Bringing Homework Into Focus: Tools and Tips to Enhance Practices, Design,...
In many classrooms, teachers assign homework out of habit. Learn to design quality, purposeful homework instead. The author urges educators to reflect on the purpose of student assignments to determine...
View ArticleReaching an Understanding: Innovations in How We View Reading Assessment
<span><span><span style="font-style:italic;">Reaching an Understanding: Innovations in How We View Reading Assessment</span><span> builds upon the editors previous book...
View ArticleThe Data-Driven Classroom: How do I use student data to improve my...
Explore a comprehensive process that guides educators of all grade levels and subject areas in making strong instructional decisions based on student assessment data.
View ArticleHow to Design Questions and Tasks to Assess Student Thinking
Assessment expert Susan M. Brookhart explains how teachers can design targeted questions and tasks that align with standards and assess students' higher-order thinking skills.
View ArticleReading, Writing, and Discussing at the Graduate Level: A Guidebook for...
<span><span>This book will help international students navigate the academic, professional, and social issues they will encounter while attending graduate school in the United States. This...
View ArticleManaging Complex Change in School: Engaging Pedagogy, Technology, Learning...
<p>Leading and managing change in schools is a complex topic. In this timely book the authors take the reader through a journey of how to lead and manage multidimensional change in order to...
View ArticleFeminist Evaluation and Research: Theory and Practice
This thought-provoking book explores the 'whats,' 'whys,' and 'hows' of integrating feminist theory and methods into applied research and evaluation practice. Illustrative cases drawn from U.S. and...
View ArticleThe Essentials of Science, Grades K-6: Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and...
Learn about best practices in elementary science, from curriculum planning and ongoing assessment to student motivation and professional development for teachers.
View ArticleLeading Effective Meetings, Teams, and Work Groups in Districts and Schools:...
This book is packed with strategies that school and district leaders at all levels can use to run effective staff meetings, inclusion teaching teams, and committees or task forces.
View ArticleSucceeding with Inquiry in Science and Math Classroom
This book shows K-12 STEM teachers how to maximize their effectiveness with students by shifting to an inquiry-based instructional approach and creating a rigorous, engaging learning environment.
View ArticleEmpowering Excellence: Creating Positive, Invigorating Classrooms in a Common...
<span><span>Teachers, administrators, and education professors will find ideas that will transform classrooms into places where students are filled with confidence and empowered to strive...
View ArticleGrading Smarter, Not Harder: Assessment Strategies That Motivate Kids and...
This book shows how to design an effective assessment system that accurately reflects student learning and motivates students to meet learning objectives.
View ArticleMake Early Learning Standards Come Alive: Connecting Your Practice and...
Updated curriculum planning guide reflecting the continuing evolution of early learning standards for preschool children across the country
View ArticleIssues on Skills and Competencies in Education
In order to sustain quality in education, students' and teachers' skills and competencies must be continuously enhanced. We cannot be complacent with the skills and competencies that we currently...
View ArticlePerformance-Based Assessment for 21st-Century Skills
Performance-based assessments allow classroom teachers an alternative to traditional multiple-choice tests. We often use fill-in-the bubble assessments in education to determine the readiness of...
View ArticleFormative Classroom Walkthroughs: How Principals and Teachers Collaborate to...
Learn how schools use formative walkthroughs to reveal evidence of student learning and enable teachers to make informed adjustments that help students succeed.
View ArticleChecking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your...
Fisher and Frey explore a variety of engaging formative assessments that enable every teacher to determine what students know and what they still need to learn.
View ArticleBest Practice in the Early Years
This book contains lots of easy-to-introduce activities and techniques that will move your practice towards that outstanding level! Not just when being observed, but all the time. The author, Alistair...
View ArticleProficiency-Based Assessment: Process, Not Product
With this user-friendly resource, teachers will discover how to close the gaps between assessment, curriculum, and instruction by replacing outmoded assessment methods with proficiency-based...
View ArticleAssessment Powered Teaching
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...
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