CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring
Is aware of the purposes Explores the use of
and characteristics of different types of pre-
formative and summative assessment, formative
assessments. and summative
assessments.
5.1 Applying
knowledge of the
Begins to identify specific
purposes,
characteristics of
characteristics, and
assessments that yield
uses of different
different types of
types of assessments
information about
student preparedness,
progress, and proficiency.
7/18/2020
I have learned to give
assessments before the
unit, during the middle
such as an exit ticket, and
a summative assessment
at the end. I use different
types of formative
assessments such as
using whiteboards,
having students hold up
numbers on their hands,
peardeck, google forms,
and nearpod where the
students answer open
ended questions to check
for understanding.
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Evidence:
An example of a google
form that the students
had to fill out.
Google form
Applying Integrating Innovating
Decides on the purpose Develops and adapts the Demonstrates purposeful
for assessment and skills range of appropriate use of a wide range of
to be assessed to select assessments to address assessments to support
appropriately matches questions about students’ differentiated student
pre-, formative and learning needs and learning needs and reflect
summative assessments. progress. progress.
Selects assessments Integrates a variety of Draws flexibility from a
based on clear characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
understanding of the assessments to allow assessment options and
purposes and students with a ranges of characteristics to
characteristics of learning needs to maximize student
assessments to support demonstrate what they demonstration of
student learning. Fall know. 4/3/2021 knowledge.
2020
My assessments are Formal assessments are
based on what the key. These assessments
students need to learn. are given based on the
The learning targets have information that we have
the students reflect on if just learned about. I take
they met it and how to the assessments from
understand their own these lessons to adapt
learning, and it and go back and get ideas
culminates with the about how the students
summative assessment are learning best, and if
through google forms. they need more time and
Many of the formative different ways to
exit tickets throughout understand. Using google
reflect the learning docs allows me to adapt
targets and what each rubrics rather easily and
student should be get them out to students
learning. so that they have access
to them. 4/3/2021
Evidence: This is shown
through a google form
that students need to fill
out.
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
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
student learning. supplemental assessment data on provides formal and systematically
assessments. student learning. informal assessment data throughout instruction to
Follows required on student learning. collect ongoing
processes for data Make adjustments in Uses analysis of a variety assessment data
analysis and draws planning for single of data to inform Uses data analysis of a appropriate for the range
conclusions about lessons or sequence of planning and broad range of of learner needs.
5.2 Collecting and
student learning lessons based on analysis differentiation of assessments to provide
analyzing
of assessment data. instruction. 7/18/2020 comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
assessment data
information to guide data analysis to plan and
from a variety of
Collects a variety of planning and differentiate instruction
sources to inform
formal and informal differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction.
assessment data on instruction. 4/3/2021 success.
student learning.

Uses analysis of a variety

of data to inform
planning and
differentiation of
instruction. Fall 2020
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
I collect multiple types of I collect information from
types of informal an array of resources the
assessments by having students use, such as
the students discuss and google forms, edpuzzle,
walking around the room gizmo, and their exit
to check in. By also tickets. All of this allows
having them think-pair- me to analyze how they
share I am able to hear are progressing
their ideas and have throughout the unit, and
students share out by allows myself to inform
using popsicle sticks so it my planning and adjust
is random. Students have whether I need to slow
exit tickets as they leave down or can continue at
the room. We use the same pace. 4/3/2021
whiteboards when we do
certain equations, which
allows me to check the
whole class for
understanding. All of this
helps me prepare for the
next lesson and I use
checkmarks throughout
such as their quizzes,
homework, and tests in
order to evaluate how
well they have learned
and understand to go
back and reteach if
needed. 7/18/2020

Evidence:
One of the student’s
summative assessments.

Summative Assessment

Informal and formal

assessments are given
either everyday or
throughout the week as
needed. The students
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
assignments, as well as
allowing myself to be able
to see which students
need extra time and
which understand the
assignments. I use google
forms more often now
while trying to gauge
what the students know
on zoom, but I have found
out their own responses
to how they have met the
learning targets really
works well because they
are brutally honest with
themselves. Fall 2020

