The Power of Formative Assessment

The Power of Formative Assessment is a graduate-level professional development course designed to help educators use assessment as an active part of the teaching and learning process. Participants examine the purposes of formative and summative assessment and explore how evidence of student learning can be used to identify understanding, uncover misconceptions, provide meaningful feedback, and make timely instructional decisions.

The course emphasizes beginning with the end in mind by connecting standards, learning targets, success criteria, assessment, and instruction. Participants explore practical formative assessment strategies to incorporate before, during, and after instruction, including warm-ups, questioning techniques, student response systems, self-assessment, exit tickets, rubrics, exemplars, and other methods for making student thinking visible.

Throughout the course, participants apply formative assessment concepts to their own instructional settings and consider how assessment practices can promote mastery, student ownership, equitable learning opportunities, and responsive instruction. The emphasis is not simply on collecting more assessment data, but on collecting meaningful evidence at the right time and using that evidence to improve teaching and learning.

Additional Notes: 
Professional Development That Works with Your Schedule 

Ashland University is pleased to partner with CEUs for Teachers to offer practical, on-demand professional development designed for today’s educators. 

Courses are 100% online and self-paced, so you can start when you are ready and complete your learning on a schedule that works for you.  You will have to register and pay with CEUs for Teachers for the course you select.  Please go view the complete course catalog.  Select the Course that corresponds to our course for Ashland Credit.  Once you have registered with CEUs for Teachers, you will gain access to your online course. 

How to Access Your Course Materials:  

Getting Started Is Easy 

1. Visit CEUs for Teachers at www.ceusforteachers.com. 

1. Select Browse All Courses. 

1. Choose the course that corresponds to the course listed on the Ashland University webpage. 

1. Enroll in the corresponding course and complete your registration with CEUs for Teachers. Immediate access to your online classroom is then provided. 

1. Complete the separate Ashland University registration to receive university credit. 

1. Start learning! Your course is available online and can be completed at your own pace. 

Please Note, Two registrations are required for university credit: one with CEUs for Teachers to access the course content, and one with Ashland University for university graduate credit. The cost for CEUs for Teacher’s content is $250, and the graduate credit with Ashland University is $465.