Assessment Powered Teaching
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2015
160 pages
978-1-5107-0083-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
. 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.
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Assessment Powered Teaching
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Nancy W. Sindelar is consultant to schools across the country in the areas of standards-based curriculum and assessment alignment (including alignment to the Common Core State Standards), collection, use and interpretation of student test data, teacher mentorship and the development of high-performing teacher teams. By focusing on data-driven instruction, She has helped schools move from state academic "watchlists' to "most improved status, based on state test scores. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- 1. Using the Power of Assessment
- Step One: Become Familiar With Student Assessment Data and Learn to Use It to Enhance Your Teaching
- Step Two: Develop an Efficient System for Collecting Meaningful Student Test Data
- Step Three: Learn How to Use Student Test Data as an Individual Teacher, a Team Member, and as Part of a Schoolwide Initiative
- Chapter One Rubric: Using the Power of Assessment
- Reflections
- 2. Creating a Data-Driven Instructional System
- Step One: Define Your Learning Targets
- Step Two: Begin Building Your Standards-Based Assessments
- Step Three: Align Your Curriculum With Learning Targets and Assessments
- A Word About Curriculum Mapping
- Chapter Two Rubric: Creating a Data-Driven Instructional System
- Reflections
- 3. Making Data-Driven Decisions in the Classroom 37
- Using Formative Assessment Data to Immediately Inform Teaching
- Using Formative Assessment Data to Inform Teaching Over Time
- Benchmark Assessments
- Test Reports
- Rubric-Graded Assessments
- Using Rubric-Graded Formative Assessment Data to Immediately Inform Teaching
- Using Rubric-Graded Formative Assessment Data to Inform Teaching Over Time
- Rubric-Graded Benchmark Assessments
- Chapter Three Rubric: Making Data-Driven Decisions in the Classroom
- Reflections
- 