In this informative video, teacher Natalie Berry demonstrates how to effectively informally assess the whole class using unrecorded assessments. Through her engaging and interactive teaching style, Natalie showcases a variety of strategies and techniques for quickly gauging student understanding and progress in real-time. This video is a valuable resource for elementary school educators looking to easily assess their students as a group in order to tailor instruction to meet their needs. Watch as Natalie takes you through the process of utilizing unrecorded assessments to gather valuable data on student learning in the assessment strand to make informed instructional decisions for the whole class.

Whole Class Assessments Playlist

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Elementary School

Response Patterns

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Formally Assessing Students Using Response Patterns

In this insightful video, elementary school teacher Lucy Pearson introduces the strategy of Response Patterns for formally assessing students in the classroom. Focusing on the strand of assessments, Lucy breaks down the importance of utilizing individual asses...

Strand: Assessments

Element: Individual Assessments

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Elementary School

Short Answer Assessments

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Formally Assessing Students Using Selected Response or Short Answer Responses

In this informative video, Garnet Hillman, an experienced educator, demonstrates how to formally assess elementary school students using selected response and short answer responses. Focusing on individual assessments within the broader topic of assessments, H...

Strand: Assessments

Element: Individual Assessments

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Elementary School

Common Assessments

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Formally Assessing Students Using Common Assessments

In this informative video, teacher Chris Hansen provides a detailed explanation on the importance of formally assessing students using common assessments in the elementary school setting. Hansen discusses the strategy of common assessments and how they can be ...

Strand: Assessments

Element: Individual Assessments

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Elementary School

Quick Checks

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Informally Assessing the Whole Class with Quick Checks for Understanding

In this video, elementary school teacher Jon Vander Els demonstrates how to informally assess the whole class using quick checks for understanding. With a focus on whole class assessments, Vander Els shares various strategies for checking student comprehension...

Strand: Assessments

Element: Whole Class Assessments

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Elementary School

Student Demonstrations

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Formally Assessing Students Using Student Demonstrations

Join Jon Vander Els, an experienced elementary school teacher, as he walks us through the process of formally assessing students using student demonstrations. In this video, Jon explains the importance of utilizing student demonstrations as a valuable strategy...

Strand: Assessments

Element: Individual Assessments

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Elementary School

Assessment Response Boards

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Informally Assessing the Whole Class With Response Boards

In this informative video, elementary school teacher Gabriel Ward demonstrates how to effectively assess the entire class using response boards. With a focus on whole class assessments, Gabriel explains the strategy of using assessment response boards to engag...

Strand: Assessments

Element: Whole Class Assessments

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Elementary School

Confidence Ratings

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Informally Assessing the Whole Class With Confidence Rating Techniques

In this insightful video, elementary school teacher Chris Beamer demonstrates how to informally assess the whole class using confidence rating techniques as part of the assessments strand. Through this strategy, teachers can gauge students' understanding and l...

Strand: Assessments

Element: Whole Class Assessments

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Elementary School

Observations of Students

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Formally Assessing Students Using Observations

In this informative video, elementary school teacher Kathryn Szallar guides viewers through the process of formally assessing students using observations as a strategy within the assessment strand. Focusing on the topic of individual assessments, Kathryn demon...

Strand: Assessments

Element: Individual Assessments