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    • Common Core
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    • Standards Based Grading
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    • Hart Middle School
    • Reuther Middle School
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    • Van Hoosen Middle School
    • West Middle School
  • Creative Ideas
  • Conferences
    • Moving Learning Forward 2015 Conference
    • Moving Learning Forward 2014 Conference

Traffic Light

Description:
The Traffic Light is a type of formative assessment that can be used to
check to see if students feel they can apply (actually “do”) a concept/idea.The teacher presents a question and the students respond by placing either a red, yellow, or green sticky dot in the appropriate light on the Traffic Light. The teacher can immediately see the results and adjusts his/her teaching during the rest of the class period or the following day based on the results provided.


How to Use the Strategy:
1. Post a large Traffic Light in the classroom.

2. Provide red, yellow, and green sticky dots to students.
 
3. Pose a question to students.
  • Example 1: What is your ability to use the scientific method in conducting experiments on your own?
  • Example 2: What is your capacity to use Formative Assessment in a comprehensive assessment system?
Teacher explains to students that green would mean that you are already
doing this or easy to get here, yellow means that it is doable but will take
some work, and red means that you have much work to do here.

4. Teacher reviews the Traffic Light.

5. Teacher adjusts his/her teaching for the remaining part of the class
period or for the next day.

6. Students learn how to evaluate their positions on the Traffic Light
and make adjustments for their learning.
Resources 
Download these resources to use in your classroom. 
Traffic Light Template.doc
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