After educators identify and scaffold the Learning Progressions for one or more “unwrapped” Essential Standards, the next step in the ITLS unit-creation process is to plan Quick Progress Checks. Quick Progress Checks are short, in-the-moment, formative assessments that students complete at or near the close of daily instruction. When well-constructed, (i.e. intentionally aligned to the rigor of one or more Learning Progressions in focus for a lesson), Quick Progress Checks provide valuable feedback that both educators and students can use to move learning forward. At or near the close of daily instruction based on a Lesson-Specific Learning Target (Learning Progression), educators ask students to respond to a short, formative “check for understanding” to gain authentic feedback of their understanding of that lesson’s Learning Target.

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QUICK PROGRESS CHECKS AND FEEDBACK TO ADJUST INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING