based approaches. The course will provide practical solutions to tackling both assessment of and assessment for learning.

Proven strategies that support whole school assessment systems will be balanced by student level assessment approaches. The important link between learning and assessment will be emphasised throughout the day.

Insight Focus:

  • Memory, understanding and learning--the link
  • Structuring lessons to support assessment for learning techniques
  • Sharing success criteria, modeling, self reflection and feedback
  • Classroom strategies for assessment
  • Developing an assessment policy
  • Marking, grading and feedback
  • Developing assessment systems across the school

All Delegates will receive:
A comprehensive quality course pack containing key points and all OHTs from the day

Programme


9.30 Arrival and registration

10.00  Implications of current assessment for Learning developments

  • Recent developments around testing, assessment for learning and marking
  • What schools should be doing and what they can choose to do

10.30 Assessment for learning in the classroom

  • Formative assessment and its relationship to learning
  • The importance of memory and understanding to assessment
  • Structuring lessons to support assessment for learning techniques
  • Students' perceptions of assessment: key messages explored

11.30 Classroom strategies linking assessment and learning

  • How to develop assessment for learning techniques
  • Sharing success criteria, modeling quality, self/peer review, feedback and involving students
  • The role of strategic marking and annotating work
  • Improving your marking, grading and reporting to parents
  • Developing an assessment policy based around assessment for learning
  • Lessons learnt and case studies from schools implementing assessment for learning techniques

2.00 Developing assessment systems across the school

  • Devising systems which meet the needs of your school and students
  • Using formative assessment data in guidance systems
  • Tweaking your system for monitoring and tracking student progress
  • How to use attainment and achievement data
  • The importance of using achievement data which focus on learning issues
  • The use of student reviews to discuss student progress

3.30 Plenary

Course Dates:

11 July 2008 -- London

Please contact us if you'd like to enquire about in-house delivery of this programme. The cost would be  £600.

Course Fee:   £245 per delegate

Target Audience:  This day will be especially useful for members of the Leadership Group, Heads of Department, Heads of Year and Assessment Co-ordinators.


Trainer: The course will be led by Chris Haines. Chris provides many In Service Training sessions at a national level. Chris works closely with many schools and leads national conferences on strategies to improve teaching, learning and assessment. He is an expert on value added analysis, monitoring student progress and the type of systems needed to support assessment in the class

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