Assessment Cycle & Next Steps
Select content, frame Big Ideas, and design tasks around the six 'Doing' competencies.
Collect observations, conversations, and student products over time.
Use the scale to describe where learning is at (Goal: Proficient).
Give actionable, descriptive feedback and opportunities to revise.
Work with students to define what "Proficient" looks like for upcoming tasks.
Use the Fall of Rome example format to structure units around clear "I can" statements.
Share the proficiency scale and competency goals with families early in the term.