1. Create Your Own Assessment Checklist
ASSESSMENT SESSION 3
Create Your Own Assessment Checklist

2. “You get what you assess.”
LAUREN RESNICK 2

3. Objectives:
Identify the characteristics of assessments that promote enduring learning
Develop an individualized resource to use when designing your own authentic assessments

4. Sample Assessment Think-Aloud:
Which details illustrate why this is an authentic assessment task? 4

5. Discuss:
How did the think-aloud impact your understanding of authentic assessment in general and this task in particular? 5

6. Analyze: Review Standardized vs. Authentic Assessments
Identify the characteristics that would make this task truly meaningful to students and promote enduring learning. 6

7. Discuss:
How did the sample assessments impact your understanding of authentic assessments?
How do these sample assessments compare to most assessments your students take?
What successes or challenges have you and your students experienced in implementing authentic tasks? 7

8. Synthesize:
What have you gleaned today about the characteristics of authentic assessments?
What might those characteristics look like in your content area and grade level?
Draft a resource to support you in designing and refining authentic assessments. 8

9. Share:
As your colleagues share, annotate your own list with additional ideas you’d like to incorporate, possible opportunities for collaboration, and questions for further consideration. 9

10. Learning Wrap-Up Reflect on what you learned today.
How do your takeaways compare to the session’s Learning Objectives? How were these objectives addressed today?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Identify the characteristics of assessments that are truly meaningful to students and promote enduring learning
Develop an individualized resource to promote authentic assessment design in your own context
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11. What’s next?
Learn more about authentic assessment or project-based learning
Repeat today’s activity with additional assessments
Revise classroom assessments
Explore sample assessments
Analyze student work 11