CSTP

 5:  Assessing  Students  for  Learning  

 
 
Element   Emerging   Exploring   Applying   Integrating   Innovating  
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  
5.1  Applying  
  summative  assessments.   progress.  5/10/19   progress.  
knowledge  of  the  
Begins  to  identify  specific   7/10/18  12/10/18      
purposes,  
characteristics  of   Selects  assessments   Integrates  a  variety  of   Draws  flexibility  from  a  
characteristics,  and  
assessments  that  yield   based  on  clear   characteristics  into   repertoire  of  appropriate  
uses  of  different  
different  types  of   understanding  of  the   assessments  to  allow   assessment  options  and  
types  of  assessments  
information  about   purposes  and   students  with  a  ranges  of   characteristics  to  
student  preparedness,   characteristics  of   learning  needs  to   maximize  student  
progress,  and  proficiency.   assessments  to  support   demonstrate  what  they   demonstration  of  
student  learning.     know.  5/10/19   knowledge.  
7/10/18  12/10/18  
         
I  incorporate  different   My  teacher  leader  project  
types  of  assessments  and   helped  me  practice  using  
analyze  the  data  to   and  learning  about  
identify  strengths  and   different  assessment  
areas  for  growth.  It   tools  using  technology.  
guides  my  grouping  and   5/10/19  
adjustments  to  
instruction.  I  also  
incorporate  an  authentic  
assessment  question  into  
an  assessment  to  
  challenge  and  create  
opportunity  for  deeper  
level  thinking.  7/10/18  
CSTP  5:  Assessing  Students  for  Learning  
 
Element   Emerging   Exploring   Applying   Integrating   Innovating  
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     7/10/18  12/10/18   on  student  learning.   collect  ongoing  
5.2  Collecting  and  
processes  for  data   Make  adjustments  in     5/10/19   assessment  data  
analyzing  
analysis  and  draws   planning  for  single   Uses  analysis  of  a  variety     appropriate  for  the  range  
assessment  data  
conclusions  about   lessons  or  sequence  of   of  data  to  inform   Uses  data  analysis  of  a   of  learner  needs.  
from  a  variety  of  
student  learning   lessons  based  on  analysis   planning  and   broad  range  of    
sources  to  inform  
of  assessment  data.   differentiation  of   assessments  to  provide   Uses  results  of  ongoing  
instruction.  
instruction.  7/10/18   comprehensive   data  analysis  to  plan  and  
12/10/18   information  to  guide   differentiate  instruction  
planning  and   for  maximum  academic  
differentiation  of   success.  
instruction.  5/10/19  
       I  use  the  data  that  I  have    
I  reflect  on  my  lessons   received  from  my  online  
and  the  assessments  to   tools  such  as  Plickers,  
see  what  strategies  and   Kahoot  etc.  to  drive  
parts  of  instruction  lead   instruction  and  know  
to  student  understanding.     what  concepts  need  to  be  
Informal  and  formal   retaught/reviewed.  
assessments  help  me  see   5/10/19  
how  I  need  to  adjust  
instruction.  For  example,  
a  running  record  could  
help  me  see  a  pattern  or  
  concept  that  a  child  or  
group  of  children  are  
having  a  difficult  time  
with.  7/10/18  
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.  
7/10/18  12/10/18  
5/10/19  
         
My  grade  level  team  
monitors  and  reviews  
data  from  school-­‐wide  
assessments  and  in  our  
classes  frequently.  We  
look  for  trends  and  
determine  what  is  
working  and  what  needs  
to  change.  We  then  
determine  or  next  steps  
for  instruction.  Our  
mentor  teachers  for  each  
grade  meet  monthly  to  
review  data  and  make  
  adjustments  to  ensure  we  
are  filling  in  any  weak  
areas  of  understanding  
across  grades.  7/10/18  
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.  7/10/18   integrated  across  content   and  academic  language  
  single  lessons  or   12/10/18  5/10/19   standards  for  individuals   for  the  fill  range  of  
5.4  Using  assessment  
  sequences  of  lessons.     and  groups.   students.  
data  to  establish  
Plans  instruction  using          
learning  goals  and  to  
available  curriculum   Plans  adjustments  in   Plans  differentiated   Plans  differentiated   Uses  data  systematically  
plan,  differentiate,  
guidelines.   instruction  to  address   lessons  and  modifications   instruction  targeted  to   to  refine  planning,  
and  modify  
learning  needs  of   to  instruction  to  meet   meet  individual  and   differentiate  instruction,  
instruction  
individual  students.   students’  diverse  learning   group  learning  needs.   and  make  ongoing  
needs.  7/10/18     adjustments  to  match  the  
12/10/18  5/10/19   Modifies  lessons  during   evolving  learning  needs  
instruction  based  on   of  individuals  and  groups.  
informal  assessments.  
5/10/19  
    I  select  appropriate      
learning  goals  for  
students.  The  goals  are  
modified  and  updated  as  I  
see  the  data  shows  they  
are  ready  to  move  
forward  in  the  content.  
Some  groups  of  students  
may  require  extra  small  
group  instruction  to  get  
them  to  where  they  need  
to  move  forward.  
 
