Instructional Minute

Formative Assessments are instrumental in maximizing student achievement. Results are used to monitor student learning and adjust instruction. By consistently monitoring and checking up on students’ academic progress and using a formative assessment process, teachers can correct and minimize the obstacles in students’ paths. Formative assessments are any measures or indicators a teacher uses during a lesson to monitor what students know and do not know. They can be completed in a variety of ways but are often quick and ungraded. An exit ticket is just one example of an effective formative assessment. Formative assessments can be used by both teachers and students as a means to improve learning.

Learning is a process of continuously modifying knowledge and skills. Sometimes new inputs call for additions and extensions to existing knowledge structures; at other times they call for radical reconstruction. In all cases, feedback is essential to guide, test, challenge, or redirect the learner's thinking. (Sawyer, 2006) Formative Assessment is this feedback.

Sawyer, R.K. (2006). The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences. Cambridge University Press.

Familiarize yourself with the digital format, types of questions, and digital tools typically found in the test by practicing with sample tests or previous exam papers. The following link offers a practice test by grade level and subject content.

To review additional grade level and content area sample items, click the link below.

Sample Item Sets

Below you can find the new, updated required instructional minutes by grade level and content area. Each grade level also includes a sample schedule.

K-8 Science: March 12th at 4:00 pm

K-8 Math: Math Open House, March 13th at 1:00-5:00 pm (Please see the Flyer below)

9-12 Math: March 14th at 3:00 pm

K-8 ELA: March 13th at 4:15 pm

9-12 ELA: March 19th at 3:00 pm

This steering committee is looking for a lead! If you are interested in leading the K-8th grade Social Studies Steering, please reach out to Heather Guerra, K-8 Instructional Director of ELA and Social Studies.

The documents attached outline K-8 curricular resources, standards and pacing. This can also be found by clicking here on the LSD website.

The document attached outlines 9-12 curricular resources, standards and pacing. This can also be found by clicking here on the LSD website.

This on-demand professional learning resource provides micro-learning videos about every IXL feature and best practices for implementing IXL. Teachers must be signed into their IXL accounts to access these videos. https://www.ixl.com/resources/elearning-library

A resource to use as you see fit.