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
5.1 Applying assessments.
knowledge of the
purposes, Begins to identify specific
characteristics, and characteristics of
uses of different assessments that yield
types of assessments different types of
information about
student preparedness,
progress, and proficiency.
I am very interested in
learning about different
types of assessments that
I can use in an online
environment. I think a
Kahoot review in a Live
Lesson would be a fun
way for students to
review. I used Kahoot
when I taught in a brick-
and-mortar classroom
and my students loved it.
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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.
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. know. knowledge.
I am somewhat limited I continue to find new
due to the prepared assessments to use in
curriculum. But I include addition to the prepared
poll pods, Kahoot games curriculum our school
and exit ticket questions utilizes. Google Forms
with my lessons. My have been helpful. My
FOTIP mentor and I school’s in-house
discuss how to use learning system provides
certain assessments to an incredible amount of
inform our teaching, data that is easily
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I am learning how to
analyze and utilize MAP
assessment data. 5/1/21
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
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. comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
information to guide data analysis to plan and
I am still at this level. planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.
I would like to I use quizzes, quick In addition to the
incorporate a wider checks, discussions, tests, assessments previously
variety of assessments. essays and slideshow mentioned, I am using
I’ve been thinking of presentations to evaluate MAP assessment results
sending out a Google student learning. During to guide my planning and
Form with questions LiveLessons I use student differentiation of
designed to help me get comments in the chat instruction. 5/1/21
to know my students pod, as well as poll pods. I
better. I would include also use Kahoot games
questions about their and Google Forms. 12/20
learning style and
challenges. 9/29/2019

I would still like to

incorporate a Google
Form to get to know
students and also for
feedback. My mentor and
I discussed how to use
assessments to inform
our instruction and to
help us decide which
additional resources to
offer our students.
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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring
Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors
5.3 Reviewing data, available assessment data additional assessment
both individually and as required by site and data individually and
with colleagues, to district processes. with colleagues and
monitor student identifies learning needs
learning of individual students.
Our PLC identifies
student needs and sets
learning goals
accordingly. For example,
there is a literary analysis
essay during the second
semester that students
often don’t even complete
due to their sense of
overwhelm. We are
scaffolding during the
first semester to help
students feel prepared
when they receive the
assignment. 9/29/2019
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. causes for trends.
Our PLC meets to review I am participating on a I presented to my PLC on
our grading distribution team that analyzes how to interpret the MAP
bi-weekly. 5/7/20 assessment data and how test results and use them
best to utilize it to to support their students.
support our I continue to collaborate
with my PLC, discussing
students. 12/20
and comparing our grade
distribution and how to
better support our
students. 5/1/21
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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
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 Plans differentiated
plan, differentiate, available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
and modify guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
instruction learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
individual students. needs. group learning needs. and make ongoing
adjustments to match the
Modifies lessons during evolving learning needs
instruction based on of individuals and groups.
informal assessments.
I use assessment results I use assessment results Working with my PLC, we As a member of my
to plan the focus of the to direct every aspect of increased our student school’s MAP assessment
next Live Lesson. I adapt my LiveLessons. I contact goal this semester team, I am learning how
the Live Lesson to develop other supports to 85% of students to interpret the test
support students with a such as a Google Doc with receiving a phone call by results and use those
variety of learning needs. tips for taking the unit the end of the semester. results to help each
I also have one-on-one tests. 5/7/20 We met our goal, which is student improve their
lesson by phone or in my an achievement in our achievement. 5/1/21
Live Lesson room. online environment.
9/29/2019 These phone calls
significantly benefit
student performance.
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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging
Informs students about
learning objectives,
outcomes, and
summative assessment
results. Recognizes the
5.5 Involving all
need for individual
students in self-
learning goals.
assessment, goal-
setting, and progress
Monitors progress using
monitoring
available tools for
recording.
I’d like to explore ways to
help students establish
learning goals in the
online environment. I do
tell my students what the
learning objectives are.
They can view their
summative assessment
results online, as soon as
they are graded. I am able
to monitor my students’
progress via the online
gradebook. 9/29/2019
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures Provides systematic
students to establish student self-assessment for students to self-assess opportunities for student
learning goals through and goal setting and set learning goals self-assessment, goal
single lessons or processes for learning related to content, setting, and progress
sequence of lessons that content and academic academic language, and monitoring.
include goal setting language development. individual skills.
exercises. Develops students’ meta-
Guides students to Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
Provides students with monitor and reflect on assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
opportunities in single progress on a regular and progress monitoring refining goals towards
lessons or sequence of basis. across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
I encourage my students I provide clear and
to excel to the best of specific breakdowns in
their ability. I give my grading feedback so
detailed feedback about students know exactly
ways they can revise what to do to improve
assignments to raise their their scores. As a PLC, we
score. During progress set a goal that 50% of our
monitoring meetings students would receive a
(which include the phone call by the mid-
students, guardian, semester deadline. 12/20
teachers, school
counselor and admin) I I continue to refine my
involve the student in grading feedback. I
developing goals and remind my students
strategies to progress in when I talk to them and
their classes. 5/7/20 in my weekly webmails to
check my feedback on
their assignments. I have
also been able to improve
my grading turnaround
time and I hope this helps
my students to receive
more timely feedback on
their work. 5/1/21
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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 provides
5.6 Using available
make required results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and for an in depth and
technologies to assist
communications about with administration, student learning with communication of ongoing communication
in assessment,
student learning. colleagues, and families administration, student learning to all regarding student
analysis, and
about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. learning to all audiences.
communication of
students. Ensure that
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.

I’m not sure how to I am continually striving I continue to work with

evaluate myself in this to learn more about the my PLC to identify ways
area, since the technology available to to improve our website
technologies that record our online school. I hold and LiveLessons. We
assessments and progress monitoring want the resources we
determine proficiency meetings to support offer to our students to be
levels are already struggling students. The as accessible as possible.
embedded in our student, guardian, all of 5/1/21
curriculum. I do the student’s teachers,
communicate with their school counselor
students and their and an administrator
families about their attend via conference call.
learning. 9/29/2019 I share data about the
student’s progress and
summarize goals and
expectations moving
forward. 5/7/20

I call parents/guardians
who don’t log in to their
account with our school
regularly. I find out which
family members have cell
phones and call those
phones to reach my
students who don’t have
their own phones. 12/20
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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 achievement. in ways that support individual student
information to share Notifies families of feedback in ways that increased learning. progress and ways to
timely and student proficiencies, students understand. Provides opportunities provide and monitor
comprehensible challenges, and behavior for comprehensible and Communicates regularly support.
feedback with issues through school Communicates with timely two-way with families to share a
students and their mandated procedures. families about student communications with range of assessment
families 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.
struggling students or family support.
behavior issues. I am still at this level.
I include feedback with I have been sending out a
each assessment that I video to show my
grade. I also suggest students where to find
phone conferences with my feedback on their
students who don’t earn assignments. (It can be
full credit on an challenging in our online
assessment, so we can learning system.) 5/1/21
discuss how to revise and
resubmit their work.

The online gradebook is

viewable by students and
families, so they have
immediate access to
student assessment
scores. I also send out
weekly webmails to my
students and their
families, keeping them
informed about my class.
I have regular phone calls
with students.
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

I still strive to include

meaningful personalized
feedback with my
grading. 5/7/20

I continually improve my
grading rubrics and
feedback to help my
students understand
what they can change to
raise their score. 12/20