Assessment Toolkit - EDUC 2375 by Abby Dame

Assessment Tracking and Planning

abigaildame — 2025-01-24 18:24:58 UTC

This assessment tracker and planner helps to organize assessment ideas or plans each specific outcome from the program of studies. I could easily insert the SPs from any unit I plan to teach and directly under each outcome I am able to insert assessment ideas that can or will be used.

Magic School

abigaildame — 2025-02-07 16:44:36 UTC

Magic school has multiple AI tools that can be used to assist teachers in the development of assessment and lesson planning in the classroom

Eduaide

abigaildame — 2025-02-07 16:59:26 UTC

Word Cloud

abigaildame — 2025-02-07 17:05:11 UTC

Word clouds, if technology is prevalent in the classroom, can be a great tool for formative assessment. With specific and target prompting questions, word cloud can be used for formative assessment in a variety of ways. This can be used as a baseline pre-assessment tool or a quick check-in for students understanding on a specific concept. These are just a few ideas for this formative assessment tool.

Mentimeter is also a great tool for this

Year Planner

abigaildame — 2025-02-07 17:10:03 UTC

This year plan template allows you to plan out the outcomes you will teach and start to generate ideas for what assessments will be used on a larger scale without diving to deeply into all of the specifics

Authors

abigaildame — 2025-03-06 17:30:15 UTC

Here is a list of authors who have written material about assessment. Consider researching and reading their work to learn more about the assessment process, tips and tricks, and more:

Dylan Wiliam

Rick Wormeli

Rick Stiggins

Wiggins/McTighe

Anne Davies

Sandra Herbst

Myron Dueck

Thomas Guskey

John Salvia

Robert Marzano

Susan Brookhart

Katie White

Tom Schimmer

Robert Tierney

Alfie Kohn

James Popham

Douglas Reeves

Carol Ann Tomlinson

Jan Chappuis

Diffit

abigaildame — 2025-03-07 16:58:01 UTC

Diffit can help to create text at different reading levels to help prepare students or alter questions to better suit their abilities. This could be a good resource when creating rubrics, analytic rating scales, or 'I can...' statements to share with students.

PAT/Diploma Practice

abigaildame — 2025-03-18 21:35:19 UTC

This can be used in class as well as be sent home to help students prepare for PAT or Diploma exams

abigaildame — 2025-03-24 16:39:00 UTC

"Engaging Parents and Families in Grading Reforms" by Thomas R. Guskey offers practical strategies to help educators involve families in grading changes. Guskey emphasizes the need for clear communication, trust-building, and simplifying report cards to ease concerns. By including parents in the process, schools can create stronger support systems and make grading reforms more effective. It’s a valuable tool for improving assessment through collaboration and transparency with parents and students.

Extending our view of Extending

abigaildame — 2025-03-24 16:42:08 UTC

The article challenges the idea that the highest level on proficiency scales ("Extending") should be reserved for only a few students. It argues that all students should have access to this level and encourages educators to use clear, specific criteria to support growth for everyone.

No Tech Formative Assessment

abigaildame — 2025-03-24 16:43:57 UTC

This post has some ideas to collect formative assessment in ways that don't include technology. Some are quick and can be done in a few minutes while others may take a little bit longer to do, both can be useful depending on how in-depth you want the assessment to be.

Tech-Based Formative Assessment

abigaildame — 2025-03-24 16:45:06 UTC

This post has many options that can be used for tech-based formative assessment. This is a great way to integrate technology in the classroom and gather formative assessment different ways.

Formative Assessment Strategies

abigaildame — 2025-03-24 16:50:17 UTC

This is a great list of formative assessment strategies that can be used in the classroom. Each strategy has a brief explanation, making the list easy to navigate to find a strategy that would work for the outcome or setting you are planning for.

Stepping into Science

abigaildame — 2025-04-01 15:57:18 UTC

https://curriculum.learnalberta.ca/resources/en/collection?collectionId=gttWNhT3uEiG3xSdfwn9YQ

This resource has lots of planned lesson plans, material lists, and assessments aligned with Alberta science outcomes from grade 1-3. These assessments can be used as is or adapted to better suit the classroom you are in (recommend the second).

Google voice typing

abigaildame — 2025-04-01 20:48:44 UTC

This can be used for a type of written assessment for students who may struggle with typing or spelling. One slight limitation is students have to verbalize any punctuation so students would have to know where to insert the punctuation or have the skills to read it over and check their punctuation

Mote

abigaildame — 2025-04-01 20:48:49 UTC

This is a tool that can be used to deliver feedback to students who may not be able to read written feedback. You can attach an audio file with verbalized feedback for students

Text to Speech

abigaildame — 2025-04-01 20:50:11 UTC

The linked website is able to take text and read it to students who may struggle with reading or comprehension. This tool can be useful if there is little opportunity for the teacher to pull a student aside and read to them or would like to make themselves more available to all students.

Genially

abigaildame — 2025-04-02 17:37:00 UTC

This tool can be used to have students create a project for as assessment, make study guides for a future assessment, and so much more! This is a great tool that can be used almost everywhere in the classroom

Softening the Edges - Katie White

abigaildame — 2025-04-07 17:27:01 UTC

"Softening the Edges" by Katie White explores how to create assessment practices that support both the academic and emotional needs of K–12 students. She encourages shifting from rigid, high-stakes assessments to more supportive methods that include preassessment, formative feedback, self-assessment, and meaningful reporting. By “softening the edges,” teachers can build trust, boost student confidence, and create more authentic learning experiences. It’s a valuable tool for making assessment a positive tool in the classroom.

abigaildame — 2025-04-08 00:35:26 UTC

Teaching test-taking strategies like covering answer choices, highlighting keywords, eliminating wrong answers, and analyzing language helps students better demonstrate their knowledge during assessments. These strategies not only support critical thinking but also reduce anxiety and improve equity, making assessments more reflective of what students truly know.