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2. There is no one-size-fits all approach
3. You can't plan anything without screening

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1. Assessments should have goals
2. Data should be used to determine how to get a child where they need to be, not just a number in skyward.
3. Progress monitoring is important! (exit tickets, informal walk around, listen in on think pair share)

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It is critical to understand and utilize assessments effectively, while being able to understand it's purpose and ways data can drive further instruction.

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"A well-constructed comprehensive assessment system provides continuous, coherent, and high-quality information."

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Sometimes the discussion about assessments may be met with resistance by educators, due mainly to misunderstanding about the purpose and goals.

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This varies according to the type of assessment, but each one is useful for measuring individual success.

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An assessment should not be to simply label the assessment, but it should have a specific goal. These goals should be to either identify, monitor, collect, or assess. Assessments should also have a clear connection to the classroom instruction. Students must have an understanding of how to apply their newly learned knowledge outside of just an assessment.

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There are 4 major kinds of assessments:
1. Screening-which of my students are at risk?
2. Diagnostic-use this type of assessment to see where we need to focus interventions
3. Progress Monitoring-meant to be periodic and determines how much progress students are making
4. Outcome-the summative assessment that will tell you whether students have learned the material

Using this comprehensive assessment plan will allow educators to use data in a more productive way to improve instruction.

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Educators will be more successful when shifting their mindset from "What assessment should I use?" to "What information do I need?" in order to identify, monitor, collect and assess.

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The most effective and comprehensive plans focus less on labels of assessments and more on identifying what information is needed in gathering information about student progress to make effective instructional decisions.

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There is no one-size-fits-all approach to developing an assessment plan.

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Ask questions when developing an assessment plan:
*Which skills am I trying to measure?
*Is the assessment sensitive to growth?
*Are there areas where we have more than one test?

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Universal screening
Progress monitoring
Diagnostic
Outcome
Use different kinds of assessments for greatest assessments.

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Assessments done correctly can provide valuable information about:
instructional  goals
Success of interventions
Overall curriculum implementation

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Identify
Monitor
Collect
Assess

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There remains much confusion with labels. 

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There remains much confusion with labels. 

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There are four main goals of assessment:  identify, monitor, collect, and assess.

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There are four main goals of assessment:  identify, monitor, collect, and assess.

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"What information do I need ?", instead of "What assessment will I use?" 

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"What information do I need ?", instead of "What assessment will I use?" 

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*data from assessments provides information about progress towards instructional goals and intervention
* GOALS:
IDENTIFY at- risk students, essential to have info at the beginning of the year to compare progress. (MONITOR). Gathering info about students strengths and weaknesses helps target needed areas (COLLECT). ASSESS whether your instruction is helping all students meet grade level expectations.

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The 4 Goals of Assessment:
1. To identify
2. To monitor
3. To collect
4. To assess

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Educators should first focus on the assessment objectives and how to achieve them, instead of the logistics and scheduling of the test administration.

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The 4 Goals of Assessment:
1. To identify
2. To monitor
3. To collect
4. To assess

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It is critical to understand the core objective of the test being administered and how reliable and valid the results of the assessment are when using them to make decisions.

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*Educators often lack the knowledge and experience to use assessments and data effectively.
*Four goals for assessment(identify, monitor collect information, assess)
*We need to shift our mindset from What assessment do I use? to What information do I need?

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The goal of assessment is to gain information about student progress to make effective instructional decisions, while minimizing time spent assessing.

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It is important to know the use of each different assessment. A universal screening is used to identify, progress monitoring is used to monitor, diagnostic is used to collect data, and outcome is to assess overall learning after instruction.

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There are four main goals of assessment: identify, monitor, collect, and assess.

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-emphasis should be on goal of assessment
-Ask, "what question am I trying to answer with this assessment?"
-Assessments aren't one size fits all

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Not a one size fits all solution

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Assessment is critical but many teachers have low understanding of it.

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Assessment is critical but many teachers have low understanding of it.

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4 goals of assessment
1) to identify
2) to monitor
3) to collect
4) to assess

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There are four different types of assessment:
1. Universal screening
2. Progress monitoring
3. Diagnostic
4. Outcome
All of these are essential to monitor student progress and growth. There is no "one-size fits all" approach to assessment, so it is important to mix it up with these different types of assessment.

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There are four main goals to assessments:
1) to identify students who may be "at risk" or need more help
2) to monitor students' progress
3) collect information about students in order to target specific areas of need
4) to assess if instruction was successful

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Assessment data should relate back to the classroom instruction.

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You should focus less on the name of the Assessment, and more on what information you are trying to obtain in order to most effectively teach the subject matter.

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You must understand the reason an assessment is being given: to provide a base of learning to the teacher, to identify a student who needs help, to monitor a student's progress, to collect information that will help the teacher target areas of learning, and to assess whether the instruction was effective.