Standard+8

** Teachers know how to test for student progress. **  The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil.
 * Standard 8 **

Evidence 1: Shape Rubric Rationale 1: It is important to know what you are looking for in an activity in order to assure you are assessing what is important and what you want students to know after an activity. For the course Teaching and Learning with Multimedia, I created a rubric for an activity the students were doing with shapes. The activity involved the students using a digital camera with a group of students to find different shapes in the school environment. The students would take a picture of it and assist me in putting the photo into a digital photo story. The rubric was then created to assess students on their understanding of shapes and their ability to work with others and be a team worker with other students. I did not do this activity, but I plan to do it in the future. I learned how to use a program like Photo story and create an activity that is understandable for 4 year old kindergarten students. I learned how to create a rubric that students can understand to share with them what is expected and what I hope they will learn from the activity. Rubrics are an important way to let students know your expectations, so they can feel confident they can be successful in an activity.

KSD

8.K.2 The teacher knows how to select, construct, and use assessment strategies and instruments appropriate to the learning outcomes being evaluated and to other diagnostic purposes. // This evidence allowed me to create a rubric to use with my students in order for them to understand my expectations in an activity. //

8.S.3 The teacher uses assessment strategies to involve learners in self-assessment activities, to help them become aware of their strengths and needs, and to help them to set personal goals for learning. //A rubric is a great way to allow students to self assess and understand their strengths and areas to improve//.

8.D.2 The teacher is committed to using assessment to identify student strengths and promote student growth rather than to deny students access to learning opportunities. // This evidence displays a way to assess the students and share with them their growth and what areas they need to work on. //