Assessment, Nearpod, and Main Idea

Today, I went through Module 4 of my online class, which focuses on Assessment.  The three main ideas were:

Use authentic performance
Embed frequent formative assessments
Provide feedback

I spent some time thinking about critical skills for fourth graders, and considered informational text.  While students have familiarity with main idea/details from third grade, this framework is critical in many subject areas.  I decided to start with a Nearpod to review and allow students to show what they know. 

The next steps would be to work on a leveled text without guidance, then a self-selected text, and to pair this with informational writing.  Feedback is embedded in the Nearpod, but as a quick check.  Assigning a choice of 2 or 3 texts next would require more personalized feedback, and then allowing students to choose from their online library would require even more.  Students in the final step can present their main idea and details to peers - by selecting different texts, each becomes a teacher on their topic. 

For writing (and reading), I would use both "boxes and bullets" and the umbrella graphic organizer pictured in the Nearpod.

I'm slowly building up a library which I can use as templates!


https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/fDWetsFSMu