Assessment techniques suggested for use by mathematics teachers. The five techniques are: observation, interviews, show me, hinge questions, and exit tasks. Move the needle on math instruction with these 5 assessment techniques! Mathematics education experts Fennell, Kobett, and Wray offer five of the most impactful and proven formative assessment techniques you can implement—Observations, Interviews, “Show Me,” Hinge Questions, and Exit Tasks— every day. You’ll find that this palette of classroom-based techniques will truly assess learning and inform teaching. This book gives you a concise, research-based, classroom-dedicated plan with lots of tools to guide your daily use of The Formative 5. K-8 teachers will learn to: Directly connect assessment to planning and teaching. Engineer effective classroom questioning, discussions, and learning tasks. Provide success criteria and feedback that moves students forward. Includes a book study guide, samples, and a companion website with downloadables and multi-media examples.

PART I Getting Started -- WHY FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT? ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES -- Assessment Literacy: What Is It? Why Is This Important? -- Formative/Summative: It's All Testing, Right? -- Formative Assessment: Assessing to Inform -- Classroom-Based Formative Assessment: Why Is This Important? You Do Have the Time to Do This! -- Formative Assessment in YOUR Classroom: The Classroom Is Your Canvas! -- Summing Up -- Professional Learning Discussion Questions -- PART II The Formative 5 -- CHAPTER 1 OBSERVATIONS -- Observations: Background and Basics -- Planning for Observations -- Tools for Using Observations in the Classroom -- Technology Tips and Tools for Recording Observations -- Using Observations in YOUR Classroom -- Summing Up -- Professional Learning Discussion Question CHAPTER 2 INTERVIEWS -- Interviews: Background and Basics -- Planning for the Interview -- Tools for Using Interviews in the Classroom -- Technology Tips and Tools for Recording Interviews -- Using Interviews in YOUR Classroom -- Summing Up -- Professional Learning Discussion Questions CHAPTER 3 SHOW ME -- Show Me: Background and Basics -- Planning for Show Me -- Tools for Using Show Me in the Classroom -- Technology Tips and Tools for Recording Show Me Responses -- Using Show Me in YOUR Classroom -- Summing Up -- Professional Learning Discussion Question CHAPTER 4 HINGE QUESTIONS -- Hinge Questions: Background and Basics -- Planning for Using Hinge Questions -- Tools for Using Hinge Questions in the Classroom -- Technology Tips and Tools for Recording Hinge Questions -- Using Hinge Questions in YOUR Classroom -- Summing Up -- Professional Learning Discussion Questions -- CHAPTER 5 EXIT TASKS -- Exit Tasks: Background and Basics -- Planning for Using Exit Tasks -- Tools for Using Exit Tasks in the Classroom -- Technology Tools and Tips for Exit Tasks -- Using Exit Tasks in YOUR Classroom -- Summing Up -- Professional Learning Discussion Questions -- PART III Next Steps -- CHAPTER 6 IT'S YOUR TURN! -- Why Formative Assessment? Issues and Opportunities -- Chapter 1: Observations -- Chapter 2: Interviews -- Chapter 3: Show Me -- Chapter 4: Hinge Questions -- Chapter 5: Exit Tasks -- What's Next? -- Appendix: Book Study Guide -- References.