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

School Year 2020-21

Assessment Literacy Network
LIVE Meeting Dates
These meetings are intended for members of the Assessment Literacy Teacher Network. For the 2020-21 School Year, all meetings will be whole network (instead of by cohort). Please use our Google Classroom space to access more information as well as additional materials.

All meetings will be virtual for the 2020-21 school year.

Welcome Back & What to Expect
Sep 17 (4:30-5:30 pm) 
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Clarifying Purpose & Targets
Oct 15 (4:00-6:00 pm)

Providing Effective Feedback
Nov 19 (4:00-6:00 pm)

Using Personal Communication & Questioning
Dec 10 (4:00-6:00 pm)

Designing Quality Assessments
Jan 14 (4:00-6:00 pm)

Student Self-Assessment & Goal Setting
Feb 18 (4:00-6:00 pm)

Grading, Reporting, & Conferencing
Mar 11 (4:00-6:00 pm)

Focused Practice & Revision (Differentiation)
Apr 14 (4:00-6:00 pm)
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End of Year Share Out & Celebration
May 13 (4:00-6:00 pm)

Registration for New Members Only
*Books available for pick up in Ann Arbor mid-September.

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County-Wide Educator Meet Ups
This will be a year unlike any other and we will need a chance to connect around what we're learning or to share and get feedback on our ideas. Join other educators for this on-going opportunity to network, discuss, and support one another in this informal online community!
(k-12, all subjects/roles)

Morning Meetups
The 1st Thursday of the Month
Sep 14, Oct 19, Nov 16
(no meeting Dec or Jan)
7:30-8:30 am

Evening Meetups
The 3rd Monday of the Month
Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3, Jan 7
7:30-8:30 pm

Email aolmstead@washtenawisd.org for meeting link.

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Book Study: Grading for Equity
Join fellow educators to deepen your understanding of how traditional grading practices inhibit equity in our schools and disempower students and teachers. Identify ways in which you can change your own practices and policies to be more just and promote learner agency. Participants should come to each session having read the assigned chapters. *Books available for pick up in Ann Arbor by the end of September.
(6-12, all subjects/roles)

LIVE (Oct 20, Nov 10, Dec 8)
​4:00-5:30 pm
Registration

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Socially Just Assessment & Grading (series)
Join other educators committed to social justice to consider how our current assessment and grading practices uphold unjust systems? Come to learn more about how you can use assessment and grading to begin to push on the system and create more socially just classrooms and schools.
(k-12, all subjects/roles)

LIVE (Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 5)
4:00-6:00 pm
Registration