Alcantara Castillo Podcast Q and A
Alcantara Castillo Podcast Q and A
Alcantara Castillo Podcast Q and A
PODCAST Q&A
BVE 3-12
What positives do you believe Randy, the assistant principal, will give Madison regarding his
observation on her use of embedded formative assessment?
1. Structure:
Madison had already divided her students into two math groupings. The groups were flexible.
When students were incorrect, madison used questions to help students find and describe their
error. Madison wanted to ensure that she and the student understood their error.
Madison then made a decision for whether to remodel, measure the next angle collaboratively with
students, or allow the student to measure the next angle solo.
As with the other group, Madison used questions to provide guidance as students made errors.
2. Intellectual Design:
a. They are contextualized and responsive; and did not have isolated objectives.
For the struggling learners, Madison began by reminding them of their learning target and then
modeled how to use a protractor. (For this group of students, she had prepared five note cards with
an angle drawn on the front and the measurement answer on the back.)
When students were incorrect, madison used questions to help students find and describe their
error. Madison wanted to ensure that she and the student understood their error.
Madison then made a decision for whether to remodel, measure the next angle collaboratively with
students, or allow the student to measure the next angle solo.
When the other groups of students, those who appeared yesterday to have a good grasp of how to
use aprotector, came to the center, madison did not model nor have students do the angle note
card angles. She instead told students their learning target and then had the students work to
measure angles in pictures that she had to cut from magazines. She knew this was more
challenging.
As with the other group, Madison used questions to provide guidance as students made errors.
b. It involves the students' active participation and independent learning. The student habits were
taken into consideration and not just used mere recall or plug-in
When students were incorrect, madison used questions to help students find and describe their
error. Madison wanted to ensure that she and the student understood their error.
When the other groups of students, those who appeared yesterday to have a good grasp of how to
use aprotector, came to the center, madison did not model nor have students do the angle note
card angles. She instead told students their learning target and then had the students work to
measure angles in pictures that she had to cut from magazines. She knew this was more
challenging.
As with the other group, Madison used questions to provide guidance as students made errors.
c. Engaging and challenges students (practiced ZPD or zone of proximal development)
For this group of students, she had prepared five note cards with an angle drawn on the front and
the measurement answer on the back.
Students worked independently to measure and check each angle. When students were incorrect,
madison used questions to help students find and describe their error. Madison wanted to ensure
that she and the student understood their error.
When the other groups of students, those who appeared yesterday to have a good grasp of how to
use aprotector, came to the center, madison did not model nor have students do the angle note
card angles. She instead told students their learning target and then had the students work to
measure angles in pictures that she had to cut from magazines. She knew this was more
challenging.
As with the other group, Madison used questions to provide guidance as students made errors.
c. Engaging and challenges students (practiced ZPD or zone of proximal development)
For this group of students, she had prepared five note cards with an angle drawn on the front and
the measurement answer on the back.
Students worked independently to measure and check each angle. When students were incorrect,
madison used questions to help students find and describe their error. Madison wanted to ensure
that she and the student understood their error.
When the other groups of students, those who appeared yesterday to have a good grasp of how to
use aprotector, came to the center, madison did not model nor have students do the angle note
card angles. She instead told students their learning target and then had the students work to
measure angles in pictures that she had to cut from magazines. She knew this was more
challenging.
As with the other group, Madison used questions to provide guidance as students made errors.
3. Fairness:
Madison had noticed some students were accurately measuring angles with the protractor, while
others needed more assistance.
For the struggling learners, Madison began by reminding them of their learning target and then
modeled how to use a protractor.
For this group of students, she had prepared five note cards with an angle drawn on the front and
the measurement answer on the back.
2. Question: What strengths will Randy highlight about
Madison's feedback to students?