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Module 2 - Session 6

CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ASSESSMENT PRACTICES

Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) Across Learning Environments

Module 2 - Session 6 Program Cover - Little girl on laptop remote learning with teacher

GETTING STARTED

OVERVIEW

Welcome to TALE Academy Module 2: CRSE Across Learning Environments!

Goal – The goal of this module is to help teachers expand their capacity for effectively utilizing CRSE across learning environments.

Module Content – This module consists of 8 sessions that support culturally responsive-sustaining education across learning environments. Each session contains a variety of content and learning activities.

Session Content – You are beginning Module 2 – Session 6: Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices.

MODULE WORKBOOK

If you have not yet downloaded your personal copy of the TALE Academy Workbook for this module, do so now. See directions below. There is only one workbook for each module which contains activities for all sessions within that module. 

 

Step 1: Create your personal copy of the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook.

Throughout this session, you will complete the session activities and take notes in the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook. You will have many opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills you learn using your digital workbook. When you click on the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook link, you will be prompted to make a copy of the workbook. Once you do so, your notes and your work within your workbook will be visible only to you. Please note that the workbook is fillable using Google Slides. We do not recommend printing a copy due to the length of the workbook.

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Step 2: Get familiar with the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook.

Now that you have your personal copy of the workbook, review pages 1-7 to learn about the workbook’s contents and tips for using the workbook. Don’t forget to add your name to page 1 to personalize your workbook!

 

Step 3: Review “Key Terms” for Session 6 in the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook.

Your last step is to review the key terms for Session 6. For every TALE Academy session, the key terms are listed at the start of each new session in the workbook. You can return to the key terms page(s) of your workbook throughout this session to add your notes.

GUIDING QUESTIONS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES

GUIDING QUESTIONS

  1. How do some assessments potentially perpetuate academic disparities, and how can other assessments potentially improve academic outcomes and close disparities?

  2. How can we leverage authentic assessments to better engage students and elevate student voice?

  3. How might authentic assessments need to be modified in order to be effective across learning environments?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this session, you will be able to do the following:

  1. Reflect on assessment strategies through the CRSE lens. 

  2. Identify the benefits and drawbacks of different forms of assessment across learning environments through the CRSE lens.

  3. Assess the diversity and efficacy of current assessment practices across learning environments.

  4. Adapt methods of assessment across learning environments to center authenticity.

  5. Select a previous or current traditional assessment from a unit and create an updated version of it using culturally responsive assessment practices.

ENGAGE: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

LEARN FROM OTHERS: 
VOICES FROM THE FIELD

The following video highlights the reflections of New York State educators on creating culturally responsive assessments across learning environments.

video thumbnail of female and male teachers

WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY

To activate your prior knowledge on the topic, please complete the following steps:

  • In your copy of the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook, complete Activity 2.6.1 – Reflection on Authentic Assessment.

  • If you have not already created your personal copy of the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy of the workbook.

EXPLORE: TOPIC OVERVIEW

READ, WATCH, LISTEN

Select from the learning modalities below to explore an overview of the topic for this session. You may read a magazine-style article, watch a video, or listen to a conversational podcast.

 

You need to select only one option: read, watch, or listen.

As you read, watch, or listen, consider pausing and reviewing the key terms for this session in your workbook. You can add your own notes, ideas for application, or definitions of the terms in your own words.

READ

Dive into our Module 2 – Session 6 READ, a magazine-style overview of the session topic with infographics and links to resources.

WATCH

Tune into our Module 2 – Session 6 WATCH, a narrated, animated video that provides an overview of the session topic.

LISTEN

Settle in for our Module 2 – Session 6 LISTEN, a conversational, podcast-style discussion among educators about the session topic.

EXPLORE: CHOICE BOARD

Select one option from the choices offered below to learn more.

You need to select only one of the choices, but you are welcome to explore all the resources!

Future-Ready Outcomes as an Alternative to Participation Grading

Synopsis: This Edutopia article explores an assessment strategy that pairs content-based standards with the development of skills that equip students for success in the future.

Format: Article

Time: 10 minutes

 

Types of Authentic Assessment

Synopsis: This short unit details specific assessment tasks and the role of portfolios.

Format: Learning Module

Time: 10 minutes

Technology for Assessment

Synopsis: Watch a teacher use Kahoot! for formative assessment in the classroom.

Format: Video

Time: 3 minutes

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Authentic Assessment Overview

Synopsis: This video provides an overview of authentic assessment and the benefits for using this method to measure the progress of students with disabilities in applying knowledge and skills.

Format: Video

Time: 8 minutes

Grading for Equity

Synopsis: Joe Feldman, author of Grading for Equity, examined grading practices in schools across the country and observed practices that are outdated, inconsistent, and inequitable. Feldman tells the Harvard EdCast how shifting grading practices can change the landscape of schools and potentially the future for students.

Format: Podcast

Time: 32 minutes

ESTABLISH: REFLECTION FOR ACTION

WORKBOOK ACTIVITY

  • Return to your copy of the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 2.6.2 – Aligning Assessments with CRSE.

  • If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy of the workbook.

EXTEND: DEEPER LEARNING

Extend your learning by engaging in a longer workbook activity and/or accessing additional resources.
This section is designed to help you begin a journey into deeper learning on the topic area.

WORKBOOK ACTIVITY

Return to your copy of the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 2.6.3 – Authentic Assessment Across Learning Environments. If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 2 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy of the workbook.

Time: 20 minutes

ADDITIONAL 
RESOURCES

How Competency-Based Learning Supports Culturally Responsive Curriculum

Topic: Aligning competency-based learning and culturally responsive curriculum, the foundational benefits of a culturally responsive curriculum, and actions you can take next

Format: Article 

Time: 4 minutes

 

Working Toward Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices

Topic: An overview of culturally responsive assessment practices, including those developed collaboratively  

Format: Blog 

Time: 6 minutes

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The Opportunity Myth

Topic: A study finds that students spent more than 500 hours per school year on assignments that weren’t appropriate for their grade and with instruction that didn’t ask enough of them.

Format: Report 

Time: 40 minutes

 

Equity and Assessment: Moving Towards Culturally Responsive Assessment

Topic: The relationship between equity and assessment, asking how consequential can assessment be to learning when assessment approaches may not be inclusive of diverse learners? 

Format: Gray Paper 

Time: 50 minutes

 

Keeping Students at the Center with Culturally Relevant Performance Assessments

Topic: Real-life examples showing that performance assessments can be engaging, meaningful, and authentic

Format: Article 

Time: 15 minutes

 

Culturally Responsive Assessment: Goals, Challenges, and Implications (41:52 to 55:52)

Topic: How culturally responsive education should inform assessments; reflection questions at 53:43 help teachers determine how to revise assessments to make them culturally responsive. 

Format: Recorded Webinar 

Time: 14 minutes (selection), 1 hour 37 minutes (entire webinar)

WRAP-UP & NEXT STEPS

This session gave you information and resources on creating authentic, culturally responsive assessments across learning environments. In the next session of this module, you’ll explore selecting culturally responsive content.

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