This lesson provides you with step-by-step instructions to create an assessment in DataDirector utilizing the Assess-2-Know item back. The Assess-2-Know item bank are items created by Riverside Publishing Company (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and are based on and linked to both the Common Core State Standards as well as Michigan Standards (GLCE/HSCE). These items have been developed using proven, rigorous process that incorporates high quality items that have a range of Cognitive Difficulty and Bloom’s Taxonomy. Utilizing these items to create assessments will yield valid and reliable data that teachers can use to drive instructional decisions to ensure the success of all students in terms of academic achievement.