Assessment for Learning (AfL) Strategies. AfL || Sharing Learning Expectations || Questioning || Feedback || Self-Assessment & Peer Assessment Sharing Learning Expectations The best way for teachers to share learning expectations is, well, to know them. Start with your state standards. In WA state we have pretty well organized Science standards and I also make use of the Benchmarks for Science Literacy and the National Science Education Standards. I recommend choosing power standards that you will work on with students because one mistake I see too many teachers make is trying to cover too much in one year.
I’d much rather hit a few standards or learning targets well than rush through many and have my students learn none (or few anyway). Once you have your standards figured out you need to back up. This is a sample Science learning progressions for the learning of insects. Too BIG – “Students know that: Earth is a system that contains a fixed amount of each stable chemical element existing in different chemical forms. Yeah! 1. Student-centered classroom assessment, Fromformativeassessment.pdf (application/pdf Object) Kappan_Edge_Article_188578_7.pdf (application/pdf Object) PDK International - Search Results. Stiggins-AssessmentCrisis.pdf (application/pdf Object)