Assessment and Feedback That Move Learning Forward — Episode 963
The moment you put a grade on something, it stops being formative. Starr Sackstein returns for her fourth 10 Minute Teacher appearance to make assessment practical — what formative really means, what to do with the data you're already collecting, and the strategies that work at the start, middle, and end of a lesson.
Starr has spent more than two decades helping teachers move from traditional grading toward feedback that actually drives learning. Her newest book, Actionable Assessment, is co-authored with Michael McDowell.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- The one-word difference between assessment OF learning and assessment FOR learning — and why it changes everything
- Why putting a grade on a formative task cancels the formative part
- How the four corners strategy works, plus the Post-it note round that gives quiet students the floor
- The most common assessment mistake teachers make: assessments that don't match what we're actually trying to assess
- Why observational data is just as valid as testing data — and why you don't have to quiz every day
Full show notes, resources, and the complete transcript: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e963
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