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
assessments.
5.1 Applying
knowledge of the Begins to identify specific
purposes, characteristics of
characteristics, and assessments that yield
uses of different different types of
types of assessments 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
summative assessments. progress 04.30.21 reflect progress.
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Draws flexibility from a
Selects assessments Integrates a variety of repertoire of appropriate
based on clear characteristics into assessment options and
understanding of the assessments to allow characteristics to
purposes and students with a ranges of maximize student
characteristics of learning needs to demonstration of
assessments to support demonstrate what they knowledge.
student learning. know. 09.19.20 04.30.21
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My summative I have many different For assessments, I now
assessments are based on types of assessments for have a multitude of
what I would like them to my summative different general
know/be able to do and assessments. assignments prepared so
connect with my that I can give my
formative assessments. 04.30.21 students a choice on how
While I need to make they wish to show their
even more diverse learning. The creative
assessments, I think I writing assignment
have done a good job at attached below gives
having a multitude of students a choice on how
different types of they wish to present their
assessments. generations day writing.

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 09.19.20 04.30.21 on student learning. collect ongoing
analyzing processes for data Make adjustments in assessment data
assessment data analysis and draws planning for single Uses data analysis of a appropriate for the range
from a variety of conclusions about lessons or sequence of Uses analysis of a variety broad range of of learner needs.
sources to inform student learning lessons based on analysis of data to inform assessments to provide
instruction. of assessment data. planning and comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
differentiation of information to guide data analysis to plan and
instruction. 09.19.20 planning and differentiate instruction
04.30.21 differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.
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I use informal and formal Through Google
assessments to decide Classroom, I'm able to
how to adjust my lesson have all of their
plans. assignments located in
one location, even though
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My next step for this sources. This includes
would be to create a other platforms like
more concrete, written CommonLit, Membean
plan for my assessments and Google Suite based
for each unit. assignments.

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 learning individually and individually and with colleagues ability to
both individually and district processes. with colleagues and with colleagues to colleagues to analyze identify and address
with colleagues, to identifies learning needs identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
monitor student of individual students. patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
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We have a weekly middle With the trimester almost
school meeting where we complete, my middle
discuss and identify school team has been
learning needs of discussing student
individual students. learning to see how
struggling students are
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This weekly middle classroom settings.
school meeting has
continued but needs to
become more focused on
student learning needs
and progress.
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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. 09.19.20 integrated across content and academic language
5.4 Using assessment single lessons or 04.30.21 standards for individuals for the fill range of
data to establish sequences of lessons. and groups. students.
learning goals and to Plans instruction using
plan, differentiate, available curriculum Plans adjustments in Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
and modify guidelines. instruction to address Plans differentiated instruction targeted to to refine planning,
instruction learning needs of lessons and modifications meet individual and differentiate instruction,
individual students. to instruction to meet group learning needs. and make ongoing
students’ diverse adjustments to match the
learning needs. 09.19.20 Modifies lessons during evolving learning needs
04.30.21 instruction based on of individuals and groups.
informal assessments.
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Assessments let me know The current 6th grade
what the next step is in group are really
helping my students struggling with academic
learn. Students and everyday vocabulary.
sometimes have different Last year's group read
assignments based on Argos: The Story of
what they need to Odysseus as Told by His
progress in their Loyal Dog, but this group
learning. would not be able to read
sections by themselves.
04.30.21 Because of this, I've
I have continued to use a chosen a different book
variety of assessments to for them to read, Bud Not
inform my instruction. Buddy.
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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- opportunities for student
outcomes, and learning goals through and goal setting assess and set learning self-assessment, goal
summative assessment single lessons or processes for learning goals related to setting, and progress
results. Recognizes the sequence of lessons that content and academic monitoring.
content, academic
5.5 Involving all need for individual include goal setting language development.
learning goals. 09.19.20 exercises. 04.30.21
language, and Develops students’ meta-
students in self- individual skills.
assessment, goal- cognitive skills for
setting, and progress Monitors progress using Provides students with Guides students to analyzing progress and
monitoring available tools for opportunities in single monitor and reflect on Integrates student self- refining goals towards
recording. 09.19.20 lessons or sequence of progress on a regular assessment, goal high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their basis. 04.30.21 setting, and progress achievement.
own progress toward monitoring across the
class or individual goals. curriculum.

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Informing students of This semester I focused
learning objectives is on this CSTP, especially
something I need to work through lit circles. This
on. I always go over has given students the
summative assessment opportunity to practice
results. self assessment and goal
setting in the context of a
book club.
We use technology every
day in my classroom. The
newest technology that
we've been practicing
with is Flipsnack, a
program for making
online flipbooks.
Students were able to
create a newspaper
article based on the short
story "The Landlady"
using this technology.
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Uses available Explores use of Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to record additional technologies and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
assessments, determine to 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
analysis, and
about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. regarding student
communication of
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student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
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I’m always interested in I now use online We use technology every
new technologies to see if resources like day in my classroom. The
we can find something CommonLit. Newsela, newest technology that
that is a better fit for Membean and others to we've been practicing
what we need. help with student with is Flipsnack, a
learning. Those without program for making
access to technology are online flipbooks.
provided printed copies Students were able to
of materials, especially create a newspaper
with novel studies. article based on the short
story "The Landlady"
using this technology.
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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 communications about
5.7 Using assessment lessons. Seeks to provide academic achievement. assessments in ways that individual student
information to share Notifies families of feedback in ways that support increased progress and ways to
timely and student proficiencies, students understand. Provides opportunities learning. 09.19.20 provide and monitor
comprehensible challenges, and behavior for comprehensible and 04.30.21 support.
feedback with issues through school Communicates with timely two-way
students and their mandated procedures. families about student communications with Communicates regularly
families 09.19.20 progress, strengths, and families to share student with families to share a
needs at reporting assessments, progress, range of assessment
periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or information that is
as needs arise regarding concerns, and guide comprehensible and
struggling students or family support. responsive to individual
behavior issues. 04.30.21 student and family needs.
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Speaking with families is I have gotten better I believe that I do well
difficult for me. I don’t about reaching out to giving students feedback
like calling on the phone parents with more about their progress, just
and often feel like information, especially at not necessarily the
parents are “too busy” or reporting periods. learning goals of the
don’t want to receiving so lesson.
many emails from the
school. 04.30.21
Students receive
feedback verbally, on
Google Classroom and
through RenWeb.

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Through Google
Classroom, I'm able to let
students know how they
are progressing through
the rubric ability for each
assignment. Using this
has helped students
understand where they
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were missing information
and where they
succeeded!