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While you wait for our session to start...
Please add your response to the chat:
If someone were doing a spell to summon you, what 2 ingredients/objects would they need to summon you this morning?
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Index
Formative Fuel: Powering up live learning
November 7th Choice Session
Let's go!
Start
Index
introduction
Ashley Christ: Middle School Science and Social Studies Instructional Coach
Janae Cardel: K, 1, & Art Elementary Instructional Coach
Lauren Ford: High School Data Coach
Next
Index
Supporting Assistant Principals
David Boyd: Elementary Assistant Principal
Jeremy Burkett: Middle School Assistant Principal
Daniel Marks: High School Assistant Principal
Jamie Turer: Supervisor of Special Education
Next
Index
Our Norms
Norms
Be here now.
Start and end on time.
Stick to protocol and hear all voices.
Assume positive intentions and take responsibility for impact.
Ground statements in evidence.
Take an inquiry stance.
Next
Index
6. Quality Criteria
1. Introductions
7. đ¤ Tech Tool Activity
2. Warm-up
3. Objectives
8. Your Next Step
9. Wrap-Up
4. What is Formative Assessment?
5. Benefits
10. Resources
Next
Index
Warm-Up:
Please complete the Zoom Poll!
Next
Index
Objectives:
- Understand what formative assessment is and why it matters.
- Explore practical strategies for synchronous instruction.
- Discover tech tools that support real-time formative assessment.
Next
Index
Chat or Genially
Next
Index
What is Formative Assessment?
Formative assessment is an ongoing process used by teachers to gather evidence of student learning during instruction to inform teaching and provide feedback.
- Your first line of defense to identify and address student misconceptions.
- It should be a consistent part of your instructional routine; occurs multiple times DURING instruction
- Offer choice in ways students can respond-chat, mic, within the presentation platform, Zoom tools, on camera, emoji reaction, etc.
- Differentiate- remove barriers and reach ALL your learners
- Close the gap between students' current understanding & the desired goals
- Promotes student reflection and ownership.
Next
Index
Formative Assessment Deep dive!!
1. Ongoing process 2. Gather evidence of student learning 3. Provide feedback.
- address student misconceptions and scaffold/differentiate with each lesson
- consistent part of your instructional routine; occurs multiple times DURING instruction
- offer choice and/or variety in ways students can respond
- GOAL - Close the gap between students' current understanding & the desired goals
- Promotes student reflection and ownership.
Get in the Zone!
Next
Index
Formative Assessment Deep dive!!!
1. Ongoing process 2. Gather evidence of student learning 3. Provide feedback.
scaffold/differentiate
occurs multiple times
intentional planning
ENGAGEMENT & RETENTION
choice/variety
STEPS to learning goals
student centered/reflection
Next
Index
Benefits:
Increases student engagement and motivation.
Improves learning outcomes.
Builds a responsive classroom culture.
Encourages a "growth-oriented" mindset.
Next
Index
Main Purposes of questioning
0.46
John Hattie - effects of questioning vary due to the types of questions asked, yet just questioning itself during instruction has a positive effect size of 0.46!!
1. Promotes student thinking2. Elicit evidence of student learning, surface errors, and misconceptions
Click here to learn more.
Next
Quote
Index
- Dylan Wiliam, image courtesy of buzzquotes.com
Next
Index
Quality formative assessments
Next
Index
Data + Formative Assements = instructional power
âData doesnât drive change until you doâmake your move!â
Where can we find formative data?
How can data tell us this about learning?
What can data tell us?
If this makes your head spin, reach out to a Data Coach for help!
Next
Tech Tools for Formative Assessment
Index
Objective 3: Discover tech tools that support real-time formative assessment.
Your Mission: Explore at least one tool and consider at least one of the following:
What can I do next week?
What can I do next month?
What can I do next semester?
Begin Your Mission
Index
1. Quick Checks for Understanding
Need a fast way to see what learners know? Here are a few Zoom tools that make it easy to check for understanding on the spot!
