These Assessment Tool ideas came from the book
Checking for Understanding:
Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom
by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Visual Displays of Information

Read, Write, Pair, Share

Value Line Ups

An Audience Response System

Summary Writing

Non-Verbal Cues

Interactive Writing

Think, Pair, Share

Hand Signals

Response Cards

Whip Around

Developing Authentic Questions

Teacher's Workroom Resource Area


The 12 Days of Checking For Understanding
based on The 12 Days of Christmas
Created by Amy Bray

On the First Day of Checking of Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me the Whip Around Assessment Tool.

On the Second Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Response Card Ideas,
and the Whip Around Assessment Tool

On the Third Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

On the Fourth Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Interactive Writing
Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

On the Fifth Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Non-Verbal Cues
Interactive Writing
Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

On the Sixth Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Summary Writing
Non-Verbal Cues
Interactive Writing
Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

On the Seventh Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Hand Signal Suggestions
Summary Writing
Non-Verbal Cues
Interactive Writing
Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

On the Eighth Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me An Audience Response System
Hand Signal Suggestions
Summary Writing
Non-Verbal Cues
Interactive Writing
Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

On the Ninth Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Value Line Ups
An Audience Response System
Hand Signal Suggestions
Summary Writing
Non-Verbal Cues
Interactive Writing
Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

On the Tenth Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Read, Write, Pair, Share
Value Line Ups
An Audience Response System
Hand Signal Suggestions
Summary Writing
Non-Verbal Cues
Interactive Writing
Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

On the Eleventh Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Visual Displays of Information
Read, Write, Pair, Share
Value Line Ups
An Audience Response System
Hand Signal Suggestions
Summary Writing
Non-Verbal Cues
Interactive Writing
Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

On the Twelfth Day of Checking For Understanding my instructional coach
sent to me Developing Authentic Questions
Visual Displays of Information
Read, Write, Pair, Share
Value Line Ups
An Audience Response System
Hand Signal Suggestions
Summary Writing
Non-Verbal Cues
Interactive Writing
Think, Pair, Share
Response Card Ideas
And the Whip Around assessment tool.

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