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-
5.1 Applying
formative and summative assessment, formative
knowledge of the
assessments. and summative
purposes,
assessments. 9/29/19
characteristics, and
uses of different
types of assessments
Begins to identify specific
characteristics of
assessments that yield
different types of
information about
student preparedness,
progress, and proficiency.
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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.
4/2021
Integrates a variety of Draws flexibility from a
Selects assessments characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
based on clear assessments to allow assessment options and
understanding of the students with a ranges of characteristics to
purposes and learning needs to maximize student
characteristics of demonstrate what they demonstration of
assessments to support know. knowledge.
student learning. 4/2021
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I have given students pre- I have continued to give
assessments to see what students assessments to
the students know check for understanding,
already and I have whether it be formative
assessed the students or summative. When I
after specific lessons and give Pre-assessments,
after units to check for they help me guide
progress and proficiency. instruction for the unit so
9/29/19 that I can cover the topics
that the students have
little or no information
about. The majority of
my assessments are
project based for Science
and I use the Math online
resources to assess my
students. 4/2021

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. 9/29/19 student learning. 4/2021 informal assessment data throughout instruction to
5.2 Collecting and Follows required on student learning. collect ongoing
analyzing processes for data Make adjustments in Uses analysis of a variety assessment data
assessment data analysis and draws planning for single of data to inform Uses data analysis of a appropriate for the range
from a variety of conclusions about lessons or sequence of planning and broad range of of learner needs.
sources to inform student learning lessons based on analysis differentiation of assessments to provide
instruction. of assessment data. instruction. 10/2020 comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
9/29/19 information to guide data analysis to plan and
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. 4/2021 success.
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I have been using the data As we have been going I have been using the data
from the assessments through the math from assessments of my
that the students have lessons, there have been students and have
taken in order to prepare specific lessons that I planned lessons
better lesson plans. I want to check for according to the results of
have given chapter tests, understanding before their assessments. In
quizzes, and checkpoint moving on to the next math, I have used the
assessments. I am topic. I check for STAR assessments to
learning that using understanding by using review skills that
checkpoint quizzes students have yet to
Desmos activities when
benefits the students and master. I have also
applicable and also use
myself to check their revisited any units or
the resources from my
understanding before lessons to which the
moving on to the next Math Textbook through students did not do well.
lesson. 9/29/19 Savvas Realize. Below is 4/2021
the printable file for a
the lesson quiz that can
be assigned to the class
if I choose to do so
before moving onto the
next topic. 10/2020

Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors a Reviews and monitors a Facilitates collaborative
5.3 Reviewing data, available assessment data additional assessment variety of data on student broad range of data work and fosters
both individually and as required by site and data individually and learning individually and individually and with colleagues ability to
with colleagues, to district processes. with colleagues and with colleagues to colleagues to analyze identify and address
monitor student 9/29/19 identifies learning needs identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
learning of individual students. patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
5/2020 students. 4/2021 causes for trends.
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I monitor the data from I have been monitoring Since we have been
the assessments of my the assessment data more monitoring STAR testing
students individually. I frequently to check results for Math (and
have yet to discuss the students achievements on ELA), we have created
assessments with my their STAR test and I have Action Plans for students
colleagues. 9/29/19 also met with my that are below
colleagues to determine benchmark or under. On
the best way to support these Action Plans, we list
the learning needs of our the top 3 skills that the
students. 5/2020 students needs support
with and we make sure to
include teaching these
skills within our lessons.
10/2020

Teacher Leader Qualities

CONNECTION - Domain
4: Facilitates
Improvements in
Instruction and Student
Learning
Sub-Standard b: Engages
in reflective dialog with
colleagues based on
observation of
instruction, student work,
and assessment data and
helps make connections
to research-based
effective practices.

Within my Teacher
Leader Project, I plan to
use a formative
assessments. For my
Science Sidekicks project
with 5th and 1st grade,
the 5th grade students
will answer 4 questions
that ask why they chose
to use that fruit to
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represent that specific
planet. They will need to
write 2 sentences to
explain. This will allow
me to monitor student
learning and discuss this
with my colleague, the
first grade teacher, to
show how my students
helped the first grade
students to create their
model. 4/2021
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. 10/2020 integrated across content and academic language
5.4 Using assessment single lessons or standards for individuals for the fill range of
data to establish sequences of lessons. and groups. students.
learning goals and to Plans instruction using 9/29/19 Plans differentiated
plan, differentiate, available curriculum lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
and modify guidelines. Plans adjustments in to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
instruction instruction to address students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
learning needs of needs. 4/2021 group learning needs. and make ongoing
individual students. adjustments to match the
9/29/19 Modifies lessons during evolving learning needs
instruction based on of individuals and groups.
informal assessments.
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
I have reviewed any data After reviewing data from
from the assessments the assessments that I
that I have given and have given, I revisit skills
have planned lessons to that students did not
better suit their learning successfully learn. This
and organize the lessons has been happening more
to address their needs. frequently in Math and I
9/29/19 make sure to go through
the concepts and explain
it different ways in order
to support my students. I
have also been using
other resources to help
explain the concepts,
such as Khan Academy or
videos online. 4/2021

