Assessment for Learning
A collection of assessment for learning resources to help STEM teachers.
Personalised Learning - A Practical Guide
This document was designed to help school leaders and teachers explore key aspects of personalised teaching and learning and to consider their priorities for further development. For each aspect, there is a section on “How to do this well”, and the guidance was firmly based on practice consistently demonstrated in many schools.
Working Together: Teaching Assistants and Assessment for Learning
The materials in this National Strategies resource help teaching assistants to develop their role in supporting assessment for learning (AfL) in the classroom by promoting and embedding good practice in partnership with teachers.
Linear Assessment Chapter 3: Developing Learning
This chapter from the Linear Assessment ibook contains activities that allow teachers to:
• Plan for effective learning
• Develop interactive practical work
• Reflect on the essential role of assessment for learning in effective teaching
• Explore misconceptions
The Assessment fo Learning Strategy- Depratment for Education
This 2008 document was a joint project between the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the National Strategies and QCA, together with the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors, outlining their strategy for assessment for learning.
The teaching and learning toolkit
Download the teaching and learning toolkit from the Education Endowment Foundation and the Sutton Trust.
Assessment for learning Toolkit
70 different activities, ideas or tools based around assessment for learning. Each comes with a description and a pretty picture to liven up your day. The toolkit is easy to navigate and the ideas are transferable across key stages and subjects.
John Hattie- Learning Intentions and success criteria
YouTube video from John Hattie discussing learning intentions and success criteria
The Black Box series- practical advice on using and improving assessment in the classroom
The Black Box Series offers easy-to-read advice for teachers on how to implement the key techniques within formative assessment – questioning, feedback, and peer/self assessment.
Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College
The main ideas of the book are:
• Great teaching can be learned.
• Aimed at teachers who want to improve their students’ academic success, this book provides a detailed look at the techniques used by top teachers.
Kagan strategies
Understand how to implement cooperative learning in the classroom in ways that meet adolescent needs and make learning effective.