Most people overcomplicate assessing student progress.

Especially teachers!

Instead, try these 5 ideas.

1. Learning goals need to be clear, understood, and shared.

2. Planning effective discussions, tasks, and activities in the classroom that show evidence of learning

3. Giving students feedback that helps them move forward

4. Getting students to use each other as learning resources

5. Students taking charge of their own learning

Once you get there, you can then focus on the following:

Using what you know about how students learn, to change how you teach to meet their needs.

The key to success?

With every action you take, figure out which one of these steps you are stuck at.

And then make a plan to progress to the next level.