I use meaningful and varied assessment practices to support and respect all learners to communicate student’s proficiency and learning. I believe assessment is a constant and ongoing practice that is integral and foundational within the planning, teaching and learning cycle. I implement pre-assessment, formative and summative assessment within my classes.  Formative assessment is what moves my students and myself as a teacher forward to identify what is next to apply appropriate scaffolding in the students learning. I use a variety of methods including: preliminary work/idea development & thumbnail sketches which are discussed in one to one meetings. As well as, self-reflective writing/drawing, group brainstorms, think-pair-share, thumbs-up (hand signals), in progress gallery walks, and in progress Instagram posts to the visual arts Instagram page I created to highlight the students work. Summative assessment is important when it comes to the arts because I believe it is thought as a subjective judgement, but students fill out a self-evaluation on their work in which they discuss the ideas, work ethic, areas of growth and skill development through an attached rubric I created. This process is an integral aspect of their learning and reflective capacities. Student also do a summative gallery walk in which students tour their fellow classmates artwork through the room allowing time for reflection, consideration, inquires, considerations, compliments and praise from one another. I believe it is important to align assessment and curriculum to find a balance when approaching classroom assessment. While assessment is integral for student achievement, assessment strategies should focus on opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning in a positive and constructive way.