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I use formative I used a formative I decide on the purpose I use a variety of I recently started using
assessments to guide my assessment when asking for assessment and skills characteristics of choice boards for various
teaching. Characteristics a review question for a to be assessed. For formative assessments. subject areas, and my
of formative assessments particular social studies example, a type of Students who struggle students are loving this!
is to help students lesson. Within the unit of formative assessment I with reading or writing It is great to see everyone
improve in their learning Economics, students use at the end of a math may have excellent engaged in their learning
as I give them frequent learned about goods and lesson is an exit ticket. listening skills. I allow and actively taking
feedback while doing services. I asked, "Who An exit ticket is a great to them to draw a picture charge. For example, a
quick checks. I use can tell me the difference let me assess how well and tell me about it. I also Spelling Tic Tac Toe
observations, journals, between goods and students understood the assess their Choice Board allows
think-pair-share, and exit services? “Students hold material they are learning comprehension by having students to choose
tickets. I use summative up either their Yes or No in class. 4/5/2020 them answer questions different ways to learn
assessments to measure card as they are prepared orally, aside from paper. and practice their spelling
what students have to share aloud. Students Exit tickets are a great words. The Spelling
learned. I give summative who know the answer way to assess student’s Choice Board is a great
assessments at the end of hold up the Yes card, and learning as it allows me example of students being
instruction as a way of students who don't know to measure their motivated and engaged in
assessing and evaluating the answer hold up the understanding of a topic, the classroom while using
student learning. No card. This is an or address concerns. I differentiated instruction
Characteristics of this effective way of letting use a variety of to promote their learning
demonstrating me know immediately characteristics of with double consonant
understanding of who recalls the academic summative assessments. I spelling. Students are
material though unit vocabulary needed for allow students to orally expected to complete
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
5.2 Collecting and Use data from required Explores collecting Collects a variety of Designs and integrates an Infuses assessments
analyzing assessments to assess additional data using formal and informal assessment plan that strategically and
assessment data student learning. supplemental assessment data on provides formal and systematically
from a variety of assessments. student learning. informal assessment data throughout instruction to
sources to inform Follows required 6/17/19 on student learning. collect ongoing
instruction. processes for data Make adjustments in 12/6/19 assessment data
analysis and draws planning for single Uses analysis of a variety appropriate for the range
conclusions about lessons or sequence of of data to inform Uses data analysis of a of learner needs.
student learning lessons based on analysis planning and broad range of 4/30/2020
of assessment data. differentiation of assessments to provide
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
I infuse assessments
throughout my
instruction both
formative and summative.
Some formative types of
assessments I use to
evaluate how students
are learning within a
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Uses data from Uses data from available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Reflects on data
assessments provided by assessments to establish assessment data to set data to set learning goals continuously to make
site and district to set content-based learning student learning goals for for content and academic ongoing refinements to
learning goals for the goals for class and content and academic language that are learning goals for content
class. individual students in language. integrated across content and academic language
single lessons or standards for individuals for the fill range of
sequences of lessons. and groups. 4/30/2020 students.
5.4 Using assessment Plans instruction using Plans differentiated
data to establish available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
learning goals and to guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
plan, differentiate, learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
and modify individual students. needs. 6/17/19 group learning needs. and make ongoing
instruction 12/6/19 adjustments to match the
evolving learning needs
Modifies lessons during of individuals and groups.
instruction based on
informal assessments.
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Updated: 4/5/2020
In order to meet students’ I use a variety of informal
diverse learning needs, I assessments during a
plan differentiated lesson and use the data to
lessons in various plan differentiated
subjects. In math for instruction. I also make
example, one way I necessary modifications
differentiate a lesson in order to help students
would be to have reach learning goals. For
learning stations. I split example, if I notice
my class into small students becoming
groups. While I instruct a uninterested while
group of students, reading a long story, I
another group uses the break the story into parts
computer station to work (for the whole class or for
on an online math a small group). This helps
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
I plan differentiated
instruction targeted to
meet individual and
group learning needs.
When learning about
producers and
consumers, I
differentiated the content
by creating activities for
two groups of students
that covered different
levels of thinking. I
created two stations with
different activity options
in each. Students who
were not familiar with
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
I continue to modify
lessons during
instruction. One way I
continue to do that is to
provide choice for
students. When preparing
to write a personal
narrative, students
receive a writing choice
board. They pick a
prompt of interest and
use sequencers; first,
next, then, and last to
help them organize their
thinking. 4/5/2020
(NBPTS 4)
Informs students about Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures Provides systematic
learning objectives, students to establish student self-assessment for students to self-assess opportunities for student
outcomes, and learning goals through and goal setting and set learning goals self-assessment, goal
summative assessment single lessons or processes for learning related to content, setting, and progress
results. Recognizes the sequence of lessons that content and academic academic language, and monitoring. 4/5/2020
5.5 Involving all need for individual include goal setting language development. individual skills. 12/6/19
students in self- learning goals. exercises. 6/18/19 Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal- Guides students to Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
setting, and progress Monitors progress using Provides students with monitor and reflect on assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
monitoring available tools for opportunities in single progress on a regular and progress monitoring refining goals towards
recording. 6/18/19 lessons or sequence of basis. 12/6/19 across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their 3/28/2020 achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
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Provides students with Provides students with Provides students with Integrates the ongoing Facilitates students’
feedback through additional feedback clear and timely sharing of leadership in seeking and
assessed work and based on formative information about comprehensible feedback using ongoing
required summative assessments from single strengths, needs, and to students from formal comprehensible
assessments. lessons or sequence of strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
5.7 Using assessment lessons. Seeks to provide academic in ways that support individual student
information to share Notifies families of feedback in ways that achievement.6/18/19 increased learning. progress and ways to
timely and student proficiencies, students understand. 12/6/19 provide and monitor
comprehensible challenges, and behavior Provides opportunities support. 3/28/2020
feedback with issues through school Communicates with for comprehensible and Communicates regularly
students and their mandated procedures. families about student timely two-way with families to share a
families progress, strengths, and communications with range of assessment
needs at reporting families to share student information that is
periods. Contacts families assessments, progress, comprehensible and
as needs arise regarding raise issues and/or responsive to individual
struggling students or concerns, and guide student and family needs.
behavior issues. 6/18/19 family support. 12/6/19 4/30/2020
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