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. 4/2021 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. 9/29/19 lessons or sequence of basis. across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
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I let students know about
their learning goals and
how they perform on
their assessments that
are given. I give them
opportunities to better
their scores and also
monitor their progress
using the tools that I have
been given through the
school. 9/29/19
For my math classes, I
assign problems from
the book and also
assignments that the
students complete
online through the Math
textbook resource. One
specific assignment is
called MathXL; this
assignment consists of
questions that are taken
directly from the math
book but the numbers
are changed to have the
students practice the
new concepts. The
problems change after
every time the students
attempt it. As the
students complete the
MathXL assignments on
Savvas Realize through
the math Textbook
resources, they are able
to work on perfecting
their understanding of
the concepts because I
allow the students to
repeat this specific
assignment till the score
100%. Although this is
not a test, it is giving
them the chance to
practice the concepts
and ask for help when
needed. I also spend
time on the questions
that are most missed on
quizzes or assignments
so that the students are
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Uses available
technologies to record
assessments, determine
proficiency levels, and
5.6 Using available
make required
technologies to assist
communications about
in assessment,
student learning.
analysis, and
communication of
student learning
We use a website to keep
track of their grades and
we also do testing every
trimester. I have been
keeping the grades of the
students up to date and I
have also been
introduced to their
testing results that I will
use to group the students
accordingly for small
groups. 9/29/19
able to take note of
these questions before a
unit test is given. Below
is a screen shot of one of
the MathXL assignments
for the students to
complete. 4/2021
Explores use of additional Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
implement individual assessments, record and development, implement, and analyze
assessments, record analyze results, and implementation, analysis assessments and provides
results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and for an in depth and
with administration, student learning with communication of ongoing communication
colleagues, and families administration, student learning to all regarding student
about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. learning to all audiences.
10/2020 students. Ensure that
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
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We have used our When assessing my math
schoolwide online source students, I use the
to keep records of the website linked to our
students grades. The math textbook. I use the
parents have access to MathXL homework
the source and get assignments to give
notified when their child students the opportunity
goes below a certain to try the math problems
grade. I have met with and reattempt them to
administration and get a perfect score. This
colleagues to discuss gives them more time to
student learning and the practice the lesson and
best way to approach it’s content before we
supporting their learning. move on to the next
5/2020 lesson. I also give the quiz
online so I can monitor
I have incorporated the most commonly
using Desmos into my missed questions. I also
math curriculum to use the STAR assessment
assess what my student results to communicate
know before they take with the parents and my
colleagues. 4/2021
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the unit test. Although I
am not using this as a
test itself, it is helping
me see where students
need more support so
that I can prepare them
for what will appear on
the test. Below is a
snapshot of the "landing
a plane" activity. The
names of the students
have been anonymized
for privacy. This activity
allows me to identify
who needs more
support with the topic
and also who
understands the
concepts thus far.
10/2020
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
assessments. lessons or sequence of strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
lessons. Seeks to provide academic achievement. in ways that support individual student
5.7 Using assessment
Notifies families of feedback in ways that 4/2021 increased learning. progress and ways to
information to share
student proficiencies, students understand. provide and monitor
timely and
challenges, and behavior 9/29/19 Provides opportunities Communicates regularly support.
comprehensible
issues through school for comprehensible and with families to share a
feedback with
mandated procedures. Communicates with timely two-way range of assessment
students and their
families about student communications with information that is
families
progress, strengths, and families to share student comprehensible and
needs at reporting assessments, progress, responsive to individual
periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or student and family needs.
as needs arise regarding concerns, and guide
struggling students or family support. 4/2021
behavior issues. 9/29/19
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I have met with students I have been
to discuss their grades communicating with
after an assessment is specific parents weekly in
given and I have been in order to support their
contact with certain child and give them an
parents regarding their update to how their
student’s grades. student is performing in
9/29/19 my class. I make sure to
respond to emails in a
timely manner and
communicate the
progress of their student
to support their student
and the family. 4/2021