Assessment mapping on a whiteboard — standards coverage captured for coherent curriculum planning.
Assessment maps built on whiteboards show the full picture of how learning objectives connect to assessments across a unit or course. BoardSnap captures that map before it lives only in your head.
Why teachers love this workflow
Assessment mapping — aligning learning objectives, standards, and assessments in a visual map — is one of the most important planning activities a teacher does. Done on a whiteboard, the full curriculum picture is visible at once: which standards get assessed, which ones are over-assessed, which have no formal assessment, and how formative and summative assessments connect to learning progression.
BoardSnap preserves that full picture. Snap the assessment map and get a structured document: standards organized by unit, assessments aligned to each standard, and learning progression visible across the timeline. That document drives coherent curriculum planning and is ready for curriculum review conversations with colleagues or administrators.
The exact flow
- Lay out the standards or learning objectives across the board
Write each standard or learning objective as a labeled row or column. This is the assessment map's backbone — every assessment aligns to one or more standards.
- Map the timeline across the top
Weeks, months, or units across the top. The intersection of standard and time period is where each assessment sits.
- Place each assessment at the appropriate intersection
Write the assessment name at the standard × time intersection. Mark the assessment type: formative, summative, project, quiz.
- Identify gaps and over-coverage
Standards with no assessments are gaps. Standards with five assessments and no differentiation may be over-assessed. Write these observations on the board.
- Snap the completed assessment map
BoardSnap captures the standards, assessments, timeline, and your gap observations. The assessment map is ready for curriculum planning and administrator review.
What you'll get out of it
- Standards coverage visible at a glance — gaps and over-coverage immediately apparent
- Assessment type distribution captured — balance of formative and summative
- Learning progression across the year visible as a connected timeline
- Assessment map ready for curriculum review conversations with colleagues
- Year-to-year curriculum planning starts from the previous year's map
Frequently asked
Can BoardSnap read an assessment map with standard codes like CCSS.MATH.7.RP.A.1?
Yes. Standard codes are captured in the summary exactly as written. The structured summary attributes each assessment to its standard code.
How do I handle assessment mapping across multiple standards simultaneously?
For assessments that address multiple standards, write the assessment at each relevant standard's intersection. Note which standard is the primary focus if there's a distinction.
Can I use BoardSnap to document curriculum mapping for accreditation?
The BoardSnap assessment map summary provides a structured text description of your curriculum alignment. Format it into your school's accreditation documentation format for submission.
Teachers: try this on your next assessment mapping.
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