Mastery Connect Progress Monitoring

You don't have to be einstein!

Using digital tools to help students self-monitor their progress and break the reassessment cycle

Learning target

• I can use Mastery Connect for more than just tests.

• I can provide my students with timely feedback so that they can take ownership of their progress.

3 things that can help students avoid reassessment

Timely, Specific Feedback

• Allows for students to seek targeted intervention before summative assessment

Student Ownership of Their Learning

• Creating a classroom culture where students are receiving and using data to take control of their learning and achievement

Progress Monitoring Trackers

• Giving students an easy to use roadmap of their level of content mastery

"Formative assessments nurture hope and say to students, 'You might not get this yet, but you will. ..' When teachers share the information with students, students have a concrete way to improve."

- Cris TovaniSo what do they really know? Assessment that informs teaching and learning (2011)

Let's use mastery connect

Benefits of using mastery connect for formative feedback

-Allows the teacher to build assessments using a variety of question types

-Can easily be utilized with Canvas LMS

-Accessibility features built in

-Gives students and teachers instant feedback that is broken down by individual standards

-Very student-friendly assessment experience that can be utilized at various points in the lesson cycle-Pre-assessments, warmups, exit tickets, progress checks, & remeditation/reteach

Today's Examples focus on Science 7.12D

• "differentiate between structure and function in plant and animal cell organelles , including cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondrion, chloroplast, and vacuole."

Examples of formative assessment using mastery connect

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Progress Check

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Test ID: 522660 This example would be an early in the learning cycle exit ticket for students .

Test ID: 388974 This could be used as a warmup or exit ticket requiring students to match function to cell structure.

Test ID: 920755 This progress checks mixes question types and gives students a chance to show level of understanding.

What do students do with the Mastery Connect Data?

Journal Divider-style Document

• Gives students a physical progress monitoring page to add to daily

Using Google LTI in Canvas

• Make google slide template that students can access daily through Canvas
• Allows teachers to easily check in speedgrader

Gamify Student Data Collection

• Provide students a familiar progression format, such as a board game or video game skill tree

How students can act on their feedback

Actively seek out specific tutorial opportunities Utilize advisory time period in a more meaningful way Encourage peers to attend as they monitor their progress together

Bonus Digital Tools used in this lesson

Classroomscreen for a class info hub

Genially for interactive presentations

Canva for document templates/ideas

Thank You!

Email me atlotzm@friscoisd.org to schedule some time to learn more about the tech tools and ideas for implementation in your classroom.