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The very words "formative assessments" strike fear in the hearts of many educators. This fear is unfounded, however. Participants in this course will discover that formative assessment is accomplished by means with which they are already familiar: checking along the way, enhancing the informal assessments they naturally do, and strengthening their skills with questioning, writing and other related methods. Once they learn to hone their techniques of formal assessment in their teaching, participants will be able to work their magic on their own students!

This is a hybrid course, in which participants divide up their time between the half day morning or afternoon class day and the remaining assignment component to be completed outside class. The hybrid format will allow students to access a wider range of educational materials and gain more relevant knowledge to guide them in their profession.

The following Wisconsin Teaching Standards apply to this course:

T1. understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry and creates meaningful learning experiences
 
    T8.  uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate the development of the pupil
 
    T9.  is a reflective practitioner