Barnes & Noble Teacher as Assessment Leader, The, Second Edition: (Practical strategies for utilizing formative assessment) at Hamilton Place in Chattanooga, TN
In The Teacher as Assessment Leader, Second Edition, editor Thomas R. Guskey and expert contributors offer research-backed strategies for re-envisioning assessment to enhance student learning and teacher instruction. The authors provide actionable steps, practical examples, and strategies for utilizing formative assessments. These strategies promote a growth mindset, proficiency, self-regulation, and student ownership, ultimately fostering improved instructional effectiveness and student achievement.K-12 teachers can use this book to: Adopt new perspectives on assessment's role in guiding student learning Employ practical strategies to improve instruction and enhance student achievement Promote regular assessment analysis to enhance instructional strategies Encourage student self-efficacy in identifying and pursuing learning goals Lead and collaborate with colleagues in developing more effective, practical assessments and alternative instructional strategies Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Leading the Assessment Revolution From WithinChapter 2: Harvesting Assessment Evidence to Yield Effective ResponsesChapter 3: Assessing Beyond the LabelsChapter 4: Sharing Leadership to Align Assessment Practices Across the SchoolChapter 5: Using Data as a Flashlight, Not a Hammer, to Illuminate Evidence That MattersChapter 6: Developing Self-Regulatory Learners Through AssessmentChapter 7: Designing Assessments to Accelerate LearningChapter 8: Approaching Learning and Assessment as a Subtle CuratorChapter 9: Leading the Way to Student Success
In The Teacher as Assessment Leader, Second Edition, editor Thomas R. Guskey and expert contributors offer research-backed strategies for re-envisioning assessment to enhance student learning and teacher instruction. The authors provide actionable steps, practical examples, and strategies for utilizing formative assessments. These strategies promote a growth mindset, proficiency, self-regulation, and student ownership, ultimately fostering improved instructional effectiveness and student achievement.K-12 teachers can use this book to: Adopt new perspectives on assessment's role in guiding student learning Employ practical strategies to improve instruction and enhance student achievement Promote regular assessment analysis to enhance instructional strategies Encourage student self-efficacy in identifying and pursuing learning goals Lead and collaborate with colleagues in developing more effective, practical assessments and alternative instructional strategies Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Leading the Assessment Revolution From WithinChapter 2: Harvesting Assessment Evidence to Yield Effective ResponsesChapter 3: Assessing Beyond the LabelsChapter 4: Sharing Leadership to Align Assessment Practices Across the SchoolChapter 5: Using Data as a Flashlight, Not a Hammer, to Illuminate Evidence That MattersChapter 6: Developing Self-Regulatory Learners Through AssessmentChapter 7: Designing Assessments to Accelerate LearningChapter 8: Approaching Learning and Assessment as a Subtle CuratorChapter 9: Leading the Way to Student Success
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