Assessment Learning Modules

The foundational module, Assessment Systems That Support 21st. Century Learners, describes the higher order, complex thinking skills that today’s students need to be successful, as well as the implications the skills have for assessment, teaching and learning. You will also learn about the conditions necessary for balanced assessment systems and the leadership actions and stakeholder involvement needed to support them.

You will also become familiar with the Assessment Literacy Standards that serve as the core of the module. Upon completion of the module, you will be able to identify 21st century learning skills and describe their impact on assessment, teaching and learning practices, describe necessary conditions for balanced assessment systems and provide specific, concrete actions leadership and other stakeholders can take to support quality, balanced assessment systems.

Price: $45
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Type: SCECH

This foundational module, The Formative Assessment Process describes how educators use formative assessment strategies within the instructional cycle. You will become familiar with the Assessment Literacy Standards that serve as the core of the module.

Upon completion of the module, you will be able to explain the five components of formative assessment, how to use the formative assessment process effectively, the importance of timely, formative feedback, and how professional learning and administrative support can enhance the learning process.

Price: $60
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Type: SCECH

This foundational module, Developing Appropriate Assessment provides an overview of the assessment development process for the practitioner. You will become familiar with the Assessment Literacy Standards that serve as the core of the module.

Upon completion of the module, you will be able to explain the five keys to quality assessments, the purpose of a test blueprint and how to create one, and how to match targets with various methods of assessment.

Price: $60
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Type: SCECH

This foundational module, Selecting Appropriate Assessments, provides guidelines you can use to select sound assessments. You will become familiar with the Assessment Literacy Standards that serve as the core of the module.

Upon completion of the module, you will be familiar with criteria for selecting assessments, how to determining rigor in assessments, and specific responsibilities and available resources to support the selection process.

Price: $45
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Type: SCECH

This foundation module, Developing a High Quality Balanced Assessment System describes the components of a balanced assessment system including assessment for and of learning. You will become familiar with the Assessment Literacy Standards that serve as the core of the module.

Upon completion of the module, you will be able to identify various uses and users of assessment, distinguish among summative, interim and formative assessments and begin the development of a balanced assessment plan.

Price: $45
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Type: SCECH

This foundational module, Making Meaning from Student Assessments provides knowledge of six key concepts that are essential in translating student assessment evidence in ways that are useful to students, teachers, administrators, parents and other necessary parties. The concepts include success criteria, rubrics, exemplars, scoring procedures, student self and peer assessment, scoring procedures and formative feedback.

Price: $45
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Type: SCECH

This foundational module, Understanding the Technical Concepts Used in Student Assessment describes in simplified language some important qualities of technically sound assessments and assessment strategies.

Upon completion of the module, you will be able to identify how technical concepts contribute to accurate information, make better choices of assessment use, and communicate more accurately about assessments and assessment results.

Price: $60
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Type: SCECH

The foundational module, Using Assessment Data Well, provides a set of beliefs or guidelines for consideration that drive quality assessment systems. You will become familiar with eight considerations for building a data culture, and how to strategically determine what data to collect for what uses, and how to best communicate data results to the appropriate users. You will also become familiar with the Assessment Literacy Standards that serve as the core of the module.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to identify quality assessment beliefs or guidelines that are necessary to support all learners, understand and describe the components, processes, and systems that contribute to a strong data culture, and understand how to use and communicate data results to improve student learning and strengthen educational programs in school systems.

Price: $45
Credit Hours: 3
Credit Type: SCECH

This foundational module explores collaborative inquiry, a powerful means for engaging educators in learning that leads to permanent changes in practice and stimulates curiosity and innovation, which positively affects the learning of all students. The use of collaborative inquiry best supports the innovation and implementation process teachers need to use as they seek to improve their own instructional and assessment practices.

Upon completion of the module, you will understand how an inquiry mindset helps educators respond to adaptive challenges, understand how collaborative inquiry supports educator learning, be able to list the benefits of collaborative inquiry, and be able to describe the phases of the Collaborative Spiral of Inquiry.

Price: $75
Credit Hours: 5
Credit Type: SCECH

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