Elements Assessment Syllabus
Elements Assessment Syllabus
Syllabus
Course Description
Assessment in 21st Century Classrooms is an interactive e-learning experience that offers
an in-depth look at assessment that meets the needs of 21st century teaching and learning.
In this course, teachers see how assessment strategies can benefit their teaching practices
and their students’ learning. They learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered
assessment. They follow three teachers and see how the three teachers are implementing
embedded and ongoing assessment methods in their classrooms. The course offers
opportunities to apply the assessment concepts with action planning exercises.
Outcomes:
Understand the characteristics of 21st century classrooms
Review 21st century skills and how they are assessed
Learn how formative and summative assessment are used in 21st century
classrooms
Outcomes:
Understand the purposes of assessment in 21st century classrooms
Identify assessment methods and instruments
Learn characteristics of effective rubrics
Become familiar with the Assessing Projects library
Outcomes:
Understand how assessment is integrated in instructional activities
Explain the benefits of self- and peer assessment
Learn how student-teacher conferences enhance assessment
Explore how portfolios are used to assess learning over time
Review assessment instruments for different purposes
Outcomes:
Learn how to plan assessment around standards and 21st century skills
Develop an assessment plan
Create assessments for a project or unit
Outcomes:
Learn strategies for students’ new roles in assessment
Create activities and resources to support self-assessment
Learn how to manage ongoing assessment
Plan how to use assessment data
Create a process to use assessments for grading
Course Length:
Total hours to complete the course depend on how the course is taken (self-paced or
facilitated), the number of optional activities completed, and the delivery method (face-to-
face or online.)
1. E-learning: 4-5 hours individual work learning concepts of assessment in interactive
tutorials and exercises
2. Action Planning: 8-12 hours of individual work, applying assessment principles to
one’s own classroom
3. Facilitated Discussions: 5-8 hours of sharing ideas with other teachers and giving
feedback on action plans (varies with format, face-to-face or online, and optional
exercises)
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