Evidence:
Summative assessment
given to the students

ISTE 5A- The information

that I use via the
assignments and the
google forms allows me
to better accommodate
the students. It allows me
to understand about
them, see how they are
currently learning and
how they learn best, and
revamp the way that I
teach in order to better
facilitate information to
them.
Evidence: learning
targets on the
powerpoint slides that
the students respond to
on google forms.
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Element Emerging Exploring
Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors
available assessment data additional assessment
5.3 Reviewing data,
as required by site and data individually and
both individually and
district processes. with colleagues and
with colleagues, to
identifies learning needs
monitor student
of individual students.
learning
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I am constantly reviewing
scores with the other
science teachers to make
sure our students are on
the same page. I am also
talking to the SPED
teachers each week in
order to inform them
how their students are
doing and how we can
best fit their learning
needs and any
modifications even more.
As a staff, we constantly
have professional
development meetings
every week and to
discuss how we can
better instruct our
students. 7/18/2020
Evidence: The other 8th
grade science teacher and
I had our students fill out
these Cornell style notes
to better assess their
knowledge, then we met
in order to identify
learning needs of our
students.
Cornell Notes
Applying Integrating Innovating
Reviews and monitors a Reviews and monitors a Facilitates collaborative
variety of data on student broad range of data work and fosters
learning individually and individually and with colleagues ability to
with colleagues to colleagues to analyze identify and address
identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
students. Fall 2020 causes for trends.
4/3/2021
With the information By assessing students
given to me by the throughout the unit and
students feedback on when they complete it, I
their own work, I am able to take that
constantly monitor information, review it
through goguardian and with my partner teacher
google classroom how the and we can adjust how
students are doing we taught that unit and
throughout the class, as identify how the students
well as talking to the were learning and what
other teachers to see how we can do to adjust our
to better engage my teachings to help those
students. When the students, as well as for
students are working, I future years. 4/3/2021
have them talk to each
other so I can monitor
who knows what as well
and discuss to better
instruct myself on
teaching them. Fall 2020
Evidence: Cornell notes
are how I have the
students take notes.
ISTE 6A: With the
information given to
myself by students and
the other teachers, the
guided notes allow
students to take pride of
their own learning and do
their own notes, while
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
also responding to how
they are currently
learning.
Evidence: Cornell notes
are how I have the
students take notes.
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
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. students.
Plans instruction using Plans differentiated
available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
5.4 Using assessment
learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
data to establish
individual students. needs.7/18/2020 group learning needs. and make ongoing
learning goals and to
adjustments to match the
plan, differentiate,
Uses a variety of Modifies lessons during evolving learning needs
and modify
assessment data to set instruction based on of individuals and groups.
instruction
student learning goals for informal assessments.
content and academic 4/3/2021
language.

Plans differentiated
lessons and modifications
to instruction to meet
students’ diverse learning
needs. Fall 2020
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
I am constantly reviewing Whenever there is a new
exit tickets to see where learning goal, the
the students understood students write it down,
and didn’t so that I am reflect on it, and are made
able to reteach if needed. aware of what we are
I assess all students when going to be doing to
they read an article, as address this specific
well as how they discuss learning goal. We do a lot
with their partners. The of group work, where
quiz and test scores are students are placed in
looked at to so where I specific groups to be able
can modify partners, as to communicate with one
well as groups in order to another, and to also
allow every member to target certain learning
succeed and understand needs of individuals to
the content. The SPED help them and allow them
teachers are informed to prosper. 4/3/2021
multiple times a week
about their students’
progress and we make
plans and modifications
to fit how they are doing
both emotionally and
physically in class.
7/18/2020

The exit tickets are given

to the students everyday,
if not multiple times a
week. This allows me to
understand who knows
what and is
comprehending.
Combined with this, is
how the students rate
themselves on their
understanding of the
learning targets. This
allows myself to put
together students to
grasp concepts before we
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
get to tests and quizzes so
everyone has a good shot
of doing their very best
on the exams. Fall 2020

