Formative Assessment for
Michigan Educators (FAME)


"Formative assessment is a process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students' achievement of intended instructional outcomes"

CCSSO FAST SCASS Austin, Texas October 2006

• 2012-2013 New FAME Coach Application 
Deadline for applications is May 31, 2012

• FAME Initiative Expectations 

• Facilitating Your FAME Learning Team 

• FAME 2012-13 Training Dates and Locations 

• Where's FAME in Michigan 

• Summary of 2010-11 FAME Project Research

• FAME Presentation at 2012 AERA
A presentation on the Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators (FAME) was recently offered at the April 2012 AERA Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. MSU researchers, Dr. Ed Roeber and Dr. Amelia Gotwals, along with doctoral students Dante Cisterna, Tara Kintz, and John Lane, provided data on the impact of teacher learning of the formative assessment process. Click here for the session powerpoint and session paper.

• Additional Formative Assessment Research by Category 
This document, complied by the Michigan State University research on formative assessment team, is a synthesis of papers outlining findings on formative assessment.

• FAST Research Resources 
Provided by CCSSO Formative Assessment for Students and Teachers (FAST) state collaborative, this document summarizes key ideas of the most significant research on formative assessment.

• Formative Assessment and Next-Generation Assessment Systems: Are We Losing an Opportunity? 
On November 10, 2010, CCSSO and leading authorities on formative assessment released a new report about the future of student assessment and the development of more effective ways to assess student learning. Click the report title to read this paper. The event was hosted by CCSSO and the Formative Assessment for Students and Teachers State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (FAST SCASS) of which Michigan is a member.

• Formative Assessment: What It Is and What It Isn't

• Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators-The State Project 

• Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators-The District Perspective 

• FAME Administrator Webinar (recorded November 16, 2011)
This webinar was recorded for administrators with coaches and learning team members in the 2011-12 FAME project.  Topics covered were a description of the project and an overview of the formative assessment process.  Much of the webinar was centered on the insights of current coach and middle school principal, Linda Chase from Cheboygan Middle School.  Linda shares her experiences in sustaining and scaling the formative assessment process in her building.  Click here for the webinar powerpoint.

• Administrator Webinars from 2010-2011

• Engaging Teachers in Formative Assessment to Improve Learning
Sara Bryant, Professional Development Specialist from Measured Progress presents an introduction to the formative assessment process and the connection to student motivation and learning. She also provides a framework for the statewide initiative on teacher learning teams and the formative assessment process.

• Bringing Formative Assessment Statewide in Michigan
When learning teams embed formative assessment as a process, into their practice, they build capacity and a shared understanding of what it means to transform instruction. Take a look at a brief YouTube video clip "Bringing Formative Assessment Statewide" on how MDE/OEAA and Measured Progress created a unified, sustainable formative assessment program. For more information about the project, Developing and Implementing The Formative Assessment Process in Michigan, please contact Kimberly Young, Consultant, MDE/OEAA at 517-373-0988 or youngk1@michigan.gov

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

• Dr. Rick Stiggins DVD "New Missions, New Beliefs: Assessment for Learning"

• Dr. Rick Stiggins DVD "Assessment Manifesto: A Call for the Development of Balanced Assessment Systems"

• Michigan Assessment Consortium

• All Things Assessment

• Assessment Training Institute

• Alberta Assessment Consortium