Cameras
Chat & Reactions
This is page one of three.
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Annotate
Polls & Quizzes
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Keep Going
Some of the text in this presentation was crafted with Microsoft Copilot AI, 2025
Index
2. Games & Quizzes
Games and quizzes provide fun and feedback! Here are just a few.
Kahoot!
Genially
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
This is page two of three.
Microsoft Forms
Wayground
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Clever
Keep Going
Some of the text in this presentation was crafted with Microsoft Copilot AI, 2025
Index
3. Discussions, Open Ended Responses, & more
This is page three of three.
Zoom Poll to Breakout Room Feature
Classkick
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Padlet & Padlet TA
Amplify Classroom
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Find even more digital resources on the Ed Tech portal page and
our CCA-approved Outside Resources Sheet.
Clever
This is the last page of your mission. Wait to move on until our mission time has concluded.
Next
Some of the text in this presentation was crafted with Microsoft Copilot AI, 2025
Index
Application: Your Next Step
What can I do next week?
What can I do next month?
What can I do next semester?
Next
Index
Wrap-Up: Thank you for Attending
Grow
Resources
Follow-Up
Act 48 Credit
Expand your knowledge and explore more resources related to formative assessment.
Want to expand on an idea you learned in this session? Your coaches are here for you!
Be sure to take the survey and to mark the session complete after the official end time of this session.
Take advantage of the many professional learning opportunities available to you this school year.
Frontline
Professional Learning Calendars
Resources
Connect with an Instructional or Ed Tech Coach
Connect with a Data Coach
Index
Resources
Coach and Specialist support
Designing Questions
Exit Ticket Templates
+ info
+ info
+ info
Back to Quality Formative Assessment
Examples
Science
Art
Math
Instead of: "You need more detail in your conclusion." Try: "Next time include data and observations from the experiment to support your answer."
Student says: "I like it because it looks cool." Instead of: "Thatâs not a real critique." Try: "Explain what makes it cool- is it the color, texture, or composition that really stood out to you?"
Instead of: "This answer is correct."
Try: "Your answer is correct, but your explanation isn't clear. Can you show me the steps at how you arrived at the answer? "
Zoom Chat & Reactions
Chat and Reactions are easily accessible to learners, making them powerful tools for quick formative assessment. Hover over the plus signs to explore practical ideas for using these features to check for understanding in real time.
Zoom Portal Page
Janae's Chat & Reaction Tips
Zoom Chat Help Article
Just like coffee, learners need percolation time!
- Provide adequate wait time for learners to complete the assessment.
- Waiting 5-7 seconds has shown both an increase in length and the quality of responses
- Encourages less confident students and multilingual learners to participate more frequently
- Just because learners are not answering immediately does not mean they do not know the answer, they need time to process the question being asked.
Elementary Middle School High School
Questions align with the learning objectives and/or standards.
Scope and Sequence
Question STEMs
Blooms Taxonomy Wheel
Blooms Critical Thinking Cues
DOK Chart
Amplify Classroom
Help Article: Classroom Facilitation Tools
Formally known as Desmos Classroom, Amplify Classroom offers a variety of slide and question types that can be shared via a link, much like Classkick, Pear Deck, and Wayground. Teachers can see learners working in real-time and provide feedback in real-time as well.
Video: Authoring Mode In Polypad
This video is about 22 minutes long, but even if you can only watch the first five minutes, you will see how amazing Polypad is. Polypad can be added to an Amplify Classroom slide, and it can stand on its own.
Middle & High School Math Example: Gradient Descent
Upper Elementary & Middle School Example: Music Creation
Elementary School Example: ELA K Game
When the link opens the login page, press "Continue without signing in." See a lesson that teaches learners what gradient descent is and how it trains AI.
When the link opens the login page, press "Continue without signing in." In this example, learners can play an ELA game from an activity book page in edio virtually.
