BEYOND THEORY
Specialized Professional Development Services For US, IB, and AP Curriculum Schools
Professional Development
Assessment to Inform Instruction I: Finding Gaps Gr 5-12
Build an understanding of where you can make the greatest impact with your middle and high school students by uncovering learning gaps through practical assessment strategies designed for older students. Keep assessment strategies fresh and innovative for all of your students while developing a new understanding of their diverse needs. Participants will gain skills, and advanced design techniques to implement data driven learning, ensuring a dynamic and customized educational experience for all students. Tailored for teachers of grades 5-12.
Description: Based on scientifically backed resources and assessment experts, formative assessment, data collection, assessment principals and practical assessment systems will be explored by participants. This course offers a collaborative atmosphere for participants to build assessment practices for any school environment.
Features
Duration: 5-weeks
Target Audience: Teachers of Grades 5-12
Facilitator: Live educational expert
Format: Asynchronous
Credit Hours: 25
Practical Assessment Strategies: You will leave with a plan for solid implementation of assessment systems to inform instruction based on your unique school and classroom dynamics.
Interactive Learning Experiences: Look at expert findings and apply proven strategies to learning exercises, while cultivating community with other participants through discussion and opportunities for other interaction with participants.
Characteristics of Transformative Teaching: Discover the assessment practices that define transformative classrooms and learn how to build lessons informed by data.
Innovative Design and Implementation Skills: Acquire skills for designing and implementing strategies aligned with individual teaching styles.
Customized Pedagogical Toolkit: Walk away with a collection of diverse approaches to assessment tailored to unique contexts that meet your needs as educators.
Concrete Implementation Plan: Leave with fresh insights and a clear implementation plan to identify gaps in student learning and address students' needs in every lesson.
This 5-week journey isn't just a course; it's a gateway to redefine possibilities in the classroom through solid assessment practices. Empower yourself or your team with practical assessment strategies, assessment design skills, and concrete implementation plans that will make sure that the learned material are applied effectively and efficiently.
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*All participants must have a minimum level of ability to navigate basic LMS functions and must possess basic computer skills.