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. 9/21/2020 progress. 4/30/21
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.9/21/2020 knowledge.
Use a range of A wide range on informal
assessments that test the and formal assessments
students oral, written and are used to assess
kinesthetic response. students. Students are
Regular formative assessed using multiple
assessments are used strategies, including
with weekly summative visual, auditory,
assessments. 9/21/2020 kinesthetic and writing.
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More assessments have

continued to be
implemented which use a
wide range of techniques.
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Students are assessed

using many different
techniques. A variety of
project types, essays,
SAR, debates, speeches
and lot of formative
assessments are used
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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
Follows required on student learning. collect ongoing
5.2 Collecting and
processes for data Make adjustments in Uses analysis of a variety 9/21/2020 assessment data
analyzing
analysis and draws planning for single of data to inform appropriate for the range
assessment data
conclusions about lessons or sequence of planning and Uses data analysis of a of learner needs.
from a variety of
student learning lessons based on analysis differentiation of broad range of
sources to inform
of assessment data. instruction.4/30/21 assessments to provide Uses results of ongoing
instruction.
9/21/2020 comprehensive data analysis to plan and
information to guide differentiate instruction
planning and for maximum academic
differentiation of success.
instruction. 12/10/21
I will make minor and I have begun to use data I create my own formal
daily adjustments based collected throughout the tests, quizzes and
on informal and formal year to differentiate projects to assess the
assessments, but I do not instruction and design my students. I use a variety
intentionally plan my lessons. Techniques that of informal assessments
class according to are successful with a class to collect information on
assessments. I may assign are repeated, making students progress and
them a different test, but each clas unique in the learning. 9/21/2020
that is all. 9/21/2020 way it is taught. 4/30/21
Assessment data is now
used regularly to chance
guide instruction.
Individual student results
are analyzed, and used to
differentiate instruction.
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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 9/21/2020 identifies learning needs identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
learning of individual patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
students.4/30/21 students. 12/10/21 causes for trends.
I do discuss students' While I have begun to Teams for each grade
data and progress with data with my colleagues have been established in
other teachers to evaluate and individually, this is my department. This has
patterns. I also evaluate not done in a systematic helped analyze and track
my own information and way. Also, due to Covid student progress in
MAP tests. However, restrictions, MAP Testing different classed.
there are no regular has been suspended. 12/10/21
meetings or discussions. 4/30/21
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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. 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 .9/21/2020 Plans differentiated
plan, differentiate, available curriculum lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
and modify guidelines. to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
instruction students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
needs.4/30/21 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 the data I collect Lesson are differentiated
from the students to and group work utilized
adjust and set goals for so that students can work
the class. I will review at their own pace, and
some material and with my one-on-one
provided opportunities assistance. 4/30/21
for students to make up
and learn info they
missed on the test.
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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. 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. 9/21/2020 across the high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their curriculum.4/9/22 achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
Discuss the goals and Students self assess their
lessons with the students mc tests and essays. We
regularly. Also go back then use that to help
and look over our them in the future. This
progress verbally many year, I saw a lot of success
times. 9/21/2020 with students doing this
with their position paper.
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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. 9/21/2020 student learning to all
communication of
students. Ensure that audiences.4/30/21
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.

I use all the technology at Covid has helped me fully

my school’s disposal
while they are in class.
This includes the
computer lab, and their
cellphones. During online
class, I use a wide
spectrum of websites and
other technologies to
assess and analyze the
students. 9/21/2020
utilize different
technologies at my
disposal. Assessment
software, Google Suite,
Document Cameras and
other technologies are
utalized on a daily bases
to communicate, and
instruct students.
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Collaboration online via

OneNote has become a
regular part of my
teaching with students.
Students regularly
receive feedback on their
progress online, and they
also collaborate online as
well. 12/10/21
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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 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 9/21/2020 provide and monitor
comprehensible challenges, and behavior for comprehensible and support.4/9/22
feedback with issues through school Communicates with timely two-way Communicates regularly
students and their mandated procedures. families about student communications with with families to share a
families progress, strengths, and families to share student range of assessment
needs at reporting assessments, progress, information that is
periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or comprehensible and
as needs arise regarding concerns, and guide responsive to individual
struggling students or family student and family needs.
behavior issues. support.9/21/2020 4/30/21
I email the families at the Students receive Actually helped develop a
beginning of the year, and feedback from formal student leadership course
will contact them assessment the day after for 8th graders with two
periodically. Families are completing them, and will other teachers. We
aware of my contact receive feedback from pioneered the class, and it
information and able to informal assessment is now adopted from
contact me if needed. during the class period. I grades 7-9. Students
9/21/2020 always comment on their learn about volunteering
assessment and will also and community service.
verbally provide feedback They also learn about
as well. 9/21/2020 how to be a good
leader.4/9/22
Communication with
families has become more
regular during Covid.
Emails and zoom meeting
are happening at a much
more normal basis to
help inform them on the
status of their student.
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