This document discusses assessment and data-driven decision making in education. It begins by asking teachers about the types of assessments they experienced as students and explores reasons for assessing student learning, such as understanding how well students are learning and reflecting on teaching practices. It then describes different forms of assessment, such as quizzes, rubrics, and tools available in learning management systems. Finally, it discusses using assessment data to differentiate instruction and defines data-driven decision making as systematically examining student progress to improve teaching.

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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5. What do we do WITH the data?
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6. Data-driven decision making
 Differentiated Instruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT8mSAwIJdM
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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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