In Differentiated Instruction: Using Ongoing Assessment to Inform Instruction, you will learn how teachers in a differentiated classroom plan for ongoing assessment and use information collected from assessments to inform instruction. By the end of this course, through video examples, in-depth readings, practical applications, and personal reflections, you’ll be ready to start planning both formative and summative assessments in your differentiated classroom and using the data collected for instructional and evaluative purposes, as appropriate.

Course Objectives

• Learn about the roles of formative and summative assessments in the differentiated classroom.
• Use a variety of techniques and strategies for collecting and reporting this data appropriately.
• Make a plan to approach grading in a way that reflects best practices and supports continued student effort toward learning in the differentiated classroom.

Syllabus

(ASCD PD Online course, 2012) Self-paced asynchronous online course. Upon completion, learners will be awarded an ASCD Certificate worth up to 20 Clock Hours.