Grade level and content area teachers August 6, No cost Teacher Diagnostic Teacher can Standard administer diagnostic assessments at 2012 assessments identify – 2 the beginning of each unit of study to September individual and Student results design instruction to build on student 7, 2013 class strengths, Instructional plans strengths, to clarify misconceptions, misconceptions, that address and introduce new or unknown and areas of results, etc. concepts. Such assessments might weakness. include initial writing prompts, Teacher can informal reading assessments, explain how KWLs, anticipation guides, etc. instruction has been designed to meet student needs based on the diagnostic assessment.
Standard 2 Grade level and content area teachers administer diagnostic assessments at the beginning of each unit of study to design instruction to build on student strengths, to clarify misconceptions, and introduce new or unknown concepts. Such assessments might include initial writing prompts, informal reading assessments, KWLs, anticipation guides, etc. August 6, 2012 – September 7, 2013 No cost Teacher Diagnostic assessments Student results Instructional plans that address results, etc. Teacher can identify individual and class strengths, misconceptions, and areas of weakness. Teacher can explain how instruction has been designed to meet student needs based on the diagnostic assessment.