Reference no: EM132602879

Introduction:

Describe your center or school's philosophy of assessment. Your philosophy must be supported by scholarly or credible sources.

Goals, Benefits, and Uses of Assessment:

Explain the purpose of assessment.

Discuss the assessment cycle.

Describe the principles of assessment that will guide the use of assessment in your center.

Types of Assessments: For each of the types of assessment listed below, you will need to define the assessment, provide a rationale for using this type of assessment, share an example, and explain at least one way you use the information from this assessment to inform your instruction.

Observations.

Checklists, rating scales, rubrics.

Teacher-designed assessments.

Performance-based assessments.

Standardized assessments.

Portfolios.

Using Assessments to Inform Instruction:

Analyze how the assessments you are using meet ethical standards

Examine how you use these assessments to make decisions; include specific examples

Discuss how you will use assessments to help ensure students are meeting their goals on their IEPs and/or IFSPs.

Assessment Partnerships with Families:

Explain how your school will develop an assessment partnership with families. Include specific strategies for involving families and communities in their children's learning and development.

Discuss, using specific examples, how you will use parent conferences to communicate about assessments.

Explain how diverse families and community characteristics will be taken into consideration when communicating about assessments.

Share at least two professional organizations or assessment-based resources you can provide families with to help them better understand the use of assessments.