CSTP

5: Assessing Students for Learning

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Is aware of the purposes Explores the use of Decides on the purpose Develops and adapts the Demonstrates purposeful
and characteristics of different types of pre- for assessment and skills range of appropriate use of a wide range of
formative and summative assessment, formative to be assessed to select assessments to address assessments to support
assessments. and summative appropriately matches questions about students’ differentiated student
assessments. pre-, formative and learning needs and learning needs and re lect
5.1 Applying summative assessments. progress. progress.
knowledge of the Begins to identify speci ic 7/18/2021
purposes, characteristics of Integrates a variety of Draws lexibility from a
characteristics, and assessments that yield characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
uses of different different types of Selects assessments based assessments to allow assessment options and
types of assessments information about student on clear understanding of students with a ranges of characteristics to
preparedness, progress, the purposes and learning needs to maximize student
and pro iciency. characteristics of demonstrate what they demonstration of
assessments to support know. knowledge.
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I use tickets out the door, This year I have only one
thumbs up, daily work student who is on grade
samples and so much level, and who is a native
more as formative English speaker. The rest
assessments. Before each of my students fall under
unit I do a prior a range of academic and
knowledge assessment individual needs. I have
where I gauge what had to get creative with
students already know how I assess my students
and areas of possible and even adapt my
need. I do assessment grading to better re lect
analysis on my summative their capabilities. For
assessments where I ind example, I will do verbal
which standards or tests for my student who
concepts students cannot read or write to
struggled with and the make sure that I can still
students speci ic needs. see what she knows.
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In order to assess my level
1 English learners on our
reading comprehension, I
will use Multiple Choice
quizzes and I will read
them the questions and
walk them through each
of the answer options.
This allows me to assess
them but in a way that
meets their individual
needs.

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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 throughout
assessments. student learning. informal assessment data instruction to collect
Follows required on student learning. ongoing assessment data
processes for data Make adjustments in Uses analysis of a variety appropriate for the range
5.2 Collecting and
analysis and draws planning for single of data to inform planning Uses data analysis of a of learner needs.
analyzing assessment
conclusions about student lessons or sequence of and differentiation of broad range of
data from a variety of
learning lessons based on analysis instruction. assessments to provide Uses results of ongoing
sources to inform
of assessment data. comprehensive data analysis to plan and
instruction.
information to guide differentiate instruction
planning and for maximum academic
differentiation of success.
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 CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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I have a spreadsheet
where I input student
data from formative and
summative assessments
and on the excel I show
areas of growth and areas
that need further
reinforcement. I use the
assessment data to inform
my small groups and my
lesson pacing. 7/18/2021

I perform assessment
analysis for each of the
subject areas I teach. I use
the information from the
assessment analysis to
ind trends and
commonalities that need
to be addressed in whole
group instruction or in
small group instruction
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I will use our
standardized Map test
results to guide the
speci ic skills and
standards that I need to
focus on with my
class. Here is an example
of a report on one of my
students.
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Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors a Reviews and monitors a Facilitates collaborative
available assessment data additional assessment variety of data on student broad range of data work and fosters
5.3 Reviewing data,
as required by site and data individually and with learning individually and individually and with colleagues ability to
both individually and
district processes. colleagues and identi ies with colleagues to identify colleagues to analyze identify and address
with colleagues, to
learning needs of trends and patterns student thinking and causes for achievement
monitor student
individual students. among groups of students. identify underlying causes patterns and trends.
learning
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 CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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We have weekly meetings Since coming back to in-
as a staff where we need person, as a staff we have
to bring our assessment been focusing on how to
analysis from the week ill the learning gaps that
before. There is a speci ic occurred during the 1.75
time carved out where we year online school. We
meet with colleagues and meet bi-weekly to discuss
go over student needs and methods, needs and
data gained through our successes in the
assessment analysis that classroom.
week. 7/18/2021 12/9/21
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The school uses a test
called MAP testing to
monitor student growth
each year. The test is
taken at the beginning of
the year and at the end. I
will use this test to view
what my students have
learned and what they
need growth in. Here is a
report that I used for my
student that requires the
most support.
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Uses data from Uses data from available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of data Re lects on data
assessments provided by assessments to establish assessment data to set to set learning goals for continuously to make
site and district to set content-based learning student learning goals for content and academic ongoing re inements 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 ill range of
5.4 Using assessment sequences of lessons. and groups. students.
data to establish Plans instruction using Plans differentiated
learning goals and to available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modi ications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
plan, differentiate, guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to re ine planning,
and modify learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and group differentiate instruction,
instruction individual students. needs. 7/18/2021 learning needs. and make ongoing
adjustments to match the
Modi ies lessons during evolving learning needs of
instruction based on individuals and groups.
informal assessments.
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Based off of my I offer sentence frames,
assessment analysis, I will color coding and various
create a plan on how to other scaffolding
address the content or techniques to ensure that
skill that needs to be students are able to
reinforced. I will create complete the assessments
small groups based off of to the best of their
content needs and will abilities. I also do
address those areas that frequent checks for
need growth both in understanding
whole group instruction throughout each lesson to
and in more targeted know where adjustments
small group. 7/18/2021 need to be made or how
students are doing. I use
whiteboards, body
movements or just a
thumbs up to have
students show me they
are getting the topics
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I use various informal
assessments, such as
Ticket out the Doors,
thumbs up/ down,
whiteboards, etc. to
monitor student learning.
If I see that the students
are not grasping the
content provided, then I
will redirect my lesson to
make sure that they are
receiving what they need.

 CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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Informs students about Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures for Provides systematic
learning objectives, students to establish student self-assessment students to self-assess opportunities for student
outcomes, and summative learning goals through and goal setting processes and set learning goals self-assessment, goal
assessment results. single lessons or sequence for learning content and related to content, setting, and progress
Recognizes the need for of lessons that include academic language academic language, and monitoring.
5.5 Involving all individual learning goals. goal setting exercises. development. individual skills.
students in self- Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal- Monitors progress using Provides students with Guides students to Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
setting, and progress available tools for opportunities in single monitor and re lect on assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
monitoring recording. lessons or sequence of progress on a regular and progress monitoring re ining goals towards
lessons to monitor their basis. 7/18/2021 across the curriculum. high levels of academic
own progress toward 4/28/2022 achievement.
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Students will go through 4/28/2022
assignment rubrics and I will have students
give themselves a score evaluate their projects
that they feel they deserve based off of the rubrics I
based off of the rubric. We give them. This self
will then go through it as monitoring allows them to
a class and I will discuss question and evaluate
individually with the their progress and their
students their score and work. Here is an example
mine and why they differ. of a rubric I will
7/18/2021 use. Students will take the
time to check how they
Students go through the are achieving their
rubrics with each other learning outcomes based
and give suggestions and off of the rubric.
encouragement about the
assignments or projects
completed based off the
rubric. Students then do
the same for themselves
to ensure they are
completely aware of the
requirements and
expectations. 12/9/21

 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
pro iciency levels, and assessments, record analyze results, and implementation, analysis assessments and provides
make required results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and for an in depth and
communications about with administration, student learning with communication of student ongoing communication
5.6 Using available
student learning. colleagues, and families administration, learning to all audiences. regarding student
technologies to assist
about student learning. colleagues, families, and learning to all audiences.
in assessment,
students. Ensure that
analysis, and
communications are
communication of
received by those who
student learning
lack access to technology.
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I use excel to keep track of
assessment data. I use
google forms to create
assessment graphs. I use
programs such as
PearDeck, Jamboard,
Kahoot to create
formative assessments.
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I use google sheets, google

docs, and Google forms to
keep track of student
assessment data and
analyze their learning. I
use jam board with my
irst grade online group to
monitor their learning in
real time. 12/9/21
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I created a class website
to communicate with
parents and to offer
informal assessment
materials for my students
to use. There are links to
various learning
applications that allow me
to monitor student
understanding. Here is a
website called Khan
Academy that I will use to
reinforce Math concepts
and monitor the student
understanding.
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Provides students with Provides students with Provides students with Integrates the ongoing Facilitates students’
feedback through additional feedback based clear and timely sharing of leadership in seeking and
assessed work and on formative assessments information about comprehensible feedback using ongoing
required summative from single lessons or strengths, needs, and to students from formal comprehensible
assessments. sequence of lessons. Seeks strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
to provide feedback in academic achievement. in ways that support individual student
5.7 Using assessment Noti ies families of ways that students increased learning. progress and ways to
information to share student pro iciencies, understand. Provides opportunities for provide and monitor
timely and challenges, and behavior comprehensible and Communicates regularly support.
comprehensible issues through school Communicates with timely two-way with families to share a
feedback with mandated procedures. families about student communications with range of assessment
students and their progress, strengths, and families to share student information that is
families 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. 7/18/2021
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During online learning, I
have commented on each
student assignment with 1
praise and 1 suggestion or
question. I will send
emails to the students
weekly about where they
are doing really well and
what we are going to focus
on based off of their
assessments. 7/18/2021

Each week I pass back the

papers and grades from
the week before to the
students where I leave
comments and
encouragements. I offer in
class feedback on their
writing and I keep parents
informed through email.
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I send home graded tests
and classwork at the end
of each week. I will email
parents when I see trends
that are needing help or
when a student is doing
really well. I also use
Google Classroom to
communicate for student
improvement.