This year in my role as STEM Coach, I spend a good chunk of my time looking at and discussing assessments with my teachers. While I administered and wrote many assessments in my teaching career, I've been spending time researching more about creating assessments. I came across this article from Edutopia and wanted to share it because it had so many good ideas and reminders in it. I will be sharing it with my teachers in my next newsletter as well!

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-teachers-improve-assessment-test-makeover

One of the biggest challenges in data analysis is understanding the outcomes from different tests given to our students throughout the school year. How do you, or how does your school, help to establish assessment literacy among staff?

How would you plan a lesson for a standard about comparing and contrasting key points from 2 different mediums for older students?

Modeling ethics when working with student data involves maintaining confidentiality, using data responsibly, and being transparent about its purpose.
How do you model ethics when working with student data?