This course will help new and experienced teachers develop assessments that will increase achievement for all students. This course will display how pre-assessment, formative assessment, and summative assessment work together to allow growth for all learners in the classroom. Teachers enrolled in this course will enrich their classroom practices, discuss current practices with other educators, and develop new strategies for assessment.

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Understand the meaning of differentiated instruction. InTASC 3,4,5,9
• Identify weaknesses within assessments and incorporate tools and strategies to fix them. InTASC 1,3,6,7,8
• Develop an understanding of how pre-assessment, formative assessment, and summative assessment are dependant upon one another to successfully instruct all students. InTASC 4,5,6,7,8
• Understand how to use pre-assessments, formative assessments, and summative assessments to differentiate instruction. InTASC 6,7,8
• Design assessments for differentiated instruction in content areas in order to meet the needs of all learners. InTASC 1,2,3,6,7