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.
5.5 Involving all need for individual include goal setting language development. individual skills.
students in self- learning goals. exercises. 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. 7/18/2020 lessons or sequence of basis. 4/3/2021 across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
I allow my students to see How my class is run, is I use technology all of the
the learning objectives, the students are given time to design and to
and the essential learning targets and implement assessments.
question, while having notes that allow them to This allows myself to
them write it down and facilitate their own create an environment
track their progress learning. The students where the students feel
about whether or not are required to write comfortable, while also
they understand it after down why or how they taking into the fact that a
the lesson or farther understand information, majority of their work is
down the road. After the or how they have met done now with
summative assessments certain learning target technology. This allows
the students receive their goals. I found this to be myself to share the
score and we go over the easier for the students information of how the
answers and clarify any especially over zoom. students are doing easier
questions. Throughout Fall 2020 with my administration,
the lessons, students take families, and the students
their own notes, while Evidence: Template of themselves. I can
others get guided notes to guided notes for students. communicate with those
help them progress easiest and can reach
throughout the lesson. others who struggle with
7/18/2020 technology by using a
simplified system of
Evidence: I use a template accessing the data.
for the students that need 4/3/2021
it in order to help them
organize their ideas.
Guided Notes
Uses available Explores use of additional Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to record technologies to and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
assessments, determine implement individual assessments, record and development, implement, and analyze
proficiency levels, and assessments, record analyze results, and implementation, analysis assessments and
5.6 Using available make required results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and provides for an in depth
technologies to assist communications about with administration, student learning with communication of and ongoing
in assessment, student learning. colleagues, and families administration, student learning to all communication regarding
analysis, and 7/18/2020 about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. student learning to all
communication of students. Ensure that audiences.
student learning Uses available communications are
technologies to record received by those who
assessments, determine lack access to technology.
proficiency levels, and 4/3/2021
make required
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
communications about
student learning. Fall
2020

Our district uses Aeries, Aeries in a key

which allows me to input component in our district.
assessments, record This allows parents to log
scores, and to see trends in and see their students’
of how students are grades. We also have a
doing. I also use our school website that
schools website and allows us as teachers to
google calendar so that put our agendas on the
parents and students can board and when work is
keep updated on do that the parents can
everything we have done access in order to see
in class. I keep their child’s progression
handwritten grade books throughout the school
for homework and year. I always encourage
classwork, while also parents to reach out to
utilizing google me for assistance if they
classroom for need it. 4/3/2021
assignments for the
students. 7/18/2020

Our district uses Aeries,

and google classroom
which allows me to input
assessment scores,
homework, and any
important information
for both the students and
parents to see. These are
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
updated frequently.
Google calendar helps me
keep things organized as
well as an agenda posted
on google classroom for
students to check in case
they were absent that
day.
Fall 2020

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
5.7 Using assessment assessments. lessons or sequence of strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
information to share lessons. Seeks to provide academic achievement. in ways that support individual student
timely and Notifies families of feedback in ways that increased learning. progress and ways to
comprehensible student proficiencies, students understand. Provides opportunities provide and monitor
feedback with challenges, and behavior for comprehensible and Communicates regularly support.
students and their issues through school Communicates with timely two-way with families to share a
families mandated procedures. families about student communications with range of assessment
progress, strengths, and families to share student information that is
needs at reporting assessments, progress, comprehensible and
periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or responsive to individual
as needs arise regarding concerns, and guide student and family needs.
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
struggling students or family support. 4/3/2021
behavior issues.
7/18/2020 I meet with each students
over the course of the
Provides students with quarters to show them
additional feedback their progress and talk
based on formative about how they can
assessments from single progress throughout the
lessons or sequence of school year. We also have
lessons. Seeks to provide weekly aeries checks
feedback in ways that where they check their
students understand. grades and reflect on
what they can do to
Communicates with improve, or continue
families about student where they are at and
progress, strengths, and track their progress that
needs at reporting way. 4/3/2021
periods. Contacts families
as needs arise regarding
struggling students or
behavior issues. Fall 2020
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
After a summative
assessment, I provide
students with their
scores, as well as going
over the answers and
clarifying any questions.
As the students discuss
and share their
knowledge and
understanding about the
lessons throughout, I give
them information and
feedback to give them the
correct information, and
give them different
scenarios to think about
to understand the content
easier. Parent teacher
conferences, phone calls,
and emails with
particular student’s
parents is helpful in
keeping in contact, as
well as receiving support
from parents at home.
Some of the parents reach
out which is very helpful
as well. Our school has
quarterly awards which
help incentivize the
students and keep the
parents informed as well,
which I participate in
honoring their
achievements.
7/18/2020

After a summative
assessment, or the end of
the unit, we go over
questions that are most
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
commonly missed. Many
of the students however
are able to see their
scores and what they
have missed directly after
the exam thanks to
google forms. This allows
students to reflect and
come up with why they
got the wrong answer.
Many of the parents are
able to see it as well since
they are at home,
however I do contact
many of the parents
where the students don’t
score to well to help them
and give them pointers
and talk to them.
Fall 2020