ASSESSMENT

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ASSESSMENT L E A D E R S H I P for TEACHERS
What does every teacher need to know about
assessment ??
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What should every teacher know?
?Why Nebraska STARS ? ? What is Nebraska STARS
? ? What knowledge skills and tools do
teachers need in STARS or any other assessment
system?
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President Congress U.S. Dept of Educ.
Nebraska did not want An External Assessment Syste
m
Governor State Board of Educ. Commissioner Nebr.
Dept of Educ.
Local Board Superintendent Teachers Students
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STARS does put the classroom in the Center.
State Department of Education - Legislation
Boards of Education
Administrators
CLASSROOMS
Higher Ed
ESUs
In the classroom Not About the classroom
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A Balanced Assessment System
Locally developed Assessments in Reading Mathemati
cs Science Social Studies
Statewide Writing Assessment Alternate Assessment
_ SPED Language Acquisiton NAEP NRT results -
ACT
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Six Quality Assessment Criteria Developed Spring,
2000 with the help of the Buros Center for
Testing and sent to districts in May 2000
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What have Nebraska schools been asked to
What have Nebraska schools been asked to
do for the purpose of School Improvement ?
do for the purpose of School Improvement ?
Set student learning targets (standards)
-adopt LEARNS or local standards
-align local curriculum with standards
-engage staff in local curriculum conversation
Measure ALL students success on targets
(assessment)
-select/create/administer multiple assessments
that accurately measure
-participate in statewide writing
-submit assessment planning
Use of information (accountability)
-identify and report for both state/local the
number of
students who meet standards
-submit model assessment
-establish new school improvement goals based on
data collected -State of the Schools report
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View brochure www.nde.state.ne.us/STARS
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View brochure www.nde.state.ne.us/STARS
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What knowledge, skills and tools do teachers
need in STARS or any other assessment system?
?Definitions and the CIA Connection ? Data and
School Improvement ? Strategies for K-12
Involvement
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Definitions
?Assessment to sit beside to gather
information Evaluation to place a judgment on
information
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Definitions
Assessment means answering three
questions ?What do we want students to
learn? (standards) ? How will we know if they
are learning? (measurement) ? What will we do
if they are (or arent) learning? (accountabil
ity)
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Assessment vs. Accountability
Assessment is a learning tool, not an
accountability weapon. Educators must use the
right tools! Assessment as a weapon does not
improve learning.
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Norm Referenced Tests ITBS / CAT / MAT / Terra
Nova
Do not match curriculum/standards Are built to
compare students Comparison scores are based upon
statistical estimations
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Criterion-based Assessments
Match curriculum Measure standards Not built for
comparison of students
Classroom-based assessment
CURRICULUM
INSTRUCTION
ASSESSEMENT
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Assessment Tools should only be used for the
right job.
NRT
Classroom tests
IQ Tests
Aptitude Tests
CRT
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Definitions and the CIA Connection
Assessment is NOT external. You dont
stop teaching to test ! Assessment is
the information loop to instruction.
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Assessment is the data generator for the School
Improvement Process
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The School Improvement Process

• Is Continuous and Annual
• Involves all Staff, K-12
• Is Built around goals supported by data

• The 5 Year Dog and Pony Show
• Just the Chosen Few
• A compliance activity pulled out of the air

NOT
NOT
NOT
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Strategies for K-12 Involvement

• All Teachers
• All Subjects
• All Grades

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4th 8th 11th
Assessment is not a yoke on certain grades.
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Strategies for K-12 Involvement

• K-12 Curriculum Alignment
• K-12 Data Analysis
• K-12 Scoring Processes

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All Teachers Professional Development
Adult Learners Student Learning
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Principals feed Adult Learning Principals
should teach teachers !
?Team work / collaboration opportunities ? Use of
meeting time ? Professional reading ? PD
discussion about how students are learning
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Good Administrators are good teachers

• Clear targets
• Instruct/model the learning
• Accountable for learning

Teachers Principals Superintendents
Community Students
Staff Board