When the link opens the login page, press "Continue without signing in." Learners can see the direct connection between math and music and show their creativity!
Note: CCA teachers are not permitted to ask learners to create accounts.
Zoom Poll to Breakout Room Feature
The Zoom Poll to Breakout room feature helps you create discussion groups based on learners' choices. If you are not familiar with how it works, watch the video below.
Zoom Portal Page
Poll to Breakout Room: How-To
Look for data:
*Zoom chat *Results after each question in Wayground, Kahoot, etc... *Exit tickets *Student annotations/work
Classkick
Classkick is a versatile tool in which teachers and learners can type, draw, add audio, add images, and much more. Learners can work in the tool individually or collaboratively, and teachers can see them working in real-time. Teachers can comment on individual pages and add customized stickers to individuals and groups of learners.
Classkick Portal Page
Bell ringers and exit tickets are great ways to gather formative data. Imagine the variety of open-ended responses learners could share in Classkick using these activities from Britannica School (free to all teachers through Power Library). When you press the button to the left, you can preview activities and add them to your own Classkick library.
Try It
If learners enter the same name in a Classkick you create they can work together in the same workspace. This is great for group activities. Press the button above, and type the name: Comet, to give it a try.
Bell Ringers and Exit Tickets
It can tell us about learning by...
*Looking at patterns in responses. *Diving into how data has changed over time. *Evaluating where learners are making progress with skills.
Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Forms can be used to create surveys, or quizzes that provide learners with immediate feedback. Learners can sign in using their CCA credentials to access this in-house tool, and educators can generate detailed reports. With a range of question types available, educators can tailor forms to meet their specific instructional goals.
Learn More About Microsoft Forms
Try an Example!
Padlet & Padlet TA
Padlet is a versatile tool offering over 19 different response formats. Recent additions include Padlet Sandbox, which provides a larger workspace for learners, and Padlet TA, a CCA-approved AI platform. Access Padlet through Clever to ensure you are logged in with our custom URL: commonwealthcharter.padlet.org.
Padlet Portal Page
Elementary School Example: Collaborative Math Game Sandbox
Example: Physical Education & Health 4: Teacher Creation Side
Try it! Scroll down to the Interactive Activities Section
Middle School Example: Art 7
This Padlet example showcases flexible settings. Learners must include their names and then choose to either upload or record a video to share their artwork. Directions appear in each post, and all submissions require teacher approval before becoming visible. Try adding a post (no art required đ) to experience the learner perspective.
Example: Physical Education & Health 4: Learner Experience
This example was created in Padlet Sandbox. It is in read-only mode for sharing purposes in this session, but when sharing it with learners, they can move the cards and use whichever tools the teacher enables for them.
Padlet TA, one of Padletâs AI-powered tools, features Interactive Activity creators that generate virtual manipulatives almost instantly. Unlike Padlet and Padlet Sandbox, these activities do not provide teachers with data; however, they offer learners immediate feedback.
Wayground
Wayground, formerly known as Quizizz, has expanded its platform with a variety of new features that go beyond traditional quizzing. While educators can still create and share quizzes with learners, their new lesson feature allows users to embed questions alongside content slidesâmaking instruction more interactive and engaging. This supports the collection of formative data, giving teachers valuable insights into learner understanding.
High School Example: Geometry Review
Middle School Example: Grade 8 ELA
Elementary School Example: Grade 4 ELA
This is an example of how questions can be added to YouTube videos in Wayground. All advertisements are hidden! It is from their interactive video library.
This is a modified CCA-created lesson from Wayground's lesson library, which offers thousands of lessons to choose from. It features lesson content and questions.
This is a modified CCA-created lesson that a teacher added to the Wayground library. It contains content and questions to help learners review math skills.
Wayground Portal Page
Polls & Quizzes
Polls and quizzes provide real-time feedback during lessons, allowing you to adjust instruction on the spot. You can also review the data afterward to inform future planning. Quizzes are especially valuable because learners receive immediate feedback on their understanding. Hover over the plus signs to explore additional ways to use these tools effectively.
