CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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.
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 range of characteristics to
characteristics of learning needs to maximize student
assessments to support demonstrate what they demonstration of
student learning. know. knowledge.
I use different kinds of As an Arabic language
assessments to access teacher, I make sure to
students progress. As include different types of
weekly quizzes, I focus assessment to support my
one week on reading students’ needs. For
comprehension, one example, as a formative
week grammar, one week assessment I allow one of
writing, and one week my students to use a
listening comprehension. study guide on his final
performance task since
9/25/19 he has a short memory
5/1/20 and can’t memorize all of
12-12-20 the meanings of the new
vocabulary and phrases.
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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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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
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
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.
As I mentioned before, I At the end of each lesson,
use both formative and I make sure to include
summative assessment one formative assessment
and after that an analysis to make sure that my
will be done to address students are ready for the
students’ needs and to next lesson. Sometimes, I
make sure that students figured out that my
progress is as planned. students are not ready for
the next lesson, so I stop,
reteach, and then I do
9/25/19 another formative
5/1/20 assessment. This
12-12-20 formative assessment is
part of my lesson
(Independent practice).
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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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 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.
students. causes for trends.
I discuss the result of the I meet with my colleagues
weekly quizzes every twice a month to review
Friday with the other students’ work and
Arabic teacher and at the assessments to make the
end of each unit. necessary adjustment
We analyze and review
student’s assessment
data and share opinions
with ways to improve
students’ academic
progress.
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. Plans differentiated and groups. students.
learning goals and to Plans instruction using lessons and modifications
plan, differentiate, available curriculum Plans adjustments in to instruction to meet Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
and modify guidelines. instruction to address students’ diverse learning instruction targeted to to refine planning,
instruction learning needs of needs. meet individual and differentiate instruction,
individual students. 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.
When I design my unit My summative
The forging language and lessons I have for assessment at the end of
department in my school each lesson 2 different each unit, gives me an
devide the students to sets of learning goals for idea about my students’
heritage and non-heritage to different proficiency performance level. I
speakers of Arabic levels. After each lesson I analyze my students
language, analyze the assessment’s results and I make any
We plan different plans data to modify my lessons needed adjustments to
and different instruction meet students’ individual
to the students. and groups learning
needs. 
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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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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. Guides students to Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal-
monitor and reflect on Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
setting, and progress
Monitors progress using Provides students with progress on a regular assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
monitoring
available tools for opportunities in single basis. and progress monitoring refining goals towards
recording. lessons or sequence of across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
For self-assessment I post Sitting with students
on the second page of the individually to give one
weekly packets the on one feedback gives me
weekly learning goals. an opportunity to
Students at the end of integrate student self-
each week check the assessment, goal setting,
learning goals to make and progress monitoring. 
sure that they achieved 5-7-21
the weekly goals.
Also, I use writing
checklist when we have
writing assignment.
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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. 9/21/18 learning to all audiences.
communication of
students. Ensure that
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.

Integrating technology I am using google

into classroom and classroom, google forms,
through most students’ Quizlet test, and kahoot to
activities also has a big asses students’ learning
impact on students’ 5-7-21
engagement.
As a teacher I use
technology to enhance
my lessons such as
PowerPoints, playing
videos, and using
projectors.
Also, I use gradlink
website to upload all the
assignments, grades, and
to communicate with
parents as well as
administrators

Students are also able to

use technology in my
class to do researches,
read articles, watch
videos, and interact with
the online based games.
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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 held one on one Since we have virtual
conferences with the learning, I give one on
students who have C and one feedback through
below in the weekly private comments on
quizzes. Also, I post all google classroom for each
grades on the website so assignment. Also, I zoom
parents can check them with students who need
weekly. help after the class.
Finally, I held parent-
teacher conferences in
each trimester and we set
up a plan to follow in
future.
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning