Synthesize
Throughout this module, you and your team have explored how assessment can engage students, build their sense of agency, and promote authentic, equitable learning.
Now it’s time for you and your team to step back and reflect.
Step 1 – Summarize Your Work
How will your school build a positive culture of assessment that motivates and empowers students as learners? Consider the various ways that different assessments can support learning and student agency.
Step 2 – Share Your Vision
Now get ready to share your ideas with others in your school and community:
- What are your school’s core principles for a positive culture of student assessment?
- What specific student-centered assessment approaches will you use to support equity and students’ ownership of their own learning?
- What practices and routines (such as capstone or performances of learning) will you put in place to infuse a positive culture of assessment across the entire school?
- How will you share evidence of student learning with students, families, and the school community?
More Resources on this Topic
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Assessment-Capable LearnersHigh school social studies teacher Bethany Petty explains how she helped her students use basic digital tools to track and take ownership for their learning.
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A Task LibraryVisit the Performance Assessment Resource Bank to explore a library of authentic performance tasks, searchable by high school grade level and subject area.
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The Power of Cultural RelevanceMaya Kaul explains how performance assessment can support culturally-relevant learning for diverse students in this blog post for the Learning Policy Institute.
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The Testing EffectScientific American delves into the research behind the striking finding that low-stakes or no-stakes quizzes and practice tests can boost student learning, not just measure it.
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The FishbowlWatch this “60-Second Strategy” video from Edutopia to find out how a fishbowl discussion technique can help high school students provide constructive feedback to peers.
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Virtual Exhibition of LearningCirculos High, an XQ school in Santa Ana, California, rounded out the 2019-20 school year with a “virtual exhibition” of place-based, project-based learning.
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Student-Led AssessmentLearn how some school districts are finding new ways to engage students in authentic assessment through Virginia’s Student-Led Assessment Network.
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Equity and Implicit BiasWhen assessing low-income students or students of color, adults can unconsciously apply lower expectations.
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