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Defining Dynamic Assessment
Examples from Language Teaching
Formative Assessment in the Classroom
How are we responsive in our assessments?

Gatekeep - Najjarpour and Salimi: “Navigating Mindset Trajectories: Exploring EFL Teachers’ Evolution in Embracing Dynamic and Summative Assessment in the Language Classroom”

Dynamic Assessment

Girlboss

Successfully and Accountably Collecting Assessment Data
Taking Advantage of Opportunities to Learn
Opening Assessment Conversations Via Reflections
Baking Reflection Into Every Assessment

References

ACTFL OPI
Dylan Wiliam’s Embedded Formative Assessment
STAMP Test
AnneMarie Chase’s Magic Cards
Class Dojo

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Isolated Vocabulary
Useful Vocabulary Lists
Idioms and Stock Phrases
Use Language in Context

Gatekeep - Takizawa, K., & Suzuki, S. (2025). The role of multiword sequences in fluent speech: The case of listener-based judgment in L2 argumentative speech. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1–21.

Perceived Fluency and Proficiency Ratings
It’s Giving Library
Speaking to the Heart
What Even Is Fluency?
Lowering Cognitive Load for Speaker and Listener

Girlboss

Sentence Builders / Chat Mats
Filler Phrases and Repair Phrases
Rejoinders
Teach via Classroom Passwords
Total Verbal Response
How We Present Vocab - Planning Ahead

References

Tea with BVP

The Art and Science of Creating Sentence Builders by Gianfranco Conti

Sentence Builders

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Course-End Exams
Vertical Alignment - To University and Beyond
Understanding Ordered Development
Setting Realistic Goals

Gatekeep - Gombert, W., Keijzer, M., & Verspoor, M. (2024). Long-term effects of structure-based versus dynamic usage-based instructional programs for French. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 8(1), 18–33.

Dynamic Usage-Based Programs vs. Structure-Based Programs
Homework and Accountability
Writing Complexity and Length
Changes in Accuracy Over Time

Girlboss
Let Novices Be Novices, Intermediates Be Intermediates, etc.
How Long We Have Our Students
Talk About Whatever, with Lots of Input
Read the Scoring Guides of Credit-Granting Exams
The Path of Pleasure Is The Only Path

References

Avant ADVANCE

Steve Smith’s Bluesky Profile (where we got tipped off about this study!)

AIM (Accelerative Integrated Methodology)

Conversations About Language Teaching - Podcast

Ben’s “Real World Homework” Template

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