The People, Practices and Products
that Move AfL Forward
Kristen Clarke
Instructional Coordinator, Assessment
Peel District School Board
#AssessPeel
Reflection and Personal Notes
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@Kristen__Clarke
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Welcome & Introductions
Take a moment to reflect
on the 7 Principles of
Growing Success.
Select one and introduce
yourself by explaining how
this principle resonates
with your understanding of
AfL.
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Professional Learning Goals
By the end of this session, we will
Know
understand strategies that can be used to move AfL forward
Do
co-create a 4Ps inventory to support AfL
Be
an assessment leader
So that we can use an equity mindset toward student learning and
assessment.
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 I can use assessment language related to AfL with
confidence.
 I can identify necessary components to move AfL
forward.
 I can deprivatize my practice to model assessment
literacy and leadership.
Learning Goal & Success Criteria
Sharing Routine
Think
Pair
Think about the
learning goals and
success criteria.
Share your thinking
with a partner.
What do they mean
to you?
Share
Share your
thinking with the
group.
Have you done this
kind of learning
before?
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Table Chat Routine
Elect and Identify
1. a table facilitator [ensures everyone is heard]
2. a documenter [notes thinking on CAfLN forum—
must be a CAfLN member]
3. conversationalists [everyone contributes
awesome ideas]
Why Professional Learning Goals?
Model the use of classroom learning goals
Engage the learner in conversation around the knowledge and skill
that is being targeted
Provide opportunity to collect evidence as to whether this is the
correct goal for the learning opportunity
4 Ps
Purpose
People
Products
Processes
The Purpose of AfL
Connecting to the Purpose of AfL
Research
Ministry
Board
Connecting to the Purpose of AfL
School
Self
Strategy to Surface
the Purpose of AfL
Narratives
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Share a positive assessment experience (Drake & )
Share how you shifted ‘that’ student
Share what you would want your child to experience
An assessment ‘aha’
Insert video of convo here
Susan A
Hiren– notes with student
Soni– assessment aha
What are your effective strategies to
surface the purpose of AfL?
1. Consider your audience.
2. How do you help colleagues find their
purpose in shifting assessment practice?
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Documenting in the CAfLN forum
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What are your
effective
strategies to
surface the
purpose of
AfL?
Who are your People?
People
Students
Teachers &
Teacher Leaders
System and
School Leaders
Parents
Strategy to Identify your People
Notice & Name People with Thoughtful Assessment
Practices
Feed Their
Interest!
What are your strategies for finding
your AfL people?
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1. Consider your setting.
2. List the people you know…
• Who have influence?
• Who have an audience?
• Who are risk-takers?
• Who are assessment literate?
Identifying your People
2
What are
your
strategies for
finding your
key AfL
people?
Products
Evidence Based
Strategies
Guides &
Monographs
Edugains
Videos
Products
Practical
Resources
supporting
Instructional
Rounds
Student &
Parent Voice
Strategy to Identify/Develop your
AfL Products
Survey for resources in use and in demand
What are your strategies for identifying
and developing your AfL focused
products?
1. Consider your setting.
2. What are the gaps and strengths?
3. What resources will move the AfL
conversation forward?
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Identifying your Products
3
What are your
strategies for
identifying and
developing
your AfL
focused
products?
Processes
Collaborative Inquiry
& Action Research
Processes
Virtual
Learning
Sponsoring
Canadian
Research
SIM-SEF
NTIP &
Mentorship
Strategy to Identify/Develop AfL
Processes
Leverage what is there.
https://storify.com/kristen__clarke/peelteacher-admin-assessment-work-teams
What are your strategies for leverage
and developing processes to support
AfL?
1. Consider your setting.
2. What processes already exist? How
can you blend AfL within the process?
3. What processes can you develop?
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Identifying your Processes
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What are your
strategies for
leverage and
developing
processes to
support AfL?
Consolidating
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Quiet
Reflection
MEEGWE
TCH
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