Assessments

 A1- Develops appropriate tools to assess learning

• This graphic organizer used in my reader case study demonstrates my ability to use appropriate tools to assess learning. A student used this graphic organizer to answer various comprehension questions over the story Long Shot: Never too Small to Dream Big by Chris Paul.

• This physical education test created for second grade students over various locomotor skills demonstrates my ability to create appropriate tools for assessments. This test would be given towards the end of the school after students had the opportunity to master all the skills listed on the test.

 A2- Assesses learning through standardized and/or teacher constructed tests to drive future instruction

• The pre-assessment found within my reader case study, demonstrates my ability to determine the knowledge base of a student before delivering future instruction. After conducting this pre-assessment, I determined that the student mastered the phonic skills being tested, therefore I decided to teach the student about prefixes and suffixes.

• The pre and post assessment for my map skills lesson demonstrates my ability to measure students knowledge before and after a lesson is completed. After conducting the pre-assessment, I determined the class did not meet the objectives outlined in the lesson plan, so I conducted the lesson as planned.

 A3- Assesses learning through appropriate alternative measures to drive future instruction

• This Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA) and rubric will help me drive future instruction and develop a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP). Through various formal and informal observations I will create a BIP that will help the student academically and behaviorally.  

• This running record was conducted on a first grader to assess the student's accuracy rate and whether or not they comprehended what they read. As indicated on the running record this student comprehended the story by correctly answering all the questions.

 A4- Uses a variety of appropriate, authentic assessment tools and methods

• This lesson over Poor Richard’s Almanac by Benjamin Franklin allows students to explore the various characteristics in an almanac. Students are required to create their own almanac throughout the Benjamin Franklin unit. The teacher will use the almanac to determine whether students mastered the social studies and English standards within this lesson.

• This self-created test demonstrates my ability to create age appropriate tools to assess student learning. This assessment allows students to calculate total hours worked, total wages, annual salary, and overtime wages. Students are given various situations where they have to calculate the salary of different types of employees. These skills are essential to my life skills students because they will need to know how to determine the amount of money they deserve to get paid while being employed. 

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