Assessment Tools Note: When you click on the following links, a new browser window will open up. To come back to this page, simply close that new window. enGauge http://engauge.ncrel.org/ The enGauge Web site will provide a set of tools to help schools and districts develop a vision of effective technology use, gauge progress toward that vision, and devise sound strategies for bridging the gap. TAGLIT http://www.taglit.org Taking A Good Look at Instructional Technology (TAGLIT) is a suite of assessment tools designed to help principals and other school leaders gather, analyze, and report information about how technology is used for teaching and learning in their schools. Technology Standards for School Administrators http://cnets.iste.org/tssa/ The TSSA website provides an overview of its year-long project to facilitate a national consensus and to document what school administrators should know about leading effective implementation of technology in P - 12 education. National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students http://cnets.iste.org/students/ NETS for Students outlines the different conditions and standards needed to help students use technology effectively. It provides a general set of profiles describing technology-literate students at key developmental points in their precollege education. Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Teachers http://cnets.iste.org/teachers/ NETS for Teachers provides guidelines and standards on what teacher preparation programs need in order to better prepare teachers to use technology. The Leader's Guide to Education Technology http://www.edvancenet.org/res_guide_contents.shtml This EDvancenet resource provides tools to help school leaders and policy makers become aware of education technology issues, including research, analysis, and recommendations on student achievement, educational equity, and workforce preparedness. Doug Johnson Self-Assessment Rubric http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/rubrics2002.html These rubrics address professional productivity, instruction, and leadership. enGauge -- Online Assessment http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/assess/assess.htm Indicators of Engaged Learning http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/edtalk/tbl1main.gif Indicators of High Technology Performance http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/edtalk/tbl2main.gif Interactive STaR Chart http://www.ceoforum.org/starchart.cfm A self-assessment tool designed to provide schools with the information they need to better integrate technology into their educational process. Assessing Staff Technology Competence http://staffdevelop.org/sd3.html Because technology is shifting the nature of our workplace and society, many people argue that teachers will need to acquire what is called technological literacy and competency. Learning With Technology Profile Tool http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/profile/profwww.htm This profile tool will help you to compare your current instructional practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance technology. National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS) Project http://cnets.iste.org/teachers/ NC Technology Competencies for Educators - Advanced http://www.ncpublicschools.org/tap/advance.htm NC Advanced Technology Competencies enable educators to use multiple forms of technology to enhance learning in their classrooms. Each section is composed of two parts: Essential Knowledge and Skills and Expanded Knowledge and Skills. NC Technology Competencies for Educators - Basic http://www.ncpublicschools.org/tap/basic.htm Basic Technology Competencies support and enhance professional productivity, information access, collaboration, and communication among educators Principal's Connection CD http://www.principalconnections.org/ Principal Connections is a CD-ROM and companion Web site designed to help school leaders recognize and evaluate effective technology use in their schools. The product was developed by SEIR TEC at AEL. Profiler - Online collaboration/Survey Tool http://profiler.hprtec.org/   Stories with Data and Data with Stories http://www.seirtec.org/publications/storiesdata.html In response to these local calls for proof and in reaction to statements such as those from Ms. Oates, educators are searching for tools and instruments to measure and document the impact of technology, particularly microcomputers, on teaching and learning. Contains a survey of profiling instruments. Texas Center for Educational Technology - Research Instruments http://www.tcet.unt.edu/research/instrumt.htm Rubistar by the High Plains Regional Technology Consortium http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ A great tool for building writing rubrics. MEC Technology Systems http://www.mecnet.net/ssdc/ Learning Effects http://www.learningeffects.com/ The ARC Tri-State Student Achievement Study http://www.comap.com/elementary/projects/arc/tri-state%20achievement.htm Exemplars: Standards-Based Performance Assessment and Instruction http://www.exemplars.com/ Scoring Guides for Student Products http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/sgsp/index.html Electronic Portfolios, School Reform and Standards http://transition.alaska.edu/www/portfolios/PBS2.html Assessing Technology Planning http://www.4teachers.org/4teachers/intech/techassess.shtml The Literacy Program Evaluation Tool http://www.ncrel.org/literacy/eval/index.html The LEARNS Literacy Assessment Profile http://www.nwrel.org/learns/resources/llap/ Learning with Technology Profile Tool http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/profile/profwww.htm PowerPoint Rubric http://www.uni.edu/profdev/rubrics/pptrubric.html Scoring PowerPoints http://fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html Video Project Rubric http://www.uni.edu/profdev/rubrics/videorubric.html EDmin http://www.edmin.com/products/ved/index.cfm Cleveland Municipal School District Standards-Based Report Cards http://www.cleveland.k12.oh.us/reportcards/ Report Cards Plus http://www.rediker.com/report_cards_2.html Assessment and Accountability for Poway Unified School District http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/teaching/assess/assess.htm Survey Monkey http://www.surveymonkey.com/ SurveySolutions http://www.perseusdevelopment.com/softwareprod/ssweb_index.html ObjectPlanet http://objectplanet.com/Surveyor/ SuperSurvey http://www.supersurvey.com/?sezgs5 Rubric Builder http://www.landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3. 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