7/10/18  
CSTP  5:  Assessing  Students  for  Learning  
 
Element   Emerging   Exploring   Applying   Integrating   Innovating  
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.   7/10/18  12/10/18   5/10/19   Develops  students’  meta-­‐
assessment,  goal-­‐
        cognitive  skills  for  
setting,  and  progress  
Monitors  progress  using   Provides  students  with   Guides  students  to   Integrates  student  self-­‐ analyzing  progress  and  
monitoring  
available  tools  for   opportunities  in  single   monitor  and  reflect  on   assessment,  goal  setting,   refining  goals  towards  
recording.   lessons  or  sequence  of   progress  on  a  regular   and  progress  monitoring   high  levels  of  academic  
lessons  to  monitor  their   basis.  7/10/18   across  the  curriculum.   achievement.  
own  progress  toward   12/10/18   5/10/19  
class  or  individual  goals.  
      I teach the students to  
  Each  student  has  a  Personal   check their own work and
Learning  Plan  that  has  a   revise and edit their
specific  area  for  growth   writing. My team has also
(academic  and  character)   started using a checklist for
determined  by  observations   the students with specific
and  data  of  assessments.  This   guidelines to make sure
is  reviewed  with  the  child  and   they check their work
parents  and  the  student  set   before turning it in. 5/10/19
their  own  learning  goals.  I  
 
create  a  portfolio  with  each  
student  of  his  or  her  best  
work  throughout  the  year.  
  The  students  and  parents  are  
able  to  see  their  growth  in  all  
areas  including  their  PLP  
focus.  Students  are  provided  
with  opportunities  to  
conference  with  me  about  
their  work  and  revise  their  
work.  7/10/18  
 
 
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.  7/10/18   student  learning  to  all  
communication  of  
students.  Ensure  that   12/10/18    5/10/19   audiences.  
student  learning  
communications  are  
received  by  those  who  
lack  access  to  technology.  

         
I  am  able  to  clearly  communicate  
information  about  academic  
progress  to  students  and  their  
families  through  our  schools  
grading  portal  and  through  email  
when  needed.  Parents  and  
students  can  view  current  grades,  
assignments,  and  calendar  online  
throughout  the  quarter  and  a  
report  cards  at  the  end  of  each  
quarter.  Work  is  sent  home  with  
rubrics  attached  and  written  
comments/feedback.  When  a  
student  scores  75%  or  lower  on  a  
test  or  quiz  I  contact  the  parents  
  through  email.  7/10/18  
 
My  "Multiply  by  Two"  lesson  plan  
is  one  example  of  how  I  integrate  
a  variety  of  technologies  into  my  
teaching.  In  this  lesson  students  
participated  in  an  interactive  
lesson  using  a  flip  chart  I  created  
for  our  math  lesson  and  used  
individual  iPads  to  play  "Whole  
Numbers  Gym.  
12/10/18  
 
Although  I  feel  I  have  made  
growth  in  this  area,  it  is  an  area  
that  I  know  will  continually  
require  attention  and  push  to  
CSTP  5:  Assessing  Students  for  Learning  
 
Element   Emerging   Exploring   Applying   Integrating   Innovating  
keep  discovering  more.  I  have  
used  a  different  technologies  to  
design,  implement,  and  analyze  
assessments  and  provides  for  an  
in  depth  and  ongoing  
communication  regarding  student  
learning  to  all  audiences.  5/10/19  

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  
5.7  Using  assessment   assessments.   lessons  or  sequence  of   strategies  for  improving   and  informal  assessments   communications  about  
information  to  share     lessons.  Seeks  to  provide   academic  achievement.   in  ways  that  support   individual  student  
timely  and   Notifies  families  of   feedback  in  ways  that     increased  learning.     progress  and  ways  to  
comprehensible   student  proficiencies,   students  understand.   Provides  opportunities     provide  and  monitor  
feedback  with   challenges,  and  behavior     for  comprehensible  and   Communicates  regularly   support.  7/10/18  
students  and  their   issues  through  school   Communicates  with   timely  two-­‐way   with  families  to  share  a   12/9/18  5/10/19  
families   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  
as  needs  arise  regarding   concerns,  and  guide   student  and  family  needs.  
CSTP  5:  Assessing  Students  for  Learning  
 
Element   Emerging   Exploring   Applying   Integrating   Innovating  
struggling  students  or   family  support.    
behavior  issues.  

        I  have  a  very  open  line  of  

  communication  with  my  
students  and  parents  to  
ensure  everyone  
understands  the  learning  
goals.  Back  to  School  
Night,  emails,  online  
grading  program,  PLPs,  
parent  conferences,  and  
weekly  emails  (including  
dates,  what  will  be  taught  
  the  following  week,  
homework,  important  
information)  help  me  
keep  my  parents  
informed.  7/10/18