The authors' standards-based inclusive grading model helps teachers set expectations, implement appropriate accommodations and modifications, and communicate grading to students and their families.
The ASQ-3 Quick Start Guide is just what Spanish-speaking users have been asking for: a concise, at-a-glance guide that keeps ASQ-3 scoring and administration basics right at the fingertips. Perfect for busy professionals on the go, the Quick Start Guide is laminated, lightweight, and so cost-effective that every professional in a program can have ......
Provides a thorough and provocative examination of how different cultures measure intelligence and skill, why they use the tools they use, and how their assessment methods are changing in the globalizing world.
"There is now compelling research that assessment can be used to improve both student learning and professional practice. Nancy Sindelar provides practical examples of how teachers, teams, schools, and districts are using assessment to drive continuous improvement." -Richard Dufour, Educational Author and Consultant "This book provides specific strategies to unlock the mystery of data, outlining step-by-step processes on how to use it to impact teaching and create tools to keep students actively involved in their improved learning." -Gail Gorry, Principal Frontier Elementary School, Payson, AZ Everything you need to become an assessment-powered teacher is right here! Knowledge is power, and this book puts assessment data and instruction together in a step-by-step format. Instead of dreading the time testing takes from teaching, you can harness its power to define learning targets, build standards-based assessments, gather and use test data in the classroom, and develop data-driven teaching strategies. Assessment expert Nancy W. Sindelar provides practical tools that help teachers: Use formative and summative assessment results to enhance instruction Motivate students by providing clear learning targets Utilize technology to analyze students' progress Raise test scores Included are testimonials from teachers, numerous data analysis examples, rubrics, and a chapter on culturally diverse schools. Designed to be adaptable, this book is a powerful resource for teachers, teacher teams, and all educators dedicated to enhancing student learning.
Develop effective alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). With this practical guidebook, K-12 educators will modify assessments and ensure high-quality instruction that leads to better outcomes.
This user-friendly Stimulus Book gives clinicians all the visual stimuli needed to conduct PTBI (TM) effectively. With this book clinicians will develop the best possible supports for children with brain injury and prepare them for successful return to the classroom.
A Guide to Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Achievement Standards
The most in-depth exploration of alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards available, this book will help policymakers and administrators make the best decisions about the implementation of alternate assessments and provide guidance for teachers as they align instruction with state-determined content standards.
"A wonderfully practical book that contains real examples from real teachers, helpful checklists, and rubrics. I particularly like the application and reflection pages." -Julie Davis, Executive Director, The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators "From Standards to Rubrics in Six Steps outlines an easy-to-follow process for designing and organizing standards-based instruction that engages students in performance-based learning. Kay Burke effectively shows teachers how to use checklists and rubrics to put students in the driver's seat of their own assessment for learning." -Nancy Larimer, Professional Learning Supervisor, Cobb County School District, Marietta, GA Practical tools for translating standards to rubrics and ensuring high student achievement! In this new edition of her best-selling, comprehensive guide, internationally recognized assessment expert Kay Burke provides educators with a six-step process that makes it easier than ever to link teaching and assessment to standards. Covering summative, formative, and differentiated assessments, this guide features templates for each step of the process-sample tasks, rubrics, and units-and a link to a companion website for further examples. From Standards to Rubrics in Six Steps has been updated to help teachers create more complex performance tasks, work in grade-level or vertical teams, and understand assessment for testing scenarios that involve technology. Burke shows you how to Apply the six-step process using the book's theory, examples, applications, and explanations Build your own tasks, checklists, and rubrics Differentiate for special needs within standards-linked tasks Provide good feedback and share checklists and rubrics with students for ongoing formative assessment and self-assessment Using these tools, teachers can measure student understanding in a meaningful way, track student progress toward meeting standards, and increase the academic performance of all students!
25 Formative Assessment Probes for the Elementary Classroom
Formative assessment is an important strategy for improving student achievement in mathematics. This resource provides tools and examples that allow primary educators to gauge students' knowledge of core mathematics concepts and strengthen their ability to teach effectively. The authors provide 25 formative assessment probes-brief, easily administered activities targeting specific mathematics ideas and concepts-to reveal common understandings and misunderstandings in student thinking. Field-tested with teachers and students at various grade levels, these powerful diagnostic tools help teachers modify their teaching and identify areas that require more instruction.
