Child Assessment Professional Portfolio

As you have learned throughout this course, using assessment data is one of the most powerful teaching tools. Using a portfolio system is one way to put all the information gathered from formative and summative assessments into one space that can be shared with professionals and parents to understand the growth of children.

In your final project, you will showcase your understanding of different assessment tools and their uses. The Child Assessment Professional Portfolio project is a great way for you to showcase your assessment skillset to future employers. As you complete this final project, keep in mind that you will use the same tool that you chose last week and expand upon the contents. Typically, this tool would be used to document the growth of one specific child. However, for this assignment you will use the tool to creatively document your understanding of using assessments to effectively plan instruction to meet the diverse needs of children.

Prepare

To prepare for this assignment,

• Review the Folio Quick Start GuideLinks to an external site., if needed.

Assignment Instructions

Download the Child Assessment Professional Portfolio Download Child Assessment Professional Portfoliotemplate or use a tool of your choice, such as Class DojoLinks to an external site., PadletLinks to an external site., CanvaLinks to an external site. or Adobe Spark Directions Download Adobe Spark Directionsor you can use a binder system and share your creation with a video you create.

The Child Assessment Professional Portfolio must include,

• Section 1: Purpose of Assessment
  
  • Summarize your role in assessing children. (Refer to your Week 1 discussion forum for support).
  • Explain the purpose of assessment with young children. (Refer to your Week 1 discussion forum for support).
  • Discuss how you will ensure that you remove your own personal bias when assessing children. (Refer to your Week 4 journal for support).
  • Describe how you will use assessment results to design your instructional plans. (Refer to your Week 1 journal and Week 2 assignment for support).
• Section 2: Assessment Tools
  
  • Share the assessment tool you created for the Week 3 discussion forum.
  • Share the assessment tool you created for the Week 3 assignment.
  • Share the formative assessment tool you created for the Week 4 discussion forum.
  • Share the mini portfolio you created from the Week 4 assignment.
  • Discuss what you learned from the observations that you conducted in this course.
  • Explain two strategies for sharing assessment data with families. (Refer to your Week 1 journal for support).
• Section 3: Interpreting and Using Information
  
  • Create one SMART goal to further support the development of the children in the classroom you observed for your Week 3 assignment. Be sure to use the article, The smart way to set goals for childrenLinks to an external site. as a guide.
  • Describe two learning activities that can be used with the children in this classroom to achieve the SMART goal.
  • Explain, specifically, how these activities will support the child's development. Refer to at least one milestone or academic standard.