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Course Description

This course supports secondary school teachers in creating inclusive, accessible assessments that celebrate and accommodate the diverse strengths of all students, including EAL/D learners. Through practical strategies, participants will learn to modify assessments, design tiered rubrics, and implement scaffolds that enable every learner to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. This course provides tools to enhance engagement, foster equity, and ensure meaningful learning outcomes.



Audience

Secondary School Teachers 


Teaching Standards

1.5.2 Proficient Level - Know students and how they learn - Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities:  Develop teaching activities that incorporate differentiated strategies to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities

5.1.2 Proficient Level - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning - Assess student learning:  Develop, select and use informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative assessment strategies to assess student learning



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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards

  • 2

    Module 1: Understanding Differentiation in Assessment

    • Introduction

    • Differentiation - Definition and Importance

    • Benefits of Differentiated Assessments

    • Challenges in Differentiating Assessments

    • Teacher Activity - Reflective Journal

    • Consolidation of Ideas

    • Class Activities

    • Reference List for Module 1
  • 3

    Module 2: Modifying Assessments for Different Learners

    • Introduction

    • Defining Modifications and Adjustments

    • Strategies for Adapting Assessments

    • Teacher Activity: Differentiation Plan

    • Reflection Question

    • Resources to Assist Teachers

    • Class Activity

    • Reference List for Module 2
  • 4

    Module 3: Using Rubrics for Differentiated Assessments

    • Introduction

    • The Role of Rubrics in Differentiated Assessments

    • Creating Flexible Rubrics for Varied Ability Levels

    • Using Tiered Criteria in Rubrics

    • Practical Examples of Tiered Rubrics

    • Reflection Question

    • Class Activity

    • Reference List for Module 3
  • 5

    Module 4: Assessing EAL/D Students

    • Introduction

    • Understanding EAL/D Students

    • Strategies for Designing Inclusive Assessments for EAL/D Students

    • Practical Example of an Inclusive Assessment Task

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List for Module 4
  • 6

    Module 5: Assessing Students Receiving Learning Support

    • Introduction

    • Understanding the Needs of Students Receiving Learning Support

    • Strategies for Assessing Students Receiving Learning Support

    • Teacher Activity - Designing an Accessible Assessment Task

    • Reflection Question

    • Class Activity

    • Reference List for Module 5
  • 7

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