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
for assessment and skills
to be assessed to select
appropriately matches
pre-, formative and
summative assessments.
Selects assessments
based on clear
understanding of the
purposes and
characteristics of
assessments to support
student learning.
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Teacher is incorporating
varying levels of difficulty
and making changes
based on progress
monitoring, checking for
understanding. Data is
reviewed and analyzed
and then used to adjust
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Develops and adapts the Demonstrates purposeful
range of appropriate use of a wide range of
assessments to address assessments to support
questions about students’ differentiated student
learning needs and learning needs and reflect
progress. progress.
Integrates a variety of Draws flexibility from a
characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
assessments to allow assessment options and
students with a ranges of characteristics to
learning needs to maximize student
demonstrate what they demonstration of
know. knowledge.
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Progress monitoring, I try to use all
meetings, progress assessments and tools
reviews, and a variety at my disposal. I know
of tests, quizzes, every type of assessment
questions, and or options that we have
collaboration with available to offer any
other staff have provided student.
a wider variety and 05/02/24
higher quality amount
of different tests.
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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
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. 07/16/23 comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
information to guide data analysis to plan and
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.
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Teacher must use a
variety of types of data to Data is now beginning to I believe I try to maximize
help inform instruction be used by me in a wide everything I can use to
and modify and tailor variety of ways, to not offer the best possible
instruction to individual only drive instruction, but education experience to
need. Students can also for many other benefits every student.
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lesson. 07/16/23 upgrades are still being
made by me in this area.
Tests are offered in
various ways.
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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
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.
learning
students. causes for trends.
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Teacher often examines
data like local and state I present data for my team,
assessments, academic my leadership team, each
activities, and checking school, and more. I am
for understanding. getting more and more
Teacher evaluates and comfortable with using
analyzes data to data and giving tools to
determine instruction help others develop.
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Collaboration is
happening much more
and on a wider variety
of levels with a wider
variety of stakeholders
in a variety of ways.
There are various
opportunities to
continually improve.
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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
single lessons or standards for individuals for the fill 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 modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
plan, differentiate,
guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
and modify
learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
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.
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Teacher creates goals
based on ability of I am in the middle of
individual students and mastering using data
are updated frequently to inform instruction
based on student and I am improving in every
progress. Some way in that regard.
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students can demonstrate
real-world application.
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Data is used a a wider

variety of ways, and is a
crucial part of instruction.
Needs are taken into
account on a greater
level.
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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
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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. across the curriculum. high levels of academic
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class or individual goals.
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Students are provided I have moved to student- I just improved even
with support such as led meetings where more with the awards/
graphic organizers, students are asked to rewards system. Everything
procedures, questions, present their data to all else in this area is
performance feedback, stakeholders. This has something I am definitely
peer assessment, led to amazing changes. improving on.
examples, visuals, Growth is still occurring 05/02/24
manipulatives, ways to in this area.
measure growth. 12/10/23
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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
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communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
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Teacher is able to use a
variety of ways for I use various types of I have improved
student to see progress technology to assist with about using
like grades, assessment instruction, tailor to the various resources
scores, written comments needs of individual students, to improve on
on work, report cards, and analyze their strengths everything
feedback, conference, and weaknesses. to do with
calls, texts, written Communication has communication
notices, email, and improved greatly in general.
websites. 07/16/23 because of this. 05/02/24
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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
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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 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
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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. 07/16/23
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Teacher is able to share
I always have students
feedback through a
lead their education, goals,
variety of ways including
and meetings. Students
conferences, notices,
have to feel comfortable
newsletters, homework
with taking responsibility for
instructions, report cards,
their own education.
updates, calls, texts,
Once they lead the way
notes, IEP, email, and
I just provide them with
website updates.
the tools they need.
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Assessment options are
varied and open for
students to be able to
demonstrate knowledge
in various ways and in
various modalities.
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