Assessments
Formative
Formative assessment is used to monitor student’s learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors or teachers to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning.
Interim/Benchmarked
Interim/Benchmarked assessment is a comparison of student understanding or performance against a set of uniform standards. It is used to evaluate where students are in their learning progress and determine whether they are on track to performing well on future assessments.
Diagnostic
Diagnostic assessment is a form of pre-assessment where teachers can evaluate students' strengths, weaknesses, knowledge and skills before their instruction.
Summative
H.O.T. Questions
Guiding
Closing
Opening
3-2-1 
Quizzes
Performance
Pre-test before a unit
KWL Chart
Performance assessment, also known as alternative or authentic assessment, is a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made test.
Individual or group project
Portfolio 
Summative assessments evaluate student learning, knowledge, proficiency, or success at the conclusion of an instructional period, like a unit, course, or program.
End-of-Unit Test
Midterm Exam
Grade 5 Math ICA
STAAR Test
Where might we find rocks to put in a rock collection?
What makes a person pick up a rock from the ground?
What would be another way to classify rocks?
Why did you choose these specific categories to sort rocks?
If you were a scientist, why would you want to sort or test rocks? 
Do you think there are additional classification properties to sort rocks? Give me an example.