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
assessments. 7/19/20
5.1 Applying
knowledge of the Begins to identify specific
purposes, characteristics of
characteristics, and assessments that yield
uses of different different types of
types of assessments information about
student preparedness,
progress, and proficiency.
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Applying Integrating Innovating
Decides on the purpose Develops and adapts the Demonstrates purposeful
for assessment and skills range of appropriate use of a wide range of
to be assessed to select assessments to address assessments to support
appropriately matches questions about students’ differentiated student
pre-, formative and learning needs and learning needs and reflect
summative assessments. progress. 5/7/21 progress.
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Integrates a variety of Draws flexibility from a
Selects assessments characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
based on clear assessments to allow assessment options and
understanding of the students with a ranges of characteristics to
purposes and learning needs to maximize student
characteristics of demonstrate what they demonstration of
assessments to support know. 5/7/21 knowledge.
student learning.
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I use pre-assessments to I created this end of unit Students completed the
gauge where my students final project for students Newsela benchmark and
are before a new unit. to demonstrate their then my grade level team
Then, I use progress knowledge of Greek gods and I analyzed the score
monitoring throughout and goddesses. Students reports together. We then
my lessons. At the end of had to create a diorama took that data, reported it
each unit, I assess my of their favorite Greek to our principal, and then
students with formative god or goddess and then planned future lessons
assessments. I am then present to the class about incorporating strategies
able to compare what them. As a part of the and tools for students to
they knew before the unit project, students were improve their reading
to what they assessed on several of the comprehension skills.
comprehended after the unit objectives. 12/13/20 5/7/21
unit. This allows me to
identify strengths and
areas where my students
can improve. 7/19/20

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 7/19/20, 12/13/20, on student learning. collect ongoing
analyzing processes for data Make adjustments in 5/7/21 assessment data
assessment data analysis and draws planning for single Uses data analysis of a appropriate for the range
from a variety of conclusions about lessons or sequence of Uses analysis of a variety broad range of of learner needs.
sources to inform student learning lessons based on analysis of data to inform assessments to provide
instruction. of assessment data. planning and comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
differentiation of information to guide data analysis to plan and
instruction. 7/19/20, planning and differentiate instruction
12/13/20, 5/7/21 differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.
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I use a variety of formal
and informal assessment
data, such as
performance tasks, tests,
teacher observations, exit
tickets, and analyzing
student work. This allows
me to track student
progress and reflect on
my teaching instruction
to see where lessons go
well and where I can
improve. 7/19/20

At the end of each

chapter of Sarah, Plain,
and Tall, students answer
these reading questions.
This is used as an
informal assessment to
check reading
comprehension and other
literacy skills. Students
are also able to be
creative with these
questions. 12/13/20

I feel that I am still at this

level and hope to get to
the next level next school
year. 5/7/21
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. 7/19/20 causes for trends.
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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
My grade level team My grade level partner
partner and I meet at and I meet on a weekly
least once a week to basis to analyze student
review lesson plans and tests results. We are able
student data to determine to identify trends of areas
future instruction. We where students are
also examine school-wide successful and areas
student data where students need
assessments. 7/19/20 more help. We then take
this data and see where
we can better inform
instruction in the future.
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My grade level partner

and I continue to meet
weekly. This upcoming
school year, we hope to
revamp the curriculum as
we have started to do this
with various
assessments. 5/7/21

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
5.4 Using assessment site and district to set content-based learning student learning goals for for content and academic ongoing refinements to
data to establish learning goals for the goals for class and content and academic language that are learning goals for content
learning goals and to class. individual students in language. 12/13/20, integrated across content and academic language
plan, differentiate, single lessons or 5/7/21 standards for individuals for the fill range of
and modify sequences of lessons. and groups. students.
instruction Plans instruction using 7/19/20
available curriculum Plans differentiated Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
guidelines. Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications instruction targeted to to refine planning,
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instruction to address to instruction to meet meet individual and differentiate instruction,
learning needs of students’ diverse learning group learning needs. and make ongoing
individual students. needs. 12/13/20, 5/7/21 adjustments to match the
7/19/20 Modifies lessons during evolving learning needs
instruction based on of individuals and groups.
informal assessments.
I use some assessments In order to continue to
that have questions learn about Ancient
related to real-world Greece gods and
situations so students can goddesses, I created a
apply their knowledge Nearpod lesson using
and skills. Based on the differentiation to address
assessment data, I use multiple learning styles.
that to adjust my learning This allowed all students
goals and targeted to participate to the best
instruction. 7/19/20 of their ability. 12/13/20

