This book feasibly translates validated research and best practices in assessment so that the reader can incorporate the best practices of assessment into practical routines in schools and the classroom. Readers of this book will strengthen their knowledge and skills in selecting, designing, and using assessments that enable all learners to actively participate and monitor their own progress towards learning objectives. This book is intended to be a hands-on guide for educators and students on the best and most effective practices for supporting students in their role as self-assessors. It develops sequentially from ensuring that students are assessment ready, to engaging students in assessment, and ultimately empowering students as assessors. Readers can also rely on the book to help them improve specific aspects of self-assessment that are most important in their setting and for their students.
This book offers teachers and leaders a clear, detailed blueprint for implementing Student-Engaged Assessment, including a wealth of videos that demonstrate core practices in action.
Video Spotlight 5.4: Schoolwide Structures for Student-Led Conferences https://vimeo.com/58187029 Principal Brett Kimmel of Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS) in New York City describes the integrated approach ...
In B. J. Zimmerman & D. H. Schunk (Eds.), Selfregulated learning and academic achievement: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 51–82). New York: SpringerVerlag. McCombs, B. L, & Marzano, R. J. (1990). Putting the self in selfregulated ...
The book looks at ways of reducing suspensions through alternative disciplinary practices, the role resiliency can play in student engagement, strategies for community and school collaborations in addressing barriers to engagement, and what ...
Based on over 1000 nationwide student surveys, these 10 deep engagement strategies help you implement achievement-based cooperative learning. Includes video and a survey sample.
Engagement is the foundation for students to grow in knowledge and ability. In Five Paths of Student Engagement: Blazing the Trail to Learning and Success, authors Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves take readers on an educational quest.
"Given the current and welcome surge of interest in improving student learning and success, this guide is a timely and important tool, sharply focused on practical strategies that can really matter.
... SCHOOLS , AND COMMUNITY JEFFREY K. SMITH , LISA F. SMITH , RICHARD De Lisi NATURAL CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT : DESIGNING SEAMLESS INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT Please call our toll - free number ( 800-818–7243 ) or visit our website ...
Topical areas addressed in the Handbook include: Engagement across developmental stages. Self-efficacy in the engaged learner. Parental and social influences on engagement and achievement motivation.
This book provides a clear vision for teachers of what deeper instruction actually looks like.