CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Is aware of the Explores the use of Decides on the purpose Develops and adapts the Demonstrates purposeful use
purposes and different types of for assessment and range of appropriate of a wide range of assessments
characteristics of pre-assessment, skills to be assessed to assessments to address to support differentiated
formative and formative and select appropriately questions about students’ student learning needs and
summative summative matches pre-, learning needs and progress. reflect progress.
5.1 Applying assessments. assessments. 09/30/18 formative and 12/05/19
knowledge of the summative 05/05/2020 Draws flexibility from a
purposes, Begins to identify assessments. repertoire of appropriate
characteristics, specific characteristics Integrates a variety of assessment options and
and uses of of assessments that Selects assessments characteristics into characteristics to maximize
different types of yield different types of based on clear assessments to allow student demonstration of
assessments information about understanding of the students with a ranges of knowledge.
student preparedness, purposes and learning needs to
progress, and characteristics of demonstrate what they
proficiency. 09/30/18 assessments to support know. 12/05/19
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Formative assessments Based on the topic, I I use a multitude of formal
are a range of both decide on which type and informal assessments to
formal and informal of assessments to use. I gather student data in order
assessments. These use a variety of to appropriately modify my
assessments are used assessments, which lessons and implementation
to provide me with include: writing two practices. Several
quick data on whether (2) sentence assessments that students
or not students summaries about the perform are Illuminate
understand a concept. content, a Venn Education exams (online)​​,
Examples are: writing diagram to illustrate Google Classroom
summaries, a Venn their understanding of responses, exit-slips, unit
diagram, an exit slip). multiple topics, projects and activities, such
Summative quizzes, tests, exams, as Political Candidate
assessments are essays, exit tickets. Weebly websites, Political
assessments 05/02/19 advertisement videos, ​Bill
completed at the end of Rights Poster/Visual
of a given topic or projects​, etc.
unit, usually in the Students are also using
form of an exam/test. Flipgrid as a way to
I use a variety of demonstrate content
assessments, which understanding through
include: writing two video recordings for those
(2) sentence who are shy to speak in
summaries about the front of others.
content, a Venn 12/05/19
diagram to illustrate 05/05/2020
their understanding of
multiple topics,
quizzes, tests, exams,
essays, exit tickets.
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Use data from required Explores collecting Collects a variety of Designs and integrates an Infuses assessments
assessments to assess additional data using formal and informal assessment plan that strategically and systematically
student learning. supplemental assessment data on provides formal and throughout instruction to
assessments. student learning. informal ​assessment data on collect ongoing assessment
Follows required 09/30/18 student learning. 05/02/19 data appropriate for the range
5.2 Collecting and
processes for data Make adjustments in 12/05/19 of learner needs.
analyzing
analysis and draws planning for single Uses analysis of a 05/05/2020
assessment data
conclusions about lessons or sequence of variety of data to Uses results of ongoing data
from a variety of
student learning lessons based on inform planning and Uses data analysis of a analysis to plan and
sources to inform
analysis of assessment differentiation of broad range of assessments differentiate instruction for
instruction.
data. instruction. 09/30/19 to provide comprehensive maximum academic success.
information to guide
planning and differentiation
of instruction. 05/02/19
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I use a variety of Based on the topic, I decide
assessments, which on which type of
include: writing two assessments to use. I use a
(2) sentence variety of assessments,
summaries about the which include: writing two
content, a Venn (2) sentence summaries
diagram to illustrate about the content, a Venn
their understanding of diagram to illustrate their
multiple topics, understanding of multiple
quizzes, tests, exams, topics, quizzes, tests,
essays, exit tickets. I exams, essays, exit tickets. I
tend to use assessments tend to use assessments
daily, in order to best daily, in ​order to best
determine whether I determine whether I can
can move on or if I move on or if I need to
need to reteach the reteach the content.
content. 09/30/18 05/02/19
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I use assessment data from
online tools such as
Quizizz​, ​Kahoot​, Khan
Academy, EdPuzzle,
Illuminate ​Education, and
State testing to dictate my
future lessons. Data pulled
from these sources are also
taken and analyzed by the
Leadership team and during
professional development
meetings; such as
grade-level and department
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Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors a Facilitates collaborative work
5.3 Reviewing available assessment additional assessment a variety of data on broad range of data and fosters colleagues ability
data, both data as required by site data individually and student learning individually and with to identify and address causes
individually and and district processes. with colleagues and individually and with colleagues to analyze for achievement patterns and
with colleagues, to identifies learning colleagues to identify student thinking and trends. 12/05/19
monitor student needs of individual trends and patterns identify underlying causes 05/05/2020
learning students. among groups of for trends.
