MDSK 4104

Assessment in Teaching K 12 English

Supports current and future English Language Arts teachers as they critically analyze and develop appropriate and diverse assessments for learners. Approaches assessment as a method to support students literacy development, with particular attention to the ways that assessment should align with and extend students cultural and learning differences. Examines the alignment across standards and assessment methods and supports students in understanding the ways that assessment data can be analyzed and used to inform future teaching and lesson planning. Students consider how they can engage learners in the assessment process to encourage learners to take responsibility for and ownership over their own learning.

Units: 2.0