This informative learning experience engages teachers in the collaborative development process of CFAs. The course is designed to show how teams of educators can assess student learning within a curricular unit of study. Participants also learn how to match assessment questions to the levels of cognitive expectations identified within content standards.

Topics
1 Benefits of Common Assessments
2 The Learning in the Standard
3 The Cognition in the Assessment
4 Matching Expectations Between Assessment and Instruction/Standards
5 Design Foundations: Writing A Test Blueprint
6 Item Development
7 Evaluating Quality
8 Workflow: The Role of Teams and Leaders
9 Instructional Adjustments