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Seattle University - Master in teaching Program TEED 522 - Middle/Secondary School Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Fall, 2009

 * Assessment and Technology Strands **

A Set of Online Assessment Resources:
Go to [] and, under "4Teachers Family of Tools," click on "Rubistar."
 * 1. Rubistar **
 * Description:** Want to make exemplary rubrics in a short amount of time? Try RubiStar. Registered users can save and edit rubrics online. You can create a printable rubric, starting from and editing templates in several curricular areas.
 * Pros:** This is a great way to get a start on a fully developed rubric without having to fully develop the rubric.
 * Cons**: Their templates do not cover all of the content areas.

Go to [] and, under "4Teachers Family of Tools," click on "PBL Checklists."
 * 2. PBL Checklists **
 * Description:** At this site you can "choose from our list of project guidelines, and make a checklist with the touch of a button! You can even add your own criteria to personalize your checklist."
 * Pros:** Great way to get a start on the process of creating this kind of scoring guide. Easy to use. Easy to edit the lists they give. Easy, easy, pretty much easy.
 * Cons**: Limited selection of content areas.

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 * 3. Washington State School Report Card **
 * Description:** This is where you go for Washington State Assessment (mostly WASL) information. You can get information for the whole state, for any district in the state, or for a particular school in a district. You can also compare the WASL scores and a variety of demographic information for up to three schools at a time.
 * Pros:**There is a huge amount of information here -well presented and very colorful. This is a good place to go to research the demographics and WASL performance of particular schools.
 * Cons**: It takes a little while to get used to the way this site works and to, as it were, plumb the depths" of this deep well of information.

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 * 4. OSPI Assessment Links **
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 * 5. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Teacher Helpers: Assessment and Rubric Information **
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 * 6. Rubrics for Teachers **
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 * 7. University of Wisconsin - Stout: Rubrics for Assessme ** nt
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 * 8. Performance Assessment Resources on the Internet **
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