Formative Assessment
This video collection, funded by Alberta Education, features Alberta teachers and students engaged in classroom assessment experiences. The videos are organized around the three sections of the AAC Key Visual.
Dimension #4: Engaging Students in the Assessment Process
Student Engagement: A Shared Responsibility
A teacher at McNally High School in Edmonton understands that student engagement is a shared responsibility.
View Video PageEngaging Students in Their Learning
Teachers at Holy Spirit School in Sherwood Park share how using mini whiteboards enables students to be deeply engaged in the assessment process.
View Video PageProviding a Risk-Free Environment for Diverse Learners
A teacher at Notre Dame High School in Calgary finds that individual student response whiteboards provide a risk-free environment for students to demonstrate their learning.
View Video PageDimension #5: The Critical Role of Practice and Feedback
Just-in-Time Feedback
Teachers at Monsignor Fee Otterson School highlight the benefits of providing students with just-in-time oral feedback.
View Video PageThe Impact of Teacher Feedback
A teacher at St. Jean Brebeuf School in Calgary structures her classes so that she has many opportunities to provide feedback to her students.
View Video PageEstablishing the Conditions for Peer Feedback
Teachers at Percy Baxter Middle School found that peer coaching is effective when a supportive environment is established and students are able to develop the appropriate skills.
View Video PageHelping Students Become Resources for One Another
Grade 6 students and their teachers from Medicine Hat Public Schools are experiencing the benefits of peer feedback.
View Video PageThe Impact of Peer Feedback
A teacher at St. Jean Brebeuf School in Calgary utilizes peer feedback to impact student learning.
View Video PageThe Power of Student Collaboration
A teacher at St. Elizabeth Seton School in Calgary structures her class so her students have many opportunities to work collaboratively.
View Video PageFeedback to Improve Learning
An art teacher at Harry Ainlay High School in Edmonton helps her students recognize the value of the feedback process.
View Video PageDimension #6: Time to Reflect
Using Feedback Effectively
Students need support in knowing how to use feedback effectively.
View Video PageDeveloping the Skill of Self-Reflection
A teacher at Monsignor Fee Otterson School helps students develop self-reflection skills.
View Video PageDimension #7: Formative Assessment to Inform Instructional Practice
Planning for Day-to-Day Assessment
Planning for assessment is part of day-to-day instruction for a teacher at St. Elizabeth Seton School in Calgary.
View Video PageEngaging Students through Effective Questions
A teacher at St. Elizabeth Seton School in Calgary uses ‘paper tweets’ to help her students reflect on their learning.
View Video PagePlanning Effective Questions
To guide next steps in instruction and assessment, a teacher at McNally High School in Edmonton incorporates effective questions into his instructional plan to determine student understanding of a concept.
View Video PageFeedback to Inform Practice
A secondary teacher at Hilltop High School in Whitecourt describes how she organizes her classroom obtain feedback that informs her practice.
View Video PageBalancing Formative and Summative Assessment
In preparation for an upcoming summative assessment, where might opportunities for formative feedback be integrated into the instructional sequence
View Video PageAssessment in Action Videos

11 Videos
Planning with the End in Mind
-Clarifying the Learning Destination-
-Planning for Assessment and Instruction-
-Considering the Needs of the Learners-

4 Videos
Summative Assessment
-An Accurate Picture of Student Performance-
-Combining Evidence in a Meaningful Way-
-Communicating Student Learning-
