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
formative and summative pre-assessment,
assessments. formative 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 reflect
summative assessments. progress.12/6/2022 progress.
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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.12/6/2022 knowledge. 5/2/2023
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Choose assessments and Assessments are
plans them for their presented in varied ways A wide range of
different purposes, in order to ensure that all assessments like different
ensures pre assessment students are able to projects, formal, and
for gathering information demonstrate their informal assessments are
on what students know understanding. used to assess student
going in, formative for Assessments can range knowledge in multiple
assessing as learning is from video projects, art, ways 5/2/2023
happening, summative for presentations, and more
gaining information on traditional test
student learning after assessments.12/6/2022
topic and assessing with
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Assessments are chosen

based on the learning
objectives and different
ways in which students
can demonstrate their
knowledge. Different
types of assessments for
different reasons,
formative, pre, and post
assessments are varied.
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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.9/20/21 informal assessment data instruction to collect
5.2 Collecting and Follows required on student ongoing assessment data
analyzing processes for data Make adjustments in Uses analysis of a variety learning.4/29/2022 appropriate for the range
assessment data analysis and draws planning for single of data to inform planning 12/6/2022 of learner needs.
from a variety of conclusions about student lessons or sequence of and differentiation of Uses data analysis of a
sources to inform learning lessons based on analysis instruction.4/29/2022 broad range of Uses results of ongoing
instruction. of assessment assessments to provide data analysis to plan and
data.9/20/21 comprehensive differentiate instruction
information to guide for maximum academic
planning and success.5/2/2023
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differentiation of
instruction.12/6/2022
Adjustments in lessons Use of information and Assessments are planned
planned based on collection of information to assess student learning
feedback from previous through assessments, during learning as well as
lessons in series, use entrance and exit after learning. 4/29/2022
assessment data to plan tickets9/20/21
reteaching opportunities Assessment results are
and extension.9/20/21 used to inform future
Data is collected and used teaching and planning
to inform the methods of ,and if reteaching is
differentiation for each required or not.
student. Student 12/6/2022
strengths and need are
taken into account in
planning of
differentiation.
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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 identifies with colleagues to colleagues to analyze identify and address
with colleagues, to
learning needs of identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
monitor student
individual patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and
learning
students.9/20/21 students. 4/29/2022 causes for trends.5/2/2023
trends.12/6/2022
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Review grading Student learning is With a mentor or peer, I I collect student feedback
procedures and data assessed individually, but go over data of student and analyze trends to best
collected via assessments overall class achievement feedback and assessment identify and address
with colleagues of same is also collected. Students feedback in order to trends and areas of
subject to adjust grading of concern are discussed analyze trends and improvement 5/2/2023
and assessment plans, with counselors and other improve. 12/6/2022
adjust lesson plans and teachers in order to
sequencing.9/20/21 brainstorm methods of
support. 4/29/2022
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Uses data from Uses data from available
assessments provided by assessments to establish
site and district to set content-based learning
learning goals for the goals for class and
class. individual students in
single lessons or
5.4 Using assessment
sequences of lessons.
data to establish
Plans instruction using
learning goals and to
available curriculum Plans adjustments in
plan, differentiate,
guidelines. instruction to address
and modify
learning needs of
instruction
individual students.
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Data from previous
classes and assessments
used to plan outlines and
scaffolds for future
teaching, and for goals for
each class and student
instruction plans adjusted
based on assessment of
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Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of
assessment data to set data to set learning goals
student learning goals for for content and academic
content and academic language that are
language. integrated across content
standards for individuals
and groups.
Plans differentiated
lessons and modifications Plans differentiated
to instruction to meet instruction targeted to
students’ diverse learning meet individual and
needs.4/29/2022 group learning needs.
Modifies lessons during
instruction based on
informal
assessments.12/6/2022
Assessment data is taken
from various forms and
methods of assessment in
order to inform Student and assessment
differentiation and other data from various
lesson planning and assessments are used to
scaffolding. 4/29/2022 evaluate and plan
differentiated instruction,
project groups, and
lessons. 12/6/2022
Reflects on data
continuously to make
ongoing refinements to
learning goals for content
and academic language
for the fill range of
students.
Uses data systematically
to refine planning,
differentiate instruction,
and make ongoing
adjustments to match the
evolving learning needs of
individuals and
groups.5/2/2023
Adjustments are made to
best suit learning needs
of all 5/2/2023
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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 for learning content and related to content, setting, and progress
Recognizes the need for sequence of lessons that academic language academic language, and monitoring.
5.5 Involving all
individual learning goals. include goal setting development. individual
students in
exercises. skills.4/29/202212/6/20 Develops students’
self-assessment,
Monitors progress using Guides students to 22 meta-cognitive skills for
goal-setting, and
available tools for Provides students with monitor and reflect on analyzing progress and
progress monitoring
recording. opportunities in single progress on a regular Integrates student refining goals towards
lessons or sequence of basis. 9/20/21 self-assessment, goal high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their 4/29/2022 setting, and progress achievement. 5/2/2023
own progress toward monitoring across the
class or individual goals. curriculum.12/6/2022
students asked to self Structure is provided Students self assess and
assess on their process of along with tips and peer assess on
learning, habits of rubrics to self-assess on assignments, and check in
learning, and personal both assignments as well about progress and areas
progress on academic and as learning habits and of improvement to
group work leadership skills. 4/29/2022 achieve goals 5/2/2023
goals 9/20/21

Students monitor and Student self assessment

reflect on progress on habits of learning is
regularly throughout the done every grading
school year 4/29/2022 period in order for
students to check in about
themselves of their
process of learning and
what they should focus
on. 12/6/2022
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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 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.4/29/202212/ learning to all
communication of
students. Ensure that 6/2022 audiences.5/2/2023
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
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Different types of Various technologies are Technologies are used like
technology are used to used to provide content Edpuzzle, Slides, Kahoot,
administer assessments, accessible to all, to and more to communicate
provide fast feedback, and interpret and collect and provide feedback for
to analyze data to inform assessment data, and to student learning
all involved 9/20/21 communicate and 5/2/2023
broadcast expectations to
all students. 4/29/2022

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Technologies like Canva,
Google Suite, Interactive
tools, and more are used
to gather assessment data
and implement teaching
to ensure that it is
accessible to all students.
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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. strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
Seeks to provide feedback academic in ways that support individual student
5.7 Using assessment
Notifies families of in ways that students achievement.4/29/2022 increased learning. progress and ways to
information to share
student proficiencies, understand. 9/20/21 provide and monitor
timely and
challenges, and behavior Provides opportunities Communicates regularly support.5/2/2023
comprehensible
issues through school Communicates with for comprehensible and with families to share a
feedback with
mandated procedures. families about student timely two-way range of assessment
students and their
progress, strengths, and communications with information that is
families
needs at reporting families to share student comprehensible and
periods. Contacts families assessments, progress, responsive to individual
as needs arise regarding raise issues and/or student and family
struggling students or concerns, and guide needs.12/6/2022
behavior issues. 9/20/21 family support.
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Provide students Feedback is provided 12/6/2022 Students are expected to
feedback on formative promptly for formative communicate about their
assessments to help guild and summative grades and performance
studying habits and areas assessments in order to Students get immediate and take leadership over
of focus in a way students suggest next steps for feedback from tools like their own learning
can interpret. 9/20/21 students. Information is quizizz and kahoot from 5/2/2023
communicated to parents certain assessments so
Parents and counselors and counselors in order that they can immediately
are looped in when to loop in to provide see where they need to
students seem to be support for students. focus. Families and
struggling or require 4/29/2022 Counselors are looped in
additional support as necessary.
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