CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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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 reflect
summative assessments. progress. progress.
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knowledge of the
characteristics of Integrates a variety of
purposes,
assessments that yield Selects assessments characteristics into Draws flexibility from a
characteristics, and
different types of based on clear assessments to allow repertoire of appropriate
uses of different
information about understanding of the students with a ranges of assessment options and
types of assessments
student preparedness, purposes and learning needs to characteristics to
progress, and proficiency. characteristics of demonstrate what they maximize student
assessments to support know. demonstration of
student learning. 7/15/2022 knowledge.
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All assessments are Not only are all formative

created with the skills assessments presented
and abilities of my with both multiple choice
students in mind. I use a and short/long response
combination of Formal questions, but projects
assessments and projects have differentiated
to best showcase my components as well.
students understanding Students are given
of the content. Formal choices in projects that
assessments have a best suit their individual
combination of multiple interests and skills. These
choice and short/long range from specified
response questions. topic choices, to forms of
Projects are presented in presentation. They can
clear voice allowing choose formal
students to pull out what presentation, poster,
they found most video, essay, etc. For
interesting and projects that do not allow
elaborating on those for these multiple forms
themes using deep of presentation, students
critical thinking skills. are given choices such as
creative outputs of
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outline.
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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 assessment data
analyzing analysis and draws planning for single of data to inform Uses data analysis of a appropriate for the range
assessment data conclusions about lessons or sequence of planning and broad range of of learner needs.
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sources to inform of assessment data. instruction. comprehensive
instruction. information to guide Uses results of ongoing
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differentiation of differentiate instruction
instruction. for maximum academic
success.
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I create a series of formal
and informal assessments
that allow me to see the
progress of my students
and what areas need to
be focused on in a deeper
level. This ranges from
classroom assignments
like worksheets, reading
and graphic organizers to
larger in class
assignments like gallery
walks and escape rooms.
Formal assessments are
also prepared in a variety
of ways using both
multiple choice and
short/long form response
questions. All formal
assessments are given
through Google Forms in
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order to provide proper
data outcomes and see
how well my students
have understood the
material and where they
struggled most. This
allows me to assess the
needs and best
differentiate future
lessons.

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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
as required by site and data individually and learning individually and individually and with colleagues ability to
5.3 Reviewing data,
district processes. with colleagues and with colleagues to colleagues to analyze identify and address
both individually and
identifies learning needs identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
with colleagues, to
of individual students. patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
monitor student
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At my school, we have
regular meetings within a
variety of cohort groups.
These groups include a
grade level meeting
where teachers who
predominately teach a
certain grade meet to
discuss student behaviors
and progresses. Another
groups is content
meetings, where
members of each content
meet to discuss what is
happening in classes, how
students are performing
and how we can best
support each other and
the students. The final is
an all staff meeting where
we discuss the needs of
our students, any
progresses or struggles
and how we as a staff can
best support each other
and our students. These
meetings allow me to
monitor closely my
students needs and
highlight their successes.

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5.4 Using assessment Uses data from Uses data from available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Reflects on data
data to establish assessments provided by assessments to establish assessment data to set data to set learning goals continuously to make
learning goals and to site and district to set content-based learning student learning goals for for content and academic ongoing refinements to
plan, differentiate, learning goals for the goals for class and content and academic language that are learning goals for content
and modify class. individual students in language. integrated across content and academic language
instruction single lessons or 7/15/2022 standards for individuals for the fill range of
sequences of lessons. and groups. students.
Plans instruction using Plans differentiated
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available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate 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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Our regular meetings These meetings, and

help me assess students involvement of our SpEd
progresses and needs in department, I am able to
order to best set proper create assignments that
learning goals for my differentiate and meet the
students. Using the data individualized needs of
from my own my students. Creating
assessments and those of assignments and
my colleagues allows me activities that include
to best prepare activities different learning styles
that meet the level and within each phase of my
requirements of my units makes it possible to
students. highlight the strengths of
each students and meet
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best help them meet the
learning goals. This
differentiation combines
in class assignments,
formal assessments and
projects that provide
simple modifications
when needed.
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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. 4/9/23 Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal- Provides students with Guides students to cognitive skills for
setting, and progress Monitors progress using opportunities in single monitor and reflect on Integrates student self- analyzing progress and
monitoring available tools for lessons or sequence of progress on a regular assessment, goal setting, refining goals towards
recording. lessons to monitor their basis. and progress monitoring high levels of academic
own progress toward across the curriculum. achievement.
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Students keep a specific

binder in my class that
not only helps keep them
organized, but also track
their progress in their
work. In this binder are
weekly journals where
they respond to a series
of questions from the
week. Within these
questions, they are to
reflect on their in class
progress is presented for
them to reflect on how
they believe they are
doing in class and with
the material, and set
goals for the next week.
While they are writing in
their journals, I am
modeling what is
expected within their
responses by also writing
in a reflection journal to
show them the best
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practices and
expectations.
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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. student learning to all
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lack access to technology.
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I use technologies in a
multitude of ways, all of
which show a progress
and comprehension of my
students. For formal
assessments, I use Google
Forms, which shows
extensive data on student
successes and where they
need help. This data is
shared within grade level
meetings and with
administration. For
informal assessments,
site such as EdPuzzle and
Nearpod provide tracked
data of how students
performed in the activity
and where they struggled.
This allows for more
differentiate and
modifications to be made
in future lessons.

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5.7 Using assessment Provides students with Provides students with Provides students with Integrates the ongoing Facilitates students’
information to share feedback through additional feedback clear and timely sharing of leadership in seeking and
timely and assessed work and based on formative information about comprehensible feedback using ongoing
comprehensible required summative assessments from single strengths, needs, and to students from formal comprehensible
feedback with assessments. lessons or sequence of strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
students and their lessons. Seeks to provide academic achievement. in ways that support individual student
families Notifies families of feedback in ways that increased learning. progress and ways to
student proficiencies, students understand. Provides opportunities provide and monitor
challenges, and behavior for comprehensible and Communicates regularly support.
issues through school Communicates with timely two-way with families to share a
mandated procedures. families about student communications with range of assessment
progress, strengths, and families to share student information that is
needs at reporting assessments, progress, comprehensible and
periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or responsive to individual
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Toward the end of each

unit, before formal
assessments are given, I
try my best to reach out
to students and provide
them with best ways to
improve in the areas I
have seen them struggle.
Students and parents are
also able to track all
grades on assignments
and assessments using
Powerschool and Google
Classroom. Parents are
invited to all Google
Classrooms so they may
see what their students
are working on in class
and see all
announcements I provide.
As a school we also have
a system for students
who either have a D or F
in class that informs the
parents on this status.
This is in the form of a
letter home, emails, and
phone calls to ensure
parents and students are
kept up to date with any
struggles. For my own
sake, I also like to make a
phone call home or send
a letter home for students
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are excelling for every
students who is not. I
also use a communication
tool called Remind that
allows students and
parents to “text” me any
questions or concerns
instead of emailing.

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