1. Edutopia has published an article titled “New Teachers: Assessment Primer & Resources,” which provides an overview of formative assessments and their importance. The article also includes research-based strategies for providing valuable feedback throughout the learning process. [1
  1. WeAreTeachers has an article titled “Types of Assessments: A Guide for Teachers,” which explains the three general types of assessments – diagnostic, formative, and summative – and other types of assessments such as ipsative, norm-referenced, and criterion-referenced. The article also includes examples and tips for using each type of assessment in the classroom. [2
  1. The NWEA blog has published an article titled “75 Digital Tools & Apps Teachers Use to Support Classroom Formative Assessment,” which lists various digital tools and apps that can help teachers make formative assessment easy for students. The article includes tools such as Seesaw, which helps improve family communication, and Voxer, which lets teachers send recordings so families can hear how their students are doing. [3