Assessment Literacy

Information 

What is Classroom Assessment Literacy?
The knowledge and skills needed to
  • gather accurate information about student achievement
  • use the assessment process and its results effectively to improve achievement
 
What are the components of Classroom Assessment Literacy?
Accuracy:
  • Balanced Formative & Summative Assessment
  • Clear Targets
  • Test Item & Task Development
  • Development of Scoring Guides
Effective Use
  • Tracking Results & Grading
  • Self-assessment & Goal Setting
  • Descriptive Feedback
  • Instructional Planning w/Results
 
Why train in Assessment Literacy?
Do you want to ...?
  • join a network of educators committed to developing and using classroom assessments that motivate and engage students
  • critically reflect on and improve your own assessment and grading practices to accurately measure, communicate and increase student learning
  • better use your class time to effectively identify and meet the needs of all of your students
  • create equitable schools and classrooms where all learners feel confident in their ability to succeed ​
Do you want to learn more about...?
  • planning and managing both formative and summative assessments in the classroom
  • identifying, clarifying, and teaching to valued learning targets
  • designing or selecting high-quality assessment items and tasks
  • devising high-quality scoring keys, guides, and rubrics
  • using assessment results to plan further instruction
  • offering descriptive feedback during learning
  • designing assessments so that students can self-assess and set goals
  • tracking student achievement along with other relevant data
  • setting up a system so students can track and share their progress
  • calculating grades that accurately represent student achievement​

Contact Information

Contact Amy Olmstead-Brayton

Files & Texts

Network Event (May 30, 2019)

Network Event (May 31, 2018)
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​Inside the Black Box
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InspirEd Standards May Change, but the Process Remains

Assessment Practice Inventory Survey Results, Hanover, 2014
Password Protected Materials for participants

Summer Training (2019)
​June 26-28 (8:30-3:30) at WISD
REGISTER HERE​ 


2018-19 Network Dates
​* all new participants are part of cohort 6
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Cohorts 1 & 2
5/30/19 at WISD (all cohorts)

(choose 1)
9/27/18 at LESA (Leading Change in Your School)
10/16/18 at WISD (Formative Classroom Walkthroughs)
12/12/18 at LESA (Standards-Based Learning in Action)
2/21/19 at WISD (How to Give Effective Feedback)
4/23/19 at LESA (Creating a Culture of Feedback)

 
Cohort 3
5/30/19 at WISD (all cohorts)

(choose 2)
9/27/18 at LESA (Leading Change in Your School)
10/16/18 at WISD (Formative Classroom Walkthroughs)
12/12/18 at LESA (Standards-Based Learning in Action)
2/21/19 at WISD (How to Give Effective Feedback)
4/23/19 at LESA (Creating a Culture of Feedback)
 
Cohort 4
10/10/18 at WISD
12/4/18 at LESA
2/6/19 - CANCELLED
5/30/19 at WISD (all cohorts)
 
Cohort 5
9/11/18 at WISD
11/13/18 at LESA
1/16/19 at WISD
3/5/19 at LESA
5/30/19 at WISD (all cohorts)

Cohort 6
9/18/18 at WISD
11/27/18 at LESA
1/29/19 - RESCHEDULED for 2/26 at WISD
3/7/19 at LESA
5/30/19 at WISD (all cohorts)
 

2019-20 Network Dates
(all meetings are 8:30-3:30 at WISD)

​* new participants are part of cohort 7
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Cohorts 1-4
(choose 1 book study, 3 days each)

Instructional Agility: (attend all dates)
9/24/19 (Culture of Learning)
12/18/19 (Strategies)
2/12/20 (Structures and Beliefs)
*5/27/20 (all cohorts)

Grading for Equity: (attend all dates)
11/14/19 (Foundations)
1/23/20 (The Case for Change)
3/4/20 (Equitable Grading Practices)
*5/27/20 (all cohorts)
 
Cohort 5
10/2/19 (Grading from the Inside Out)
12/11/19 (Embedded Formative Assessment)
2/5/20 (Leading the Way to Assessment for Learning)
5/27/20 (all cohorts)
 
Cohort 6
9/18/19
10/30/19
1/15/20
3/11/20
5/27/20 (all cohorts)

Cohort 7
9/12/19
10/23/19
11/21/19
1/22/20
3/25/20
5/27/20 (all cohorts)