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I analyze student I analyze student Every week in the Professional
assessment data and assessment data and Development meetings, my
monitor accordingly. monitor accordingly. In our colleagues and myself gather
In our weekly weekly professional and discuss the performance
professional development meetings, my data of students in order to
development meetings, colleagues and I sit down develop an appropriate action
my colleagues and I sit and discuss student plan for students in need. We
down and discuss assessments and finds ways take into consideration content
student assessments to best reach students. assessments, as well as state
and finds ways to best 05/02/19 assessments.
reach students. We are During distance learning, we
then able to determine continue to hold weekly
students’ areas of need, department and grade-level
be it in math, English, meetings to discuss students,
or science. 09/30/18 assessments, content, resource
tools for social well-being, etc.
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Uses data from Uses data from Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of data Reflects on data continuously
assessments provided available assessments assessment data to set to set learning goals for to make ongoing refinements
by site and district to to establish student learning goals content and academic to learning goals for content
set learning goals for content-based learning for content and language that are integrated and academic language for the
the class. goals for class and academic language. across content standards for fill range of students.
individual students in 09/30/19 individuals and
single lessons or groups.05/05/2020 Uses data systematically to
5.4 Using Plans instruction using sequences of lessons. refine planning, differentiate
assessment data to available curriculum Plans differentiated Plans differentiated instruction, and make ongoing
establish learning guidelines. 09/30/18 Plans adjustments in lessons and instruction targeted to meet adjustments to match the
goals and to plan, instruction to address modifications to individual and group evolving learning needs of
differentiate, and learning needs of instruction to meet learning needs. 05/02/19 individuals and groups.
modify instruction individual students. students’ diverse 12/05/19
learning needs. 05/05/2020
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Modifies lessons during
instruction based on
informal assessments.
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I structure my lessons According to student needs,
and instruction based I provide students with
on the state standards differentiated lessons and
and framework. I modified support. I provide
include the state students with vocabulary
standard to every lists, modified texts, and
lesson and is also modified activities. For my
displayed on my ELLs, I provide my
classroom board. directions in Spanish
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According to student 12/05/19
needs, I provide 05/05/2020
students with
differentiated lessons During lesson, I hold class
and modified support. I discussions and assignments
provide students with that provide me with student
vocabulary lists, information regarding their
modified texts, and understanding of content
modified activities. For material. I also hold weekly
my ELLs, I provide my tutoring sessions for
directions in Spanish students who need support
directly to them. during Distance Learning
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Informs students about Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures for Provides systematic
learning objectives, students to establish student self-assessment students to self-assess and opportunities for student
outcomes, and learning goals through and goal setting set learning goals related to self-assessment, goal setting,
5.5 Involving all summative assessment single lessons or processes for learning content, academic language, and progress monitoring.
students in results. Recognizes the sequence of lessons content and academic and individual skills.
self-assessment, need for individual that include goal language development. 05/02/19 Develops students’
goal-setting, and learning goals. setting exercises. 09/30/18 12/05/19 meta-cognitive skills for
progress 05/05/2020 analyzing progress and
monitoring Monitors progress Provides students with Guides students to refining goals towards high
using available tools opportunities in single monitor and reflect on Integrates student levels of academic
for recording. lessons or sequence of self-assessment, goal achievement.
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lessons to monitor progress on a regular setting, and progress
their own progress basis. 09/30/18 monitoring across the
toward class or curriculum.
individual goals.
