Formative Assessment and Standards-Based Grading by
Learn everything you need to know to implement an integrated system of assessment and grading that will enhance your teaching and your students' learning. Dr. Robert J. Marzano details the specific benefits of formative assessment--assessment that is used during instruction rather than at the end of a course or unit. He explains how to design and interpret three different types of formative assessments, how to track student progress, and how to assign meaningful grades, even if a school or district continues to use a traditional grading system. Detailed examples brings each concept to life, and exercises help reinforce the content. The second book in the Classroom Strategies Series library, this clear, highly practical guide follows the series format, first summarizing key research and then translating it into recommendations for classroom practice.BenefitsThis comprehensive guide: Identifies three types of formative classroom assessments that should be used in a comprehensive system and explains how to design them Explains the difference between "standards-based" and "standards-referenced" systems Explains why it is usually inappropriate to use the 100-point scale in conjunction with formative assessment Describes a systematic approach to the design and use of rubrics Presents four basic approaches to tracking student progress and provides reproducible grade sheets Discusses the use of technology in tracking progress and generating reports Addresses the issue of grades for teachers using formative approaches Includes an appendix that clearly explains the concept of effect size Provides exercises to help readers assess and reinforce their understanding of the new strategies ,/ul>
Grading from the Inside Out by 
Leaders of Their Own Learning by
From EL Education comes a proven approach to student assessment Leaders of Their Own Learning offers a new way of thinking about assessment based on the celebrated work of EL Education schools across the country. Student-Engaged Assessment is not a single practice but an approach to teaching and learning that equips and compels students to understand goals for their learning and growth, track their progress toward those goals, and take responsibility for reaching them. This requires a set of interrelated strategies and structures and a whole-school culture in which students are given the respect and responsibility to be meaningfully engaged in their own learning. Includes everything teachers and school leaders need to implement a successful Student-Engaged Assessment system in their schools Outlines the practices that will engage students in making academic progress, improve achievement, and involve families and communities in the life of the school Describes each of the book's eight key practices, gives advice on how to begin, and explains what teachers and school leaders need to put into practice in their own classrooms Ron Berger is Chief Program Officer for EL Education and a former public school teacher Leaders of Their Own Learning shows educators how to ignite the capacity of students to take responsibility for their own learning, meet Common Core and state standards, and reach higher levels of achievement. DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.
Rethinking Grading by 
Sparking Student Creativity by 