Assessment should be an important facet of every teacher's curriculum.
Assessment tools and strategies are used to gather information.
This data can be an asset to both you as a teacher and your students.
If the assessment strategies are developed and administered
with care and attention to the needs of your particular students,
they will produce information that will enlighten and motivate.
The evaluation of your teaching and student progress can reveal
strengths and weaknesses, new directions in learning,
and generate excitement in your classroom.


Assessment can take many forms.
It may be as simple as taking notes, collecting work for a portfolio,
or discussions with your students. At some point, it is important
to document the information in the form of written record.
These records will help you make decisions about your teaching
and how to proceed to help your students progress.
I work with a very unique population of special education students.
I am continually striving to develop my own effective assessment instruments.


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Data, Charts, And Graphic Organizers


Here are some examples of some of the informal tools I use to help me refine my curriculum.
I keep posters in my classroom that shows class progress on semester projects.
I also ask the students their opinions about lessons.
Shown here are a progress poster and a "Plusses and Delta" chart"
showing the "likes and dislikes" of the students in regard to the units in progress.


Technology Rubric

This rubric is one of my most successful tools!
I developed it using the Florida Art Standards as a guideline and resource.
As students create their technology portfolios, this rubric is used to track their progress.

I am also currently working on a web site devoted to "World Art Quests".
Here is a link to the rubric I created for my art quests.

Art Quest Rubric
Example


Project Rubrics



When I do a new project, I allow the students to help me create a rubric.
We define what we want the outcome of the project to be and how it will be scored.
Here are examples of a rubric in progress and some finished rubrics
that are used to assess individual projects.



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