I structure my lessons According to the objective
and instruction based for that day, I provide an
on the state standards essential question on the
and framework. I lesson topic. Throughout
include the state my lesson, I remind and
standard to every encourage students to
lesson and is also continually ask themselves
displayed on my the essential question and
classroom board. Prior begin to answer based on
to my instruction, I where they are in the
inform students about activity. By doing so,
our objective for that students are monitoring
specific day and what their progress.
they should be able to Students also comple a
know by the end of the Google Forms Exit-Tickets
class. 09/30/18 asking them to reflect on
their own understanding of
the content and what they
could have done to better
help them.
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Uses available Explores use of Uses technology to Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to record additional design and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
assessments, determine technologies to assessments, record development, implement, and analyze
5.6 Using available proficiency levels, and implement individual and analyze results, implementation, analysis of assessments and provides for
technologies to make required assessments, record and communicate assessments, and an in depth and ongoing
assist in communications about results, and about student learning communication of student communication regarding
assessment, student learning. communicate with with administration, learning to all audiences. student learning to all
analysis, and administration, colleagues, families, 05/02/19 audiences.
communication of colleagues, and and students. Ensure 12/05/19
student learning families about student that communications 05/05/2020
learning. are received by those
who lack access to
technology. 09/30/18
I use my school I use my school supplied
supplied laptop to laptop to record
record assessments. I assessments. I have
have students’ students’ complete
complete formative formative assessment
assessment through through google forms and
google forms and other other online tools. I make
online tools. I make the the required communication
required to parents, through phone
communication to calls, meetings, and/or
parents, through phone letters, to inform them of
calls, meetings, and/or their child’s progress. If
letters, to inform them letters are sent home, I
of their child’s require students’ to ​have
progress. If letters are their parents/guardians
sent home, I require signature. I communicate
students’ to have their student data during weekly
parents/guardians professional development
signature. I meetings. Technological
communicate student resources I use to gather and
data during weekly assess student data are
professional Kahoot, Quizziz, Flipgrid,
Google Classroom, Achieve
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development meetings. 3000, Khan Academy, and
09/30/18 Illuminate Education to
name a few.
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Provides students with Provides students with Provides students with Integrates the ongoing Facilitates students’ leadership
feedback through additional feedback clear and timely sharing of comprehensible in seeking and using ongoing
assessed work and based on formative information about feedback to students from comprehensible
required summative assessments from strengths, needs, and formal and informal communications about
assessments. single lessons or strategies for assessments in ways that individual student progress and
sequence of lessons. improving academic support increased learning. ways to provide and monitor
5.7 Using Notifies families of Seeks to provide achievement. 05/02/19 support. 12/05/19
assessment student proficiencies, feedback in ways that Communicates regularly 05/05/2020
information to challenges, and students understand. Provides opportunities with families to share a
share timely and behavior issues 09/30/18 for comprehensible range of assessment
comprehensible through school and timely two-way information that is
feedback with mandated procedures. Communicates with communications with comprehensible and
students and their families about student families to share responsive to individual
families progress, strengths, student assessments, student and family needs.
and needs at reporting progress, raise issues
periods. Contacts and/or concerns, and
families as needs arise guide family support.
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students or behavior
issues. 09/30/18
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Students are provided I make the required Through the collection and
with my communication to analyzation of student data, I
feedback/comments parents, through phone communicate to
on their assignments. calls, meetings, and/or parents/guardians the
09/30/18 letters, to inform them assessment performances of
of their child’s students. Additionally my
I make the required progress and/or any school site uses Notice of
communication to behavioral issues. If Failure and Happy and Sad
parents, through phone letters are sent home, I forms to provide student
calls, meetings, and/or require students’ to progress information
letters, to inform them have their to parents/guardians. 12/05/19
of their child’s parents/guardians During Distance Learning, I
progress. If letters are signature. I email students asking about
sent home, I require communicate student their well-being during this
students’ to have their data during weekly difficult time. Additionally, I
parents/guardians professional hold tutoring sessions for those
signature. I development meetings. students who need support.
communicate student 05/02/19 05/05/2020
data during weekly
professional Students are provided
development with my
meetings. 09/30/18 feedback/comments on
their assignments.
With essays, I meet
with students
periodically, in order
to provide quick and
effective feedback.
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