Teachers model a collaborative process to grade student responses on the Rocky Road performance task.
HS Math
Rocky Road: Peer Coaching
A student uses a Rocky Road peer coaching tool to get feedback on his work from a classmate.
Rocky Road: Setting up the Class
A teacher prepares her class to complete the task by highlighting the context, criteria, and rubric.
Formative Assessment in High School Mathematics Classrooms
Alberta teachers and students discuss how formative assessment supports student learning in high school mathematics classrooms.
Teacher Leaders Supporting Sound Assessment Practices
Teacher leaders learn how to support sound assessment practices in high school mathematics classrooms.
Formative Assessment: Practice in Math
Structured activities like row games and speed dating help students learn how to give appropriate feedback to their peers.
Formative Assessment: Individual Whiteboards
Individual whiteboards are a great classroom tool to facilitate the exchange of feedback between students and their teachers.
Formative Assessment: Student Self-reflection
Effective self-reflection opportunities empower students to become owners of their learning.
Resources used in the lesson, as shown in the video, by Mathematics 20-1 teachers.
- Cards for 5 Stations (download Word document)
- Cards for 5 Stations (download PDF document)
- Exit Slips for Self Assessment (download Word document)
Formative Assessment: Peer Feedback
Effective peer feedback processes have the potential to support learning for both the student giving feedback and the student receiving the feedback.
Resources used in the lesson, as shown in the video, by Mathematics 30-1 teachers.
The two handouts should be copied in two different colours. Create pairs of students with opposite colour handouts, and have them complete the first side (review only) with this partner. Check for understanding with the whole class. Regroup students so that the pairs have same colour handouts. They will learn the new material with this new partner. When these pairs get to the last question, send them back to their original pairs to teach their partners what they learned.
- Lesson Handout for Group 1 (download Word document)
- Lesson Handout for Group 2 (download Word document)
When students have completed the learning activity, have them create their own notes. They could use the template below to guide them.
- Note Taker Template (download Word document)
Formative Assessment: Checking for Understanding
Student responses from exit slips assist teachers in adjusting instruction to better meet student learning needs.
Resources used in the domain and range lessons, as shown in the video, by Mathematics 10C teachers.
- Domain and Range Lesson Plan (download Word document).
- Notebook File containing the lesson plan and slides for use with students. (Don’t have SMART Notebook software? Click here.)
- The graphs and blank grids for the drawing game: Domain and Range Drawing Game (download Word document) – Editable, but depending on user’s version of Word and its settings, the formatting may be lost. Domain and Range Drawing Game (download PDF document) – Printable with accurate formatting, but not editable.
- The domain and range matching activity: Domain and Range Matching Activity (download Word document) – Editable, but depending on user’s version of Word and its settings, the formatting may be lost. Domain and Range Matching Activity (download PDF document) – Printable with accurate formatting, but not editable.
- Domain and Range Exit Slip (download Word document).