4. Encourages educators to develop a variety of classroom based assessment skills.
Professional Development Standard |
NJPEP/NJDOE Support |
Examples of Additional Support |
| 4.1 assists educators in adapting instruction based on observation and analysis of student work. | NJPEP: • Tutorials: Elementary Assessment, Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA), High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) Helpful Hints, HSPA Classroom Practice, Exploring New Jersey Statewide Assessments, Interpreting Test Results, Rubric Tutorial. • Differentiated Learning |
• Data-Driven Decision Making from National Staff Development Council (NSDC) LIBRARY • enGauge from North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) • Toolbox for Accountability from The Annenberg Institute for School Reform • Education for the Future |
| 4.2 enables educators to select, construct, and use assessment strategies for monitoring student learning. | NJPEP: • Assessment: Classroom Assessment Types with rubrics, and other parts of this site. • EdResearch: Achievement Gap - Solution Strategies. |
• Aligning Instruction with Standards • A Primer: Diagnostic, Formative, and Summative Assessment • The Concept of Formative Assessment |
| 4.3 assists educators to develop assessment strategies linked to the Core Curriculum Content Standards (CCCS). | NJPEP: • Workshops: Steps - from Standards through Assessments. |
• Critical Issues, from NCREL - see especially Assessment and also Instruction. |
