Classroom Assessments

Minnesota Department of Education

Formative Assessment Unit Planning Tool – Template

Name of Instructional Unit: [Type here]

Grade Level: [Type here]

Content Area: [Type here]

Benchmarks: [Type here]

Goals of the Instructional Unit

Understanding Goals: Students will understand that…

U1:

U2:

Knowledge Goals: Students will know…

K1:

K2:

K3:

Skill Goals: Students will be skilled at…

S1:

S2:

Learning Targets (Goals)

Success Criteria

Eliciting Evidence of Learning

Interpreting Evidence

Using Evidence: Provide feedback that engages students as owners of their learning

How will I communicate to students what they will be learning? (Students will be able to…)

How will I communicate to students what they will be learning and what success looks like to learn it?

How will I use strategic questions and other formative assessment techniques to elicit evidence of learning and identify learning strengths/needs?

What are my next instructional moves during and after instruction based on the formative assessment results?

How will I provide students with actionable, descriptive, specific feedback about their progress related to the learning targets and success criteria so they know where they are going, where they are now, and what they need to do next?

Lesson 1

Learning Target (student facing):

Success Criteria:

During instruction:

After instruction (end of lesson):

During instruction:

After instruction:

 

Lesson 1

Learning Target (student facing):

Success Criteria:

During instruction:

After instruction (end of lesson):

During instruction:

After instruction:

 

Lesson 1

Learning Target (student facing):

Success Criteria:

During instruction:

After instruction (end of lesson):

During instruction:

After instruction:

 

Lesson 1

Learning Target (student facing):

Success Criteria:

During instruction:

After instruction (end of lesson):

During instruction:

After instruction: