Elementary and middle school teachers at Marathon Area Elementary and Venture School work collaboratively on developing learning targets and setting the expectations of high quality work.   Students track their learning progress in a binder that moves with them in each grade. They engage in self-reflection through student-led conferences as they report on data collected and show examples of his/her work.The student explains why each piece of work was important, how it connected to their learning goals, and how that lead to demonstration of proficiency in the standards.  Read more about these practices in the module. 

 Elementary and middle school teachers at Marathon Area Elementary and Venture School work collaboratively on developing learning targets and setting the expectations of high quality work.   Students track their learning progress in a binder that moves with them in each grade. They engage in self-reflection through student-led conferences as they report on data collected and show examples of his/her work.The student explains why each piece of work was important, how it connected to their learning goals, and how that lead to demonstration of proficiency in the standards. Read more about these practices in the module. 

Lisa Krohn, Director of Teaching and Learning, challenged teachers at Johnson Creek Elementary School to rethink the traditional format of student learning and assessment and, focus on how to create  successful learners. Students are now grouped by academic readiness instead of age. Teachers transitioned from being grade level teachers (e.g. 3rd grade teacher) to “Focus Area Advisors” specializing in math or literacy. The workshop model allows students to be active learners engaging in formative assessment practices including conferring, journaling, and computer adaptive programs to name a few.  Read more about these practices in the module. 

Principal Matt Renwick, principal and author, works with the art teacher and grade 5 teacher to utilize portfolio assessment in classrooms. The teachers are incorporating digital portfolio assessment as a way to better gauge student progress and success for more subjective areas of study, such as literacy and art.  Read more about these practices in the module.

 The Senior Exit Portfolio Project (SEP) at West Salem High School was created to provide evidence that its graduates were career and college ready. The self-directed, active learning experience spans the entire senior year and includes the selection of an area of interest, a research paper, development of a project, maintenance of a portfolio of work and work artifacts, and a presentation of the research and project to a panel of community members.  Each student is assigned a mentor related to the field of study to help link the research to practical application. The mentor connection and the use of a community panel has encouraged deep community participation and investment in the educational process. The SEP also provides an opportunity for full staff collaboration, promoting vertical integration of learning standards across all grade levels and content areas.  

 At Lake Superior Intermediate School, grade level teams meet weekly and quarterly to dig into student data. Each grade level created a data wall to monitor student progress. The data analysis process and discussions drive decision making about student learning and classroom instruction. High quality data is essential to determine which students need more practice and/or intervention/enrichment (PIE) on each priority standard for both ELA and Math. The teams use universal screening data, running records for reading, common formative assessments, and teacher observations to ensure multiple sources of data present a complete picture of student learning and guide instructional adjustments.Read more about these practices in the module. 

Building on a collaborative staff culture, teachers presented their SLOs with colleagues for feedback and to find common themes in instructional practices. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) shifted their focus from teaching to student learning as a result of increased data literacy skills across staff. It has become a mission of the Grant Elementary staff to continue to address individual student needs to ensure all students are showing growth and achievement.  Read more about these practices in the module. 

In order to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) at all levels, a series of "Try Its" (3-4 week periods to implement UDL strategy) were scheduled throughout the year with cohort groups of teachers to increase student engagement and reach more of their  students.    Following each try it period, the cohort team reviewed the resultant data.  After their first year, cohorts regrouped to discuss UDL practices and how they worked in the classroom. In year two, a second cohort was developed to follow the same path. Cohort 1 trained Cohort 2, and answered questions. Members of the two cohorts were then strategically mixed with other staff members to help them understand the UDL work and process.  Read more about these practices in the module. 

Students rotate through a circuit of ABC posters every 3-8 minutes, generating words or phrases for each letter of the alphabet related to the topic provided.

This teaching strategy/activity can be used as an introduction to a lesson or as an evaluation/assessment.

This assessment from the Stanford History Education Group gauges whether students can source and contextualize a document. Students must first examine an interview excerpt on a race riot in Nashville during the Civil Rights Movement, then determine which facts can help them evaluate the interview's reliability. Strong students will be able to explain how the the gap in time between the riot and the interview (Fact 2) and that Cleaver was not present for the riot (Fact 3) make the account less reliable.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning. This resource includes a Common Cartridge backup (.imscc file) that you can restore to your own LMS instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning. This resource includes a Moodle 3.1 course backup (.MBZ file) that you can restore to your own Moodle instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning. This resource includes a Common Cartridge backup (.imscc file) that you can restore to your own LMS instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning. This resource includes a Common Cartridge backup (.imscc file) that you can restore to your own LMS instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning. This resource includes a Moodle 3.1 course backup (.MBZ file) that you can restore to your own Moodle instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning.

This resource includes a Common Cartridge backup (.imscc file) that you can restore to your own LMS instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning. This resource includes a Moodle 3.1 course backup (.MBZ file) that you can restore to your own Moodle instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning. This resource includes a Common Cartridge backup (.imscc file) that you can restore to your own LMS instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning. This resource includes a Moodle 3.1 course backup (.MBZ file) that you can restore to your own Moodle instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.

Learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment strategies that can benefit your teaching and your students’ learning. This resource includes a Moodle 3.1 course backup (.MBZ file) that you can restore to your own Moodle instance. Note: If you are using Canvas, use the .MBZ (Moodle) version of the course. Download of Moodle or Common Cartridge will begin once you click on this resource.