1. ASSESSMENT &
DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
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2. WHY ASSESSMENT, REALLY?
• Discuss: What assessments did your teachers use in
your subject areas when you were in school (K-12)?
o What do you think worked? What did not?
o How did they grade a project versus a written report?
• Reasons to assess learning
o Because you have to
o To understand how and how well your students are learning
o To reflect back on your teaching and benefit student learning
One rule: standardized assessment tools like ISTEP are
not an option IN teachers, since those are mandatory,
and not something that the teacher can choose
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3. Types of assessment forms
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4. ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Quiz Tools Rubric Tools
oGoogle Form •Rubistar
oQuizlet •iRubric
oFunbrain.com •Rubric for Teachers
oEasy Test Maker
oWufoo
Assessment tools for LMSs
• Respondus
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7. Data-driven decision making
• What is Data-Driven Decision Making?
o Your definitions?
o My definition?
• Why should I use this in my classroom?
o Already being required for schools – NCLB and State Required
o Another way to systematically examine your students’ progress
and performance
o Can provide you with vital information to help you improve your
teaching
• How can I do it?
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Editor's Notes
Assessment itself is a big domain to be studied. However, in a simple version, teachers need to be aware of what learning outcomes they are measuring. The target of assessment defines the kinds of assessment. Then, based on your assessment type, you will know which technology to choose.
Respondus 4.0 is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard, ANGEL, Desire2Learn, eCollege, Moodle, and other eLearning systems.
This video is about Minnetonka staff uses data to differentiate instruction to students. You can play the video till 3:35. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT8mSAwIJdM What types of data do they collect? When do they make adjustments? What are the formative adjustments? What are the summative adjustments?