Zoom Portal Page
Poll & Quiz How To Video
Kahoot!
You can make almost anything you want to teach into a game using the Kahoot! platform. Creating a custom quiz is simple, and if you're short on time, you can easily choose from thousands of ready-made games in their extensive library. Kahoots can be hosted live during class for real-time interaction or shared as self-paced challenges for learners to complete asynchronously.
Kahoot Portal Page
Example: Geography- US States Quiz
Example: Music- High or Low Sounds
Zoom Cameras
Cameras offer a powerful way to check for understanding through movement and visual cues. Hover over the plus signs to explore how to use them for feedback.
Zoom Portal Page
Janae's Zoom Focus Mode Tips
Data can tell us:
* WHAT is going well (what standards are sticking) *WHO needs reteaching *WHERE are misconceptions happening
- Variety is key!
- Different questioning techniques/strategies
- Try to avoid always providing the same types of questions, such as True/False or Multiple Choice- mix it up!
- Tap into your learners' critical thinking skills with 1-2 Higher Order Thinking questions.
Questions should spark critical thinking & application of specific skills, not just basic recall.Question stems:
- What would result if you changed ____?
- What evidence can you find to support ____?
- How would you improve ____?
- What is the relationship between ____ and ____?
Genially
Genially Portal Page
Genially has over 1,000 ready-to-use templates, including games and quizzes. There are a variety of question types to choose from, and you can set your Genially sharing settings to generate reports. Each question can be customized, and you can customize the feedback learners receive for correct and incorrect answer choices. Press the red buttons below to view some examples.
Interactive Question Help Article
High School Example: Escape Room
Elementary School Example: Review Game
Middle School Example: Collaborative Game
The name recording feature could be turned on to collect data from individual learners, depending on how this game is used.
Play as a whole class with teams or assign pairs of learners to breakout rooms where one learner can share the game from their screen.
In this example, the learners must enter their names. Their responses to questions will be recorded.
The middle and high school Genially presentations are from the Genially 101 Educational Technology Coaches' session.
Not sure where to begin? Let Genially AI create a quiz for you. Find out more here (link opens in a new window).
Annotate
Zoomâs annotation tool can take a little practice to manage, but itâs a great way to make formative assessment more interactive and hands-on. Hover over the pluses for quick tips.
Zoom Portal Page
Annotation How To Video
- Provide immediate or timely, actionable feedback.
- Focus on the process not just the end product.
- Ask questions that prompt learners to reflect on their thinking.
- Suggest a strategy they can try in the future.
- Connect comments to concrete parts of the learners work.
- Use learner's names when providing positive reinforcement- has a powerful impact!!
Click here for some examples
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Index
While you wait for our session to start...
Please add your response to the chat:
If someone were doing a spell to summon you, what 2 ingredients/objects would they need to summon you this morning?
Next
Index
Formative Fuel: Powering up live learning
November 7th Choice Session
Let's go!
Start
Index
introduction
Ashley Christ: Middle School Science and Social Studies Instructional Coach
Janae Cardel: K, 1, & Art Elementary Instructional Coach
Lauren Ford: High School Data Coach
Next
Index
Supporting Assistant Principals
David Boyd: Elementary Assistant Principal
Jeremy Burkett: Middle School Assistant Principal
Daniel Marks: High School Assistant Principal
Jamie Turer: Supervisor of Special Education
Next
Index
Our Norms
Norms
Be here now.
Start and end on time.
Stick to protocol and hear all voices.
Assume positive intentions and take responsibility for impact.
Ground statements in evidence.
Take an inquiry stance.
Next
Index
6. Quality Criteria
1. Introductions
7. đ¤ Tech Tool Activity
2. Warm-up
3. Objectives
8. Your Next Step
9. Wrap-Up
4. What is Formative Assessment?
5. Benefits
10. Resources
Next
Index
Warm-Up:
Please complete the Zoom Poll!
