Assessment & responsive teaching

Evidence into
action.

Data is not a final score; it is a continuous feedback loop. I bring formal summative results together with daily formative evidence to identify patterns, adjust instructional focus, and decide what each learner needs next.

Evidence I use

Progress monitoringExit ticketsIn-class workRubricsSummative assessments

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A student uses colorful cubes and a geometry worksheet to investigate surface area.
Making mathematical thinking visible through concrete models.

Responsive teaching in practice

Testing a mathematical conjecture

During a lesson on surface area, a student conjectured that surface area and volume were the same. Rather than correcting him, I challenged him to build rectangular prisms with cubes and test his hypothesis.

His conjecture gave me insight into his thinking and guided my next teaching move: an investigation rather than an explanation. I wanted him to examine the evidence and decide whether his idea held up.

I didn’t want to be the one to tell him “no.” I wanted him to have the opportunity to reach that conclusion himself. When students test and revise their own ideas, I believe the learning is more likely to stick.

Evidence of student thinking

Making thinking visible.

American Revolution KWL chart with blue notes for prior knowledge, pink notes for questions, and yellow notes for learning; student names are covered.
An American Revolution KWL chart brings together students’ prior knowledge, questions, and reflections on what they have learned. Student names have been removed. Select the image to enlarge.