CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring
Is aware of the purposes Explores the use of
and characteristics of different types of pre-
formative and summative assessment, formative
assessments. and summative
5.1 Applying assessments.
knowledge of the
purposes, Begins to identify specific
characteristics, and characteristics of
uses of different assessments that yield
types of assessments different types of
information about
student preparedness,
progress, and proficiency.
I use assessments to
check for understanding.
For formative, I mostly
use assignments or in
class discussions on the
lesson. For summative,
that would be their tests.
Applying
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.
At the beginning of the
year and at beginning of
each trimester I BPST
each student, use the
Johnson’s Spelling Test,
and running records for
each student. This way I
can keep a formal
assessment of each
student’s progress over
the year.
12/2019
I have written a few tests
at the end of each module
or unit. Before giving a
big unit test, I like
monitor my student’s
understanding of a
standard by using
observations of
classroom participation,
exit tickets, or by playing
review games using their
white boards.
Integrating Innovating
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.
5/2020
We’ve had to come up
with new ways to assess
our students’ progress
using online Wonders
online and other
programs and tools
online during this remote
teaching time.
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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
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. comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
information to guide data analysis to plan and
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.
9/11/2018: I recently 4/2019 12/2019
had to reteach a math I like to play little I assess my students’
lesson that my students reading by BPST testing,
didn’t do so well and
review games before running records, High
their math tests showed giving a unit or Frequency words, and
that. So I met with my module test. A few Johnson’s Spelling
team and went over some weeks ago we played Assessment. I use these
strategies they used to a jeopardy game to assessments to split my
teach the lesson. I used students into reading
their strategies and was
review for our groups.
able to fill the gap for science test on 5/2020
most of my students. objects in the sky. I We’ve had to come up
was able to look at with new ways to assess
their white boards to our students’ progress
using online Wonders
check for online and other
understanding. programs and tools
online during this remote
teaching time
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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 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.
students. causes for trends.
9/2/2018 Starting the 4/2019 12/2019
second week of school we I assess the students right This year I was able to
start assessments. Using before the end each show one of our new
math and writing trimester using the BPST, teachers how to give a
benchmarks, Johnson’s Johnson’s Spelling BPST and how to give a
Spelling inventory, and Assessment, and Fluency running record
the BPST. These are done running record. Now that assessment. I help my
four times throughout the we are reaching the end team analyze their BPST
year to check students’ of the year, I have been data, writing data, and
progress. able to look at these Johnson’s spelling
assessments and see assessments. With those
patterns of growth and assessments I am able to
what needs to be worked see which phonics skill a
on. student needs more help
with.

5/2020
It’s been tough getting
true BPST assessments
done during this time.
We have just been using
the ones that are online
that students can do at
home.
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
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. 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.
8/20/18: For my 4/2019 5/2020
struggling students, I Based on BPST and As a team, we have been
always make sure running records I put my constantly refining our
whenever we learn a new students into reading learning goals and
vocabulary word to have groups and have leveled content to meet the needs
a picture and the readers for each group. I of our students. Our goal
definition up in the also have different levels is to help them learn from
classroom for them to of spelling lists to give home and not regress.
see. students based on their
pretests.

12/2019
On top of leveled reading
groups and doing things
to help my students in the
classroom. I set up
conferences with parents
and show them how they
can help their child at
home. I send home a
bunch of decodables,
sight word rings, and go
over different strategies
to practice spelling at
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging
Inform students about
learning objectives,
outcomes, and
summative assessment
results. Recognizes the
5.5 Involving all
need for individual
students in self-
learning goals.
assessment, goal-
setting, and progress
Monitors progress using
monitoring
available tools for
recording.
8/20/18: From the start
of the school year I
always keep records and
notes about each student
in their files. Starting the
second week of school we
start assessments. Using
math and writing
benchmarks, Johnson’s
Spelling inventory, and
the BPST. These are done
four times throughout the
year to check students’
progress.
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
home.
Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures Provides systematic
students to establish student self-assessment for students to self-assess opportunities for student
learning goals through and goal setting and set learning goals self-assessment, goal
single lessons or processes for learning related to content, setting, and progress
sequence of lessons that content and academic academic language, and monitoring.
include goal setting language development. individual skills.
exercises. Develops students’ meta-
Guides students to Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
Provides students with monitor and reflect on assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
opportunities in single progress on a regular and progress monitoring refining goals towards
lessons or sequence of basis. across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
4/2019 12/2019 5/2020
I test my students on We take a timed math
sight words weekly and facts quiz once a week
the students are always and each student keeps
eager to know how well track of their own
they did determine to do progress. If they pass a
better the next time. test they move up to next
level of tests. Students
know how well they are
doing by what level test
they are on. We also play
the math game Prodigy,
which allows to students
to monitor their own
progress.
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging
Uses available
technologies to record
assessments, determine
proficiency levels, and
5.6 Using available
make required
technologies to assist
communications about
in assessment,
student learning.
analysis, and
communication of
student learning
9/28/18: After finishing
up all my assessments to
determine my students’
levels of learning, I have
parent/teacher
conferences next week
and I will use this data to
communicate with the
parents the level that
their child is at and ways
we can help their child
succeed.
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Explores use of additional Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
implement individual assessments, record and development, implement, and analyze
assessments, record analyze results, and implementation, analysis assessments and provides
results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and for an in depth and
with administration, student learning with communication of ongoing communication
colleagues, and families administration, student learning to all regarding student
about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. learning to all audiences.
students. Ensure that
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
4/2019 12/2019 5/2020
One of my centers is a We play the math game We are teaching remotely
technology center and I Prodigy on our tablets. so all our lessons are
use spelling city or Prodigy allows the done using google
phonics app that help students to solve math classroom, zoom, prodigy,
assess in my student’s problems and interact and google meets.
progress. with other students
playing the game.
Students are able to
monitor their progress, as
well as their parents.
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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
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.
behavior issues.
10/3-10/5 4/2019 12/2019
I will be doing I share the BPST scores, I communicate regularly
parent/teacher Johnson’s spelling with parents through the
conferences and will go assessments, and their parent portal on aeries.
over the grades their running records with On aeries, parents have
child is getting and their family to show their access to viewing their
examples of their work student’s progress and child’s grades at all time.
and progress in class. reading development. I also hold conferences to
go over BPST scores and
other assessments.

5/2020
I communicate with
parents through emails,
newsletters, and zoom
meetings once a week.
We go over lessons,
questions, and student’s
progress at this time.
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