Next
Index
Objectives:
Next
Index
Chat or Genially
Next
Index
What is Formative Assessment?
Formative assessment is an ongoing process used by teachers to gather evidence of student learning during instruction to inform teaching and provide feedback.
Next
Index
Formative Assessment Deep dive!!
1. Ongoing process 2. Gather evidence of student learning 3. Provide feedback.
Get in the Zone!
Next
Index
Formative Assessment Deep dive!!!
1. Ongoing process 2. Gather evidence of student learning 3. Provide feedback.
scaffold/differentiate
occurs multiple times
intentional planning
ENGAGEMENT & RETENTION
choice/variety
STEPS to learning goals
student centered/reflection
Next
Index
Benefits:
Increases student engagement and motivation.
Improves learning outcomes.
Builds a responsive classroom culture.
Encourages a "growth-oriented" mindset.
Next
Index
Main Purposes of questioning
0.46
John Hattie - effects of questioning vary due to the types of questions asked, yet just questioning itself during instruction has a positive effect size of 0.46!!
1. Promotes student thinking2. Elicit evidence of student learning, surface errors, and misconceptions
Click here to learn more.
Next
Quote
Index
- Dylan Wiliam, image courtesy of buzzquotes.com
Next
Index
Quality formative assessments
Next
Index
Data + Formative Assements = instructional power
âData doesnât drive change until you doâmake your move!â
Where can we find formative data?
How can data tell us this about learning?
What can data tell us?
If this makes your head spin, reach out to a Data Coach for help!
Next
Tech Tools for Formative Assessment
Index
Objective 3: Discover tech tools that support real-time formative assessment.
Your Mission: Explore at least one tool and consider at least one of the following:
What can I do next week?
What can I do next month?
What can I do next semester?
Begin Your Mission
Index
1. Quick Checks for Understanding
Need a fast way to see what learners know? Here are a few Zoom tools that make it easy to check for understanding on the spot!
Cameras
Chat & Reactions
This is page one of three.
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Annotate
Polls & Quizzes
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Keep Going
Some of the text in this presentation was crafted with Microsoft Copilot AI, 2025
Index
2. Games & Quizzes
Games and quizzes provide fun and feedback! Here are just a few.
Kahoot!
Genially
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
This is page two of three.
Microsoft Forms
Wayground
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Clever
Keep Going
Some of the text in this presentation was crafted with Microsoft Copilot AI, 2025
Index
3. Discussions, Open Ended Responses, & more
This is page three of three.
Zoom Poll to Breakout Room Feature
Classkick
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Padlet & Padlet TA
Amplify Classroom
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
Hover Here for Formative Assessment Info
+ Learn More
+ Learn More
Find even more digital resources on the Ed Tech portal page and
our CCA-approved Outside Resources Sheet.
Clever
This is the last page of your mission. Wait to move on until our mission time has concluded.
Next
Some of the text in this presentation was crafted with Microsoft Copilot AI, 2025
Index
Application: Your Next Step
What can I do next week?
What can I do next month?
What can I do next semester?
Next
Index
Wrap-Up: Thank you for Attending
Grow
Resources
Follow-Up
Act 48 Credit
Expand your knowledge and explore more resources related to formative assessment.
Want to expand on an idea you learned in this session? Your coaches are here for you!
Be sure to take the survey and to mark the session complete after the official end time of this session.
Take advantage of the many professional learning opportunities available to you this school year.
Frontline
Professional Learning Calendars
Resources
Connect with an Instructional or Ed Tech Coach
Connect with a Data Coach
Index
Resources
Coach and Specialist support
Designing Questions
Exit Ticket Templates
+ info
+ info
+ info
Back to Quality Formative Assessment
Examples
Science
Art
Math
Instead of: "You need more detail in your conclusion." Try: "Next time include data and observations from the experiment to support your answer."
