Formative Assessment

The many different tools that can be used for Formative Assessment are actually quite fun to create and to use. There are dozens of different options such as Popplet, Kahoot, Timetoast, etc. There are so many to choose from and these are just a few of my favorites that I love to integrate into teaching different and assessing all different subjects. Teaching my students not to be afraid of tests and quizzes is one of my biggest goals as a teacher. I don't want them to be a scary thing so I want to teach them to use these tools and stress to them how much "fun" they are to take their tests/quizzes. Once the students are able to get comfortable with how the assessment tools are used, then it becomes habit and just regular to them and they aren't stressed.
These tools will help students later on because it will build their confidence with test taking, and also with online media and tools for when other teachers use it. More teachers are migrating to using Kahoot! that I have noticed, and students can get excited about getting competitive. I think these ways of doing Formative Assessments help the students get out of the mindset of "this is a test, I am going to be really stressed because it will be really quiet, and it will be a packet of information." Using these different options, students can have fun and interact with their classmates, and create something that is their own to be proud of. Since I started this program and thought about the kind of teacher that I want to be, and what I want to do in my classroom. I don't want to be the easy teacher, but I want to be the teacher that is willing and able to help with testing/assessment skills. I want to keep in touch with all of the newest and latest media tools to assess knowledge in a fun way, and get my students somewhat familiar with it as well.