Overview

Explore the ""why,"" ""what,"" and ""how"" of formative assessments in the classroom In The Formative Assessment Handbook: Resources to Improve Learning Outcomes for All Students, the authors, with over 40 years of cumulative classroom, school, and district and state-level experience, deliver a crucial toolkit of ready-to-go ideas, activities, and reproducibles that make it easy to implement formative assessment quickly, effectively, and efficiently. You'll also learn what formative assessment is, what it looks like, and why it’s a critical component to student achievement. The authors explain how to set your classroom up for success and develop & select learning targets and success criteria to create a clear pathway and roadmap for your formative assessments. You’ll also find: Up-to-date research supporting the use of formative assessment in the classroom Instructions for properly utilizing pre-assessments Collaborative routines you can implement during instruction Discussions of dialogic teaching and dialectic synergy An indispensable resource for both new and veteran K-12 educators, The Formative Assessment Handbook will also prove invaluable to administrators and educational coaches.

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Author:   Marine Freibrun ,  Sandy Brunet
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781394170739

ISBN 10:   1394170734
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   25 January 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Why for Our Book vii Acknowledgments xiii About the Authors xv List of Resources in the Book xvii Part I Before Instruction: Setting Up Your Classroom for Success 1 Chapter 1 Formative Assessment Overview: What the Research Says 3 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Classroom for Successful Implementation 17 Chapter 3 Selecting Learning Targets and Developing Success Criteria 29 Chapter 4 Utilizing Pre-Assessments 57 Part II During Instruction: Effective “In-the-Moment” Formative Assessment Instructional Practices and Resources 89 Chapter 5 Effective Formative Assessment Instructional Practices and Resources 91 Chapter 6 In-the-Moment Formative Instruction: Collaborative Routines 161 Chapter 7 Dialogic Teaching and Dialectic Synergy 189 Chapter 8 Common Formative Assessments and Your PLC 207 Part III Formative Assessment After Instruction 231 Chapter 9 Formative Assessment Resources in Practice: Student Self-Assessment 233 Chapter 10 Formative Assessment After Instruction 255 Chapter 11 Concluding Thoughts 269 References 271 Bibliography 273 Index 275

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Marine Freibrun, M.Ed., has over 12 years teaching and instructional coaching experience and was formally the ELA/Literacy Assessment Coordinator for the Idaho State Department of Education. Currently she supports schools in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah as a Manager of Educational Partnerships for the Collaborative Classroom. She is the author of Getting Started with Teacher Clarity. Sandra Brunet, M.Ed., is a seasoned school administrator with over 15 years of leadership experience. Currently she coaches principals, superintendents, and district-level leaders across the United States in improving outcomes for their district. She also partners with districts in the process of long range strategic design and planning.

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