choose a website for teachers or a piece of assessment software marketed for school use and evaluate according to the Technology Guidelines in the text. Each student will prepare a PPT presentation to share key point with classmates. (F.7, F.1,3a; F.4, F.6, 3b)
F1Demonstrate ability to choose valid tools that are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate; use the tools correctly; make appropriate referrals; and interpret assessment results, with the goal of obtaining valid, useful information to inform practice and decision making.
o 3b: Knowing about and using observation, documentation, and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches, including the use of technology in documentation, assessment and data collection
F7 Apply understanding of assessment concepts toward selection of appropriate formal assessment measures, critiquing the limitations of inappropriate measures, and discussing assessment issues as part of interdisciplinary teams.
F4 Demonstrate understanding of the influences of environmental factors, cultural/linguistic differences, and diverse ways of learning on assessment outcomes.
• F6 Articulate an understanding of the distinctions and definitions of assessment concepts (e.g., screening, diagnostic assessment, standardized, testing, accountability assessment).
o 3b: Understanding the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment-including its use in development of appropriate goals, curriculum, and teaching strategies for young children.
Keep in Mind we are Early Childhood Educators Birth through Grade 3
Choosing Technology and Software to Support Assessment *
When you choose software to support your assessment program, you will find a wide variety of available programs. Choices include the following:
• Links to state and national association goals and benchmarks, Head Start Child Outcomes Framework, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium • Record-keeping capacity
• Lesson plan suggestions
• Specially formulated “tests” for students
• Report-generation capacity
• Web-based format with access by multiple stakeholders