Student says: "I like it because it looks cool." Instead of: "Thatâs not a real critique." Try: "Explain what makes it cool- is it the color, texture, or composition that really stood out to you?"
Instead of: "This answer is correct." Try: "Your answer is correct, but your explanation isn't clear. Can you show me the steps at how you arrived at the answer? "
Zoom Chat & Reactions
Chat and Reactions are easily accessible to learners, making them powerful tools for quick formative assessment. Hover over the plus signs to explore practical ideas for using these features to check for understanding in real time.
Zoom Portal Page
Janae's Chat & Reaction Tips
Zoom Chat Help Article
Just like coffee, learners need percolation time!
Elementary Middle School High School
Questions align with the learning objectives and/or standards.
Scope and Sequence
Question STEMs
Blooms Taxonomy Wheel
Blooms Critical Thinking Cues
DOK Chart
Amplify Classroom
Help Article: Classroom Facilitation Tools
Formally known as Desmos Classroom, Amplify Classroom offers a variety of slide and question types that can be shared via a link, much like Classkick, Pear Deck, and Wayground. Teachers can see learners working in real-time and provide feedback in real-time as well.
Video: Authoring Mode In Polypad
This video is about 22 minutes long, but even if you can only watch the first five minutes, you will see how amazing Polypad is. Polypad can be added to an Amplify Classroom slide, and it can stand on its own.
Middle & High School Math Example: Gradient Descent
Upper Elementary & Middle School Example: Music Creation
Elementary School Example: ELA K Game
When the link opens the login page, press "Continue without signing in." See a lesson that teaches learners what gradient descent is and how it trains AI.
When the link opens the login page, press "Continue without signing in." In this example, learners can play an ELA game from an activity book page in edio virtually.
When the link opens the login page, press "Continue without signing in." Learners can see the direct connection between math and music and show their creativity!
Note: CCA teachers are not permitted to ask learners to create accounts.
Zoom Poll to Breakout Room Feature
The Zoom Poll to Breakout room feature helps you create discussion groups based on learners' choices. If you are not familiar with how it works, watch the video below.
Zoom Portal Page
Poll to Breakout Room: How-To
Look for data:
*Zoom chat *Results after each question in Wayground, Kahoot, etc... *Exit tickets *Student annotations/work
Classkick
Classkick is a versatile tool in which teachers and learners can type, draw, add audio, add images, and much more. Learners can work in the tool individually or collaboratively, and teachers can see them working in real-time. Teachers can comment on individual pages and add customized stickers to individuals and groups of learners.
Classkick Portal Page
Bell ringers and exit tickets are great ways to gather formative data. Imagine the variety of open-ended responses learners could share in Classkick using these activities from Britannica School (free to all teachers through Power Library). When you press the button to the left, you can preview activities and add them to your own Classkick library.
Try It
If learners enter the same name in a Classkick you create they can work together in the same workspace. This is great for group activities. Press the button above, and type the name: Comet, to give it a try.
Bell Ringers and Exit Tickets
It can tell us about learning by...
*Looking at patterns in responses. *Diving into how data has changed over time. *Evaluating where learners are making progress with skills.
Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Forms can be used to create surveys, or quizzes that provide learners with immediate feedback. Learners can sign in using their CCA credentials to access this in-house tool, and educators can generate detailed reports. With a range of question types available, educators can tailor forms to meet their specific instructional goals.
Learn More About Microsoft Forms
Try an Example!
Padlet & Padlet TA
Padlet is a versatile tool offering over 19 different response formats. Recent additions include Padlet Sandbox, which provides a larger workspace for learners, and Padlet TA, a CCA-approved AI platform. Access Padlet through Clever to ensure you are logged in with our custom URL: commonwealthcharter.padlet.org.
