How to Create Assessments that Help Students Learn More
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In this Cool Cat Teacher Talk episode, we will explore effective assessment strategies with Dr. Thomas Guskey, Becky Holden, Dr. Samuel Nix, Alan November, Mike Roberts, and Christie Thompson. We will talk about what makes an effective assessment and the importance of both formative and summative assessments. I’ll share tools and how I use a custom GPT to give formative feedback for project-based learning. Experts and teachers will share tips for all grade levels as we focus on practical formative assessments.
Watch the Show
This show will air on WDJY 99.1FM in Atlanta at 4 pm on Wednesday, November 13, and premiere one week later on YouTube.
Full Interviews of the Guests Included in This Show
Vicki Davis, March 5, 2024, Episode 841, “A New Essential Formative Feedback Tool for Project Based Learning”
Dr. Thomas Guskey, June 9, 2020, Assessment and Grading in Distance Learning – how to get better, Episode 677
Becky Holden, December 4, 2018, Episode 398, “Formative Assessment in Kindergarten”
Dr. Samuel Nix, Recorded November 5, 2024, An excerpt from an upcoming 10 Minute Teacher Episode
Bio of Dr. Nix as submitted
Dr. Sam Nix has served as an Assistant Principal and Principal of both middle and high schools. While serving as a high school principal, Dr. Nix’s campus was named as a National Model School by the National Association of Black School Educators (NABSE) and was named as one of the Top 32 Urban School in America by the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST). His school was ranked in the Top 10 (comparable group) in the state of Texas for the four consecutive years that Dr. Nix was principal. Dr. Nix has served as the Chief of Schools supervising 10 campuses including the fourth largest high school in Texas and he currently serves as the Chief Academic Officer in the Duncanville Independent School District. Dr. Nix has earned his Masters of Education in Educational Leadership, his Superintendent Certification and his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Texas A&M Commerce University. He has been awarded a Leadership-in-Education Award from the Texas House of Representatives; was presented the Mary McLeod Bethune Heritage Award for Education by the NAACP in 2010, the Dr. June James NAACP Education Award in 2016 and the Leadership Legacy Award from the Future Schools Network in 2019. Dr. Nix is the award-winning author of 6 Steps to a Strong School Culture, a book that offers innovative and common-sense strategies for leading a school culture where teachers and students thrive. Blog: www.snix3consulting.com
Alan November, June 1, 2017, Episode 89, “Alan November Shares a Mindblowing New Idea in Assessment”
Mike Roberts, May 6, 2020, Episode 250, “5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management”
Christie Thompson, February 19, 2020, Episode 628, “How to Know You Make a Difference #LoveTeaching”
https://www.coolcatteacher.com/how-to-know-you-make-a-difference-loveteaching/
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