Using any device
(iPad, laptop, smartphone), go to
Todaysmeet.com/PAAdmin and respond to
the following:
Use no more than 140
characters to encapsulate a
description of performance
assessment.
The Power of Performance
Assessments
Heather Crouch, Instructional Technology Integration
Kirsten Maloney, AAP
Chris Powell, AAP
Ellie Stack, Special Education Instruction
Lisa Wooditch, Adapted Curriculum Specialist
Jot Thoughts
• Describe yourself in
five words.
• Jot each descriptor on
its own post-it note.
• Look for similarities at
your table.
Today’s Goals
Deepen understanding
regarding performance
assessment
Share available
resources related to
performance
assessment
Discuss ways for
administrators to
support use of
performance
assessment
Survey says…
Deepening understanding
Deepening understanding
Ainsworth and Viegut (2006) define performance
assessments as:
An activity that requires students to:
• construct a response,
• create a product, or
• perform a demonstration.
These tasks are often “open-ended” with more than one
correct answer, promoting critical thinking and
problem solving skills.
Deepening understanding
Data and Inter-rater reliability
Collaborative vs. Isolated
• Anchor papers
• Standardization activities
• Discussion stems and starters to reinforce
protocol
What successes and challenges has
your school experienced?
(Discussion Time: 3 Minutes)
Deepening understanding
“Performance assessments…
offer a variety of ways for students to
demonstrate what they know about
content. These additional skills are related
to attitude, creativity, ethics, perseverance,
honesty, teamwork, sense of fair play, and
many other behaviors and dispositions
needed not only in the classroom, but also
in the work force.”
Sternberg, Robert J. (2007). Assessing what matters. Educational
Leadership, 65 (4) 20-26.
Target Audience?
Deepening understanding
Target Audience?
Deepening understanding
Sarah’s Experience
Rows 1-2:
• What types of practices and assessments encourage
learning in this way?
Rows 3-4:
• What types of practices and assessments discourage
learning in this way?
Rows 5-6:
• What types of structures can we employ to support
teaching and assessing in this way?
Today’s Goals
Deepen understanding
regarding performance
assessment
Share available
resources related to
performance
assessment
Discuss ways for
administrators to
support use of
performance
assessment
Discussion
Developing and Supporting Skills
“21st century learning is not new but represents
what our best educators have been teaching us
for several centuries.”
--Jay Mathews (Schmoker, Focus p 25)
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Discussion
Collaborative Questions
1. In what ways can school administrators
support successful implementation of
performance assessments with their teams?
2. What are the drivers that need to be in place
in order to have initial successes with teams
that can model performance assessments?
Performance Assessment Research
• http://performanceassessment.org/conseque
nces/index.html
Today’s Goals
Deepen understanding
regarding performance
assessment
Share available
resources related to
performance
assessment
Discuss ways for
administrators to
support use of
performance
assessment
Resources
FCPS and Performance Assessment?
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Mentoring Mathematical Minds (M2 and M3)
FCPS Math Performance Tasks
Document-Based Questions
Problem-Based Learning Units
Parallel Curriculum Model – (Practice)
Scenario-Based Projects, Questions, Quizzes
AP/IB Internal Assessments – Exams
IBMYP Monitoring of Assessment
Problem Based Learning Units
Resources
Examples
Explain how a crumple zone or air bag
reduces the force on a body in a car
during a crash. Use some example
calculations and/or diagrams to support
your answer.
What might be possible responses from
students?
Resources
Examples
The Government has just announced a plan to
make front air bags and side air bags
compulsory in all cars. They then plan to allow
drivers to drive at any speed they want. They
claim that goods can then be delivered faster
and the airbags will mean fewer people in
hospitals. Do you think that this is a good
plan? Justify your answer.
Resources
Audit assessment
Resources
Resources on FCPS Google Share
Give a man a fish and you feed him
for a day. Teach a man to fish and
you feed him for a lifetime.
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