Communicating Student Learning (CSL)

Communicating Student Learning in SD57

Communicating Student Learning is interwoven with curriculum design, instructional strategies and formative assessment. CSL is a process by which teachers provide a continuous window into student learning, providing timely feedback, meaningful samples and evidence of student learning over time to demonstrate progress in relation to the Learning Standards.

Communicating Student Progress should:

• Be meaningful, varied, timely and responsive communication throughout the school year; 

• Use authentic evidence, demonstrating growth over time in what the learner knows, can do, and understands; 

• Reflect where the child is at in their learning and not necessarily be summative in nature; 

• Provide evidence that demonstrates growth in relation to the Learning Standards of B.C.’s Curriculum; 

• Provide value, not only in communicating student progress to parents, but also in feedback for students to inform, deepen and improve learning; and 

• Use principles of quality assessment that informs both learning and teaching, shifting ownership to shared ownership between learner, teacher, and parent. 

MyEd BC Communicating Student Learning​

Family Resources​

CSL Training Sessions​

Professional Resources

• Conferencing and Reporting by Kathleen Gregory, Caren Cameron, Anne Davies; 2nd edition

• Setting and Using Criteria by Kathleen Gregory, Caren Cameron, Anne Davies; 2nd edition

• Self-Assement and Goal Setting by Kathleen Gregory, Caren Cameron, Anne Davies; 2nd edition

• Collecting Evidence and Portfolios: Engaging Students in Pedagogical Documentation by Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, Brenda Augusta

• Leading the Way to Assessment for Learning: A Practical Guide by Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, Beth Parrott Reynolds; 2nd edition

• Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment: A Practical Guide by Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, Beth Parrott Reynolds; 2nd edition