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 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 currently I have adjusted our Every assessment the
hosting sectionals hybrid schedule to students take is reviewed
in the following class to
with my band and allow all students to follow up on their
choir students. I achieve the same learning and recall
always gear the goal. Instead of previous information.
assessments to the teaching in person Exit slips, pop quizzes,
level of each player and online students and other forms of
assessment are always
and singer. I have a at the same time, I reviewed as a whole class
few methods, but I have them on and in small groups.
would like to find different days. This 04/09/2022
plenty more which gives me more time
achieve the same to focus on the
goal. students.
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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
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.

I have been collecting Google forms and The quickest form of

assessment data Musicthreory.net assessment for me to
through websites have been my main gage the pace of my
such as forms of assessment class has been by
holding up their
“musictheory.net” data gathering. I take
answers on white
which shows be a the data and group
boards. This allows me
student’s score. I students by their to see their answers
have also broken the level of quickly to keep the
students up into understanding. class moving.
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hear them play one at
a time.
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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 check for student Google forms and Collaborative work has

understanding by Musicthreory.net been the focus of my
gathering data from have been my main choral classes this year.
music theory forms of assessment Students have had
assignments where
assessments I create. data gathering. I take
they collaborate with a
I also have the the data and group
partner to solve
students in my choir students by their problems.
class listen to their level of 04/09/2022
recordings while I understanding.
critique them. 12/05/2021
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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 am good at I am good at Feedback from google
gathering the data, gathering the data, forms has been the
easiest way to shape my
but I have trouble but I have trouble instruction. I have instant
establishing it into establishing it into access to google forms at
learning goals for learning goals for it sums up the answers of
each class. This is each class. This is students for me.
especially hard when especially hard when 04/09/2022
I have students in the I have students in the
same class who are at same class who are at
entirely different entirely different
levels. levels.
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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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. 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 am great at letting I am great at letting Students self-assess in
the students know the students know their music journals.
the learning goals for the learning goals for They write down their
each lesson and I each lesson and I progress as a form of
an exit slip before
understand how understand how
leaving class.
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would like to find would like to find
more ways to make more ways to make
the learning goals the learning goals
more interesting. I more interesting. I
would like to connect would like to connect
each learning goal to each learning goal to
a bigger picture, but a bigger picture, but
it is hard to plan it is hard to plan
more than one lesson more than one lesson
at a time. at a time.
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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
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
about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. student learning to all
communication of
students. Ensure that audiences.
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.

I have found a few Google forms and Technology is a large

great websites which Musicthreory.net focus in my general
have assessment have been my main music classrooms.
built into their forms of assessment Students are currently
creating a project using
grading portion. I am data gathering. I take
a music editing
also using a website the data and group
software. They send
which allows the students by their me their projects and I
students to record level of use them to assess
themselves. This understanding. their performance.
recording allows me 12/05/2021 04/09/2022
to critique the
performance live
with each student.
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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 give students Giving feedback on I am always having
feedback on the student recordings students lead the class.
recordings they has been a success. It gives them an
submit. I have found The student gets to opportunity to be a
leader if they feel they
this to be one of the hear themself sing or
have already learned
easiest ways. I would play an instrument,
the material. Music
like to discover more while classes are so diverse,
ways to meet with I as the teacher can and students
each student. pause the recording sometimes already
Especially in this and give constructive know the material.
online environment. feedback. 04/09/2022
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