ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS AND INSTRUCTIONAL DECISION-MAKING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Education: Instructional Coaching MS Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify multiple forms of assessments, describe their purpose and cycle, and justify how each can be used to support student learning and instructional decisions. Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze and interpret student data from diverse sources to make evidence-based instructional recommendations. Audience: Graduate 3. Engage in online professional learning communities to reflect on course content, share insights, and co-construct solutions to real instructional challenges. Audience: Graduate 4. Examine individual and group data sets to identify trends, draw valid inferences, and develop actionable next steps for teaching and learning. Audience: Graduate 5. Design and lead coaching conversations that guide colleagues in interpreting assessment data and implementing data-informed instructional strategies. Audience: Graduate 6. Evaluate one’s own coaching effectiveness, identify areas for growth, and articulate a plan for ongoing professional development. Audience: Graduate 7. Critically assess and challenge biases and inequities in assessment practices, and apply strategies to foster fair and equitable learning opportunities for all students. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify multiple forms of assessments, describe their purpose and cycle, and justify how each can be used to support student learning and instructional decisions. Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze and interpret student data from diverse sources to make evidence-based instructional recommendations. Audience: Graduate 3. Engage in online professional learning communities to reflect on course content, share insights, and co-construct solutions to real instructional challenges. Audience: Graduate 4. Examine individual and group data sets to identify trends, draw valid inferences, and develop actionable next steps for teaching and learning. Audience: Graduate 5. Design and lead coaching conversations that guide colleagues in interpreting assessment data and implementing data-informed instructional strategies. Audience: Graduate 6. Evaluate one’s own coaching effectiveness, identify areas for growth, and articulate a plan for ongoing professional development. Audience: Graduate 7. Critically assess and challenge biases and inequities in assessment practices, and apply strategies to foster fair and equitable learning opportunities for all students. Audience: Graduate