Understanding Assessment
Differentiation: It Starts with Pre-Assessment - Use an array of pre-assessment options to check for student mastery prior to instruction.
Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom - Types of assessments, attributes of quality curriculum, using formative assessments for planning, and strategies for scaffolding and extending.
The Role of Assessments in the Identification of Gifted Students - NAGC Position
Identifying and Serving Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Gifted Students
Classroom Assessments
Formative - A definition of formative assessment from EdGlossary.
Summative - A definition of summative assessment from EdGlossary.
Differentiation: It Starts with Pre-Assessment - An ASCD article describing pre-assessment in action in a middle school classroom.
Classroom Assessment Examples
Educatonal Videos - Education Consulting Service - Videos on topics such as identification and instructional strategies created by founder Susan Winebrenner.