Participants will be introduced to a number of common assessment practices (useful for all content areas) grounded in what the research says provides the best data for teaching to a common curriculum, as well as to the Common Core. Balancing summative and formative assessments demands a standards-aligned curriculum for effective instructional practices, all of which will be demonstrated, practiced with, and planned for in this course. Participants will understand how to effectively monitor student learning, structure assessment criteria, design effective assessments, and access them for future use and for a rapid turnaround of student results.
Objectives:
- Research current assessments practices and analyze criteria against student work. Design effective assessments.
- Learn and practice with the research skills needed to seek out assessment resources that build teaching capacity.
- Match grade-level assessment criteria to standards-aligned curriculum and instruction. Learn how to monitor student learning to move up individual student performance.