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. 9/21/22 and summative appropriately matches questions about students’ differentiated student
assessments. 3/9/23 pre-, formative and learning needs and learning needs and reflect
5.1 Applying
summative assessments. progress. progress.
knowledge of the
Begins to identify specific 5/2/24
purposes,
characteristics of Integrates a variety of Draws flexibility from a
characteristics, and
assessments that yield Selects assessments characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
uses of different
different types of based on clear assessments to allow assessment options and
types of assessments
information about understanding of the students with a ranges of characteristics to
student preparedness, purposes and learning needs to maximize student
progress, and proficiency. characteristics of demonstrate what they demonstration of
12/10/23 assessments to support know. knowledge.
student learning.
I use formative I utilize informal I use a variety of
assessments in my assessments through assessments which range
classroom every day Q&A sessions, from Q&A sessions to
through simple questions comprehension check for a general
and observations. My worksheets, and teacher understanding of a
summative assessments for a minute (the student concept we just talked
are information I gain becomes the teacher for about all to summative
through baseline tests or the activity). All assessments through
other forms of tests. formative and summative multiple choice and short
9/21/22 assessments are through answer to test a complete
worksheets, quizzes, understanding of a topic.
papers, or tests. 3/9/23 5/2/24

I use a combination of
tests, quizzes,
experiments, and
presentations as forms of
assessment in order to
address my students’
different strengths.
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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
9/21/22 assessments. 12/10/23 student learning.5/2/24 informal assessment data throughout instruction to
5.2 Collecting and on student learning. collect ongoing
analyzing Follows required Make adjustments in Uses analysis of a variety assessment data
assessment data processes for data planning for single of data to inform Uses data analysis of a appropriate for the range
from a variety of analysis and draws lessons or sequence of planning and broad range of of learner needs.
sources to inform conclusions about lessons based on analysis differentiation of assessments to provide
instruction. student learning. of assessment data. instruction. comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
9/21/22 3/9/23 information to guide data analysis to plan and
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.
I use a cumulation of my I use the results from my Throughout the year, I
students’ work to see the data to inform further keep track of my
basic understanding in instruction by students’ grades in my
my class. 9/21/22 recognizing if I need to gradebook as well as use
slow down because a assessments from
concept has not been websites like Newsela to
grasped or if I can skip see areas my students
over a review lesson excel and struggle in. This
because students already analyzation allows me to
understand it. 3/9/23 manipulate my
instruction to suit the
I use a variety of data class needs. 5/2/24
whether its formal or
informal assessments or
observations. 12/10/23
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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 9/21/22 3/9/23 identifies learning needs identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
learning of individual students. patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
12/10/23 5/2/24 students. causes for trends.
I discuss with seasoned My partner teachers and I
teachers results and ways continue to work
to help or increase the together. We review
learning results. 9/21/22 assessments and talk
about any adjustments
I continue to discuss needed. 12/10/23
ideas about my data with 5/2/24
other teachers including
those who are more
seasoned than me. This
allows me to gain new
ideas to increase learning
results. 3/9/23
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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 Plans differentiated
plan, differentiate, available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
and modify guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
instruction learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
individual students. needs. 12/10/23 5/2/24 group learning needs. and make ongoing
9/21/22 3/9/23 adjustments to match the
Modifies lessons during evolving learning needs
instruction based on of individuals and groups.
informal assessments.
I provide different I modify my instruction
learning opportunities for my different types of
throughout my earners as well as
instruction and give my provide learning level
students options as how appropriate activities
they want to present which meet their learning
information (orally or needs, but also challenge
written; online or on them. 12/10/23
paper). 9/21/22
I plan my lessons to
incorporate the different
I continue to provide learning needs of my
different styles of students by providing
instruction to meet the opportunities for visual
different learning levels and auditory instruction
through visual displays along with partner work
auditory explanation and and discussions. 5/2/24
examples for students to
have a base to build upon.
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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. 3/9/23 Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal- Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
setting, and progress Monitors progress using Provides students with Guides students to assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
monitoring available tools for opportunities in single monitor and reflect on and progress monitoring refining goals towards
recording. lessons or sequence of progress on a regular across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their basis. 12/10/23 5/2/24 achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
9/21/22
I encourage my students I create writing units
to think outside the box which include all the
and always ask the information my students
question why. 9/21/22 will need for the
assignment. This also
allows the students to
refer to previous
information as they move
through the unit. This
allows them to scaffold
their learning and helps
me keep a running record
of their development.
3/9/23

During my writing units, I

provide the students with
a rubric and consistently
have them review the
concepts they are
required to have in their
writing. 12/10/23

Throughout my lesson
plans I implement
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questions which help my
students monitor their
understanding. Along
with this, I have them use
rubrics to check their
work. 5/2/24
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
9/21/22 about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. student learning to all
communication of
3/9/23 12/10/23 students. Ensure that audiences.
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
5/2/24
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

I use the provided I use a combination of my I currently use our online
websites to track my gradebook and other gradebook to track
students’ progress. academic websites such student assessments. I
9/21/22 as Newsela to track my also have open
students’ learning. communication with my
3/9/23 families and update them
when I see issues with a
I am still using Newsela student’s grades. I update
to track my student’s them either through
learning along with email or in person during
BrainPOP quizzes for pick up. 5/2/24
science. 12/10/23

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. 9/21/22 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 5/2/24 increased learning. progress and ways to
student proficiencies, students understand. provide and monitor
challenges, and behavior 12/10/23 Provides opportunities Communicates regularly support.
issues through school for comprehensible and with families to share a
mandated procedures. Communicates with timely two-way range of assessment
families about student communications with information that is
progress, strengths, and families to share student comprehensible and
needs at reporting assessments, progress, responsive to individual
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periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or student and family needs.
as needs arise regarding concerns, and guide
struggling students or family support.
behavior issues. 3/9/23
I enjoy using a I continuously One way I accomplish this
combination of direct and communicate with is through essay
written feedback for my parents via email or in feedback. I write
students. I also keep my person to discuss positive comments on their rough
parents informed through and negative behaviors. drafts and then have 1 on
weekly updates. 9/21/22 3/9/23 1 student meetings to go
over strengths and
I communicate with my weaknesses in their
students and provide writing. 5/2/24
them with feedback
through a combination of
ways such as one on one
teacher meetings.
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