Assessment - As an educator, you will be expected

Assessment Traits

Benchmark

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Assessment Description

As an educator, you will be expected to know how to create and implement daily lesson plans and assessments. It is important to develop the skills to write lesson plans that include state standards, effective learning objectives, appropriate instructional strategies, and differentiated activities and assessments to meet the diverse needs of all students. Assessments do not have to look the same for all students. By using ethical and equitable approaches, assessments can be seamlessly woven into instruction to provide students with multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning. Effective instructional planning and assessments are foundational to your future professional practice.

Part 1: Lesson Plan

Throughout this course, you have developed a full lesson plan, including aligning learning objectives to standards, determining instructional strategies and assessments, planning all components of a lesson plan, and considering differentiation for diverse student needs.

Imagine that you are now planning the next lesson for learning. Using the “COE Lesson Plan Template,” develop that full lesson by choosing the next standard you would address and applying the planning process to that standard using the template.

Include at least 2-4 assessments and for each assessment included in your lesson plan, justify its purpose in supporting and demonstrating learning.

P art 2: Reflection

Write a 500-750 word reflection on how you would apply assessment practices to your lesson plan. Address the following in your reflection:

· Discuss how you designed standards-based formative and summative assessments that are differentiated to meet all student needs.

· Explain 2-3 methods for providing descriptive and timely feedback within the lesson to assist students and families in understanding student progress.

· Describe ethical and equitable assessment practices for the classroom, including when using technology to support assessment.

Support your lesson plan and reflection with a minimum of three scholarly resources.

Submit your lesson plan and reflection in a single document.

Note:  This assignment may be added as an artifact to your toolkit.

While APA Style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies and professional standards:

MA Elementary Education (NITL/ITL)

4.1: Identify a variety of assessments and their purposes in supporting and demonstrating learning. [InTASC 6(a), 6(e), 6(g), 6(j), 6(k); TEP 5.1]

4.2: Design standards-based assessments that are differentiated to meet all learner needs. [InTASC 1(a), 6(b), 6(p), 6(r), 6(u); TPE 5.8; MC5]

4.4: Provide descriptive and timely feedback using a variety of methods to assist students and families in understanding student progress. [InTASC 6(n), 6(o), 6(s); TPE 5.5; MC4]

4.6: Determine ethical and equitable assessment practices for the classroom including when technology is used to support assessment. [InTASC 6(i), 6(v); ISTE-E 7(a), 7b; TPE 5.4; MC5

 

Must Use the Required Lesson Plan and References Below:

COE Lesson Plan Template and Principles of Lesson Planning

Required

Watch “COE Lesson Plan Template and Principles of Lesson Planning,” located on YouTube (2021).

https://youtu.be/48VZlfju8aI

 

COE Lesson Plan Template

Required

Use the “COE Lesson Plan Template,” located in the Student Success Center, to complete the topic assignment.

https://ssc.gcu.edu/#/page/coe/1960

 

5 Tips to Improve Your Lesson Plan

Required

Read “5 Tips to Improve Your Lesson Plan,” by Romano, located on the NEA website (2018).

https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/5-tips-improve-your-lesson-plan

 

Leveraging Technology to Support Students’ Needs

Required

Read “Leveraging Technology to Support Students’ Needs,” by Boutelier and Ludwig, located on the Edutopia website (2021

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https://www.edutopia.org/article/leveraging-technology-support-students-needs

 

Ambitious Teaching and Equitable Assessment

Required

Read “Ambitious Teaching and Equitable Assessment,” by Shepard, located on the AFT website (2021).

https://www.aft.org/ae/fall2021/shepard

 

6 Ways to Ensure Your Assessment Practices Are Fair and Unbiased

Required

Read “6 Ways to Ensure Your Assessment Practices Are Fair and Unbiased,” by Suskie, located on the Wiley website (2019).

https://www.wiley.com/network/featured-content/6-ways-to-ensure-your-assessment-practices-are-fair-and-unbiased

 

Ethics in Classroom Assessment Practices: Issues and Attitudes

Required

Read “Ethics in Classroom Assessment Practices: Issues and Attitudes,” by Green et al., from  Teaching and Teacher Educati

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https://www-sciencedirect-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0742051X06000850?via%3Dihub

 

Statement on the Integration of Faith and Work

Required

Review the Statement on the Integration of Faith and Work, located on the GCU website.

https://www.gcu.edu/sites/default/files/media/Documents/Statement-IFLW.pdf

 

Model Code of Ethics for Educators (MCEE)

Required

Download and review the MCEE.??

https://www.nasdtec.net/general/custom.asp?page=mcee_doc

 

How to Make Ethical Decisions in a Complex World

Required

Read “How to Make Ethical Decisions in a Complex World,” by Smith, located on the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary website

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https://www.gordonconwell.