Padlet Portal Page
Elementary School Example: Collaborative Math Game Sandbox
Example: Physical Education & Health 4: Teacher Creation Side
Try it! Scroll down to the Interactive Activities Section
Middle School Example: Art 7
This Padlet example showcases flexible settings. Learners must include their names and then choose to either upload or record a video to share their artwork. Directions appear in each post, and all submissions require teacher approval before becoming visible. Try adding a post (no art required đ) to experience the learner perspective.
Example: Physical Education & Health 4: Learner Experience
This example was created in Padlet Sandbox. It is in read-only mode for sharing purposes in this session, but when sharing it with learners, they can move the cards and use whichever tools the teacher enables for them.
Padlet TA, one of Padletâs AI-powered tools, features Interactive Activity creators that generate virtual manipulatives almost instantly. Unlike Padlet and Padlet Sandbox, these activities do not provide teachers with data; however, they offer learners immediate feedback.
Wayground
Wayground, formerly known as Quizizz, has expanded its platform with a variety of new features that go beyond traditional quizzing. While educators can still create and share quizzes with learners, their new lesson feature allows users to embed questions alongside content slidesâmaking instruction more interactive and engaging. This supports the collection of formative data, giving teachers valuable insights into learner understanding.
High School Example: Geometry Review
Middle School Example: Grade 8 ELA
Elementary School Example: Grade 4 ELA
This is an example of how questions can be added to YouTube videos in Wayground. All advertisements are hidden! It is from their interactive video library.
This is a modified CCA-created lesson from Wayground's lesson library, which offers thousands of lessons to choose from. It features lesson content and questions.
This is a modified CCA-created lesson that a teacher added to the Wayground library. It contains content and questions to help learners review math skills.
Wayground Portal Page
Polls & Quizzes
Polls and quizzes provide real-time feedback during lessons, allowing you to adjust instruction on the spot. You can also review the data afterward to inform future planning. Quizzes are especially valuable because learners receive immediate feedback on their understanding. Hover over the plus signs to explore additional ways to use these tools effectively.
Zoom Portal Page
Poll & Quiz How To Video
Kahoot!
You can make almost anything you want to teach into a game using the Kahoot! platform. Creating a custom quiz is simple, and if you're short on time, you can easily choose from thousands of ready-made games in their extensive library. Kahoots can be hosted live during class for real-time interaction or shared as self-paced challenges for learners to complete asynchronously.
Kahoot Portal Page
Example: Geography- US States Quiz
Example: Music- High or Low Sounds
Zoom Cameras
Cameras offer a powerful way to check for understanding through movement and visual cues. Hover over the plus signs to explore how to use them for feedback.
Zoom Portal Page
Janae's Zoom Focus Mode Tips
Data can tell us:
* WHAT is going well (what standards are sticking) *WHO needs reteaching *WHERE are misconceptions happening
Questions should spark critical thinking & application of specific skills, not just basic recall.Question stems:
Genially
Genially Portal Page
Genially has over 1,000 ready-to-use templates, including games and quizzes. There are a variety of question types to choose from, and you can set your Genially sharing settings to generate reports. Each question can be customized, and you can customize the feedback learners receive for correct and incorrect answer choices. Press the red buttons below to view some examples.
Interactive Question Help Article
High School Example: Escape Room
Elementary School Example: Review Game
Middle School Example: Collaborative Game
The name recording feature could be turned on to collect data from individual learners, depending on how this game is used.
Play as a whole class with teams or assign pairs of learners to breakout rooms where one learner can share the game from their screen.
In this example, the learners must enter their names. Their responses to questions will be recorded.
The middle and high school Genially presentations are from the Genially 101 Educational Technology Coaches' session.
Not sure where to begin? Let Genially AI create a quiz for you. Find out more here (link opens in a new window).
Annotate
Zoomâs annotation tool can take a little practice to manage, but itâs a great way to make formative assessment more interactive and hands-on. Hover over the pluses for quick tips.
Zoom Portal Page
Annotation How To Video
Click here for some examples