Designing Ongoing Assessment and Personalized Learner Goals

Many educators struggle to move beyond standardized testing and provide meaningful, timely feedback tailored to individual student needs. This course provides a practical framework for integrating ongoing assessment into your teaching practice, transforming how you measure progress and collaborate with students to define their paths to success. What you'll learn: * Understand the core principles of formative and summative assessment in a modern educational context. * Design practical, low-stakes assessment activities that provide immediate and actionable feedback. * Apply established goal-setting frameworks adapted specifically for educational outcomes and student motivation. * Analyze qualitative and quantitative assessment data to accurately identify individual learning gaps and strengths. * Practice creating effective feedback loops that promote student self-reflection and metacognition. * Configure differentiated assessment methods that meet the needs of diverse learners in any subject area. The course begins by defining key assessment terminology and pedagogical principles, then moves into practical methods for designing assessment tools, analyzing results, and guiding students through the goal-setting process. This course is ideal for new and experienced teachers, instructors, trainers, and instructional designers who want to improve their assessment practices. No prior experience with educational theory is required. Start building stronger assessment practices that drive individual student achievement today.