I have continued to use

Nearpod, but I have
expanded this tool across
multiple subject areas.
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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
5.5 Involving all results. Recognizes the sequence of lessons that content and academic academic language, and monitoring.
students in self- need for individual include goal setting language development. individual skills. 5/7/21
assessment, goal- learning goals. exercises. 7/19/20 12/13/20 Develops students’ meta-
setting, and progress Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
monitoring Monitors progress using Provides students with Guides students to assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
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. 12/13/20 5/7/21 achievement.
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own progress toward
class or individual goals.
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I provide graphic During each writing topic, I have created more time
organizers for my I take the time to for students to” own their
students to help guide conference with each of learning” and have time
them through my students individually. to reflect on what they
assignments to track We use this time to set have learned. This has
their progress towards writing goals and edit the been beneficial so
the learning goal. I also writing they have been students can apply these
provide SMART goal working on. This allows new concepts to their real
setting worksheets that me to monitor my lives and understand why
students fill out and then students and my students they are learning these
conference with me can reflect on their topics. 5/7/21
several times a year to writing as well. 12/13/20
see if they reached their
goals. I am able to also
share this with families
so they are aware of their
goals. Students are able to
reflect on these goals as
well. 7/19/20

5.6 Using available Uses available Explores use of additional Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to assist technologies to record technologies to and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
in assessment, assessments, determine implement individual assessments, record and development, implement, and analyze
analysis, and proficiency levels, and assessments, record analyze results, and implementation, analysis assessments and provides
communication of make required results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and for an in depth and
student learning communications about with administration, student learning with communication of ongoing communication
student learning. 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.
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I use various forms of
technology to
communicate student
learning to my students
and their families. For
example, I send out a
weekly newsletter that
provides assignments,
expectations, and
important upcoming
events. I am in constant
communication with
families via email, Seesaw
(educational platform),
phone calls, and
conferences. I also
provide feedback on
assignments for students
and families to review
and it is reflected in the
gradebook. 7/19/20

Throughout distance
learning, I have designed
and implemented
assessments using the
educational platform,
Schoology. Schoology
allowed my students to
take tests online and
receive immediate
feedback on their results.
Parents were also
allowed to login to see
their child's tests results.
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Due to the pandemic and

distance learning and not
being able to use
computers and other
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
online platforms as
frequently, I feel that I am
still at this level. 5/7/21
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 7/19/20 increased learning. progress and ways to
timely and student proficiencies, students understand. 12/13/20, 5/7/21 provide and monitor
comprehensible challenges, and behavior Provides opportunities support.
feedback with issues through school Communicates with for comprehensible and Communicates regularly
students and their mandated procedures. families about student timely two-way with families to share a
families progress, strengths, and communications with range of assessment
needs at reporting families to share student information that is
periods. Contacts families assessments, progress, comprehensible and
as needs arise regarding raise issues and/or responsive to individual
struggling students or concerns, and guide student and family needs.
behavior issues. family support. 7/19/20 12/13/20, 5/7/21
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I give my students At the end of the school
feedback on assignments. week, I gather graded
I meet with them tests along with other
regularly to discuss their student work and put
learning goals along with them in each student's
strengths and Friday Folder to be sent
weaknesses and also home so families can be
consistently inform up-to-date on their child's
parents about their progress at school.
academic progress. At the 12/13/20
beginning of the school
year, I send home I continue to do this as
classroom rules and well as conference with
expectations for the parents if need be.
students and families to 5/7/21
review. I also send
weekly newsletters home
as well. Parents receive
report cards three times a
year along with
comments from me.
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