Developing and Utilizing Common Assessments for Administrators

This workshop addresses the central question: How do we know what students know and are able to do at every grade level? Administrators are guided through practical methods to help teachers design common assessments that reflect both content and skills aligned to Standards. The workshop emphasizes the creation of balanced, valid, and reliable assessments while fostering enthusiasm and buy-in from teachers. Participants are also introduced to processes they can turnkey to staff, ensuring teachers not only build effective assessments but also use student results to drive meaningful, data-informed instruction.

• Lack of consistency and alignment in assessments across grade levels and subject areas.
  
  
• Assessments that fail to meet standards of validity and reliability, leading to inaccurate measures of student learning.
  
  
• Limited administrator capacity to lead teachers in both creating assessments and using results to inform instruction.

1. Designing Standards-Aligned Assessments
   Administrators will learn practical strategies to guide teachers in creating assessments that accurately measure the knowledge and skills outlined in Standards, ensuring alignment and fairness across classrooms.
   
2. Ensuring Validity, Reliability, and Buy-In
   Participants will understand how to build assessments that are balanced, valid, and reliable while also fostering enthusiasm and ownership among teachers, which is critical for consistent implementation.‍
3. Leading Data-Driven Instruction
   Administrators will gain the skills to turnkey the assessment development process for teachers and to support staff in analyzing student results, using this data to inform instructional decisions and improve student outcomes.