NCTCS 5: states that teachers should reflect on their practice and this is how we can do it. We can do quick formative assessments to catch those small assumptions that cause students to get confused about a topic, or start solving a problem incorrectly. It's a time saver in the long run. It helps limit our reteach time and helps the flow of learning. This particular question really got me thinking about my future classroom. I talked about in our discussion how I fear that I will get too excited about my lesson and continue teaching until the end and when I do my assessment I have lost students along the way with no time to fill the gap. I started brainstorming out loud about starting out in my teaching by marking my lesson plans with a special symbol to remember to STOP look around, or ask a question, or thumbs up or down if you're with me, or just to slow down some of the processes to ensure I don't loose anyone.
I do feel that this will soon become so natural in our teaching that we will have reached the goal of having a smooth lesson and the students will never know that I am assessing them. We just have to remember it can be done at any time. I found this very colorful image that are some quick ideas for formative assessment to make it fun and spontaneous.
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