Sample Tasks

The 2Learn.ca Education Society http://www.2learn.ca/

Exemplars: Standards Based Assessment  www.exemplars.com

Leadership and Learning Center www.leadandlearn.com

Balanced Assessment Tasks http://balancedassessment.concord.org 

CCA Curriculum Bank Sample Units www.relearning.org/Bank/index.html

Education Northwest Assessment Units http://educationnorthwest.org/assessment-unit

Authentic Assessment in Mathematics http://mathforum.org/sum94/project2.html

Questar Assessment Inc: Assessment in Sciencewww.questarai.com

PALS-Performance Assess Links in Science:www.pals.sri.com/     

PH Factor: sample science tasks www.miamisci.org/ph/default.html 

 

Grading, Recording, Reporting

Asylum Software: Markbook www.markbook.com 

Edline: Gradequick http://www.edline.com/solutions/gradebook_and_classroom_management/ 

Pearson School Systems www.pearsonschoolsystem.com  

E-Learning Software http://www.globalscholar.com/

Grading & Reporting Software http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Educational/Teachers_Help/Gradebooks/

USDOE training on standards www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/summerworkshop/robertson/index.html

Hawaii's implementation of standards http://doe.k12.hi.us/standards/

Rediker:  http://www.rediker.com/standards-based-reportcards.html

Gradeworks: http://www.gradeworks.net/features.aspx

Freedom Report Card System  www.freedomreportcard.com/tutorials/teacher.html  

The Principals’ Partnership http://www.principalspartnership.com/standbasedreportcard.pdf

 

Rubrics

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

Rubistar 4 Teachers http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Teachnology www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
Rubrics 4 Teachers www.rubrics4teachers.com/

 

General Sites

Research on Classroom Assessment http://www.assessmentinst.com/resources/ati-resources/

NSDC 'What a Difference a Word Makes' http://www.nsdc.org/news/issueDetails.cfm?issueID=98

U.  of Minnesota: Center for Applied Research http://www.cehd.umn.edu/CAREI/Projects.html

The Center for Public Education: Key lessons/homework:  www.centerforpubliceducation.org

George Lucas Foundation www.edutopia.org

QCA: Assessment for Learning Key Resource http://www.qcda.gov.uk/

Assessment Training Institute http://www.assessmentinst.com/resources/papers/ 

Understanding By Design www.ubdexchange.org

Types of assessment www.reacheverychild.com/feature/assessment.html#2    

Standards www.awesomelibrary.org/Office/Teacher/Standards/Standards.html

Assessment for Learning http://www.assessmentforlearning.edu.au/default.asp

Pathways to School Improvement www.ncrel.org/sdrs/pathways.htm

CRESST:Nat'l Ctr for Research on Evaluation, Standards & Student Testing www.cse.ucla.edu

McREL Mid Continental Research for Edu & Learning www.mcrel.org

Exemplars K-12 task examples www.exemplars.com

Authentic Assessment in Mathematics http://forum.swarthmore.edu/sum94/project2.html

Leadership and Learning Center www.leadandlearn.com

PALS Performance Assessment Links in Science   www.pals.sri.com/index.html

Assessment Training Institute (ATI) www.assessmentinst.com

Balanced Assessment http://balancedassessment.concord.org

Assessment Resource Center http://www.arc.missouri.edu/

NWREL Assessment models http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/focus/Assessment

The PH Factor: Sample Science Tasks www.miamisci.org/ph/default.html

Practical Assessment  Research & Evaluation www.PAREonline.net

The Educators Reference Desk   www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/res.cgi/Evaluation

BETSY: Bayesian Essay Test Scoring System http://edres.org/betsy

New Horizons for Learning:  www.newhorizons.org/strategies/assess/front_assess.htm 

Learn NC: K-12 Teaching U. of N. Carolina www.learnnc.org

 

Standards based reporting

Marlborough public schools explains standards for parents/ guardians www.marlborough.k12.ma.us/K-5standardsguide.htm

Standards based progress reporting/ compare with traditional www.travisusd.k12.ca.us/travisusd/tusd/Administration/Departments/Educational_Services/SBPR/index.asp

Narragansett explains standards based classroom www.narragansett.k12.ri.us/NES/StandardsReportCard.html

Newspaper article explaining to parents  http://mathforum.org/kb/forum.jspa?forumID=204

Contra Costa Explains standards reporting; Includes protocol www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/professionaldevelopment/Parentsguide.htm

Collegial Learning Assessment  http://www.cae.org/content/pdf/CWRA_0607_Report_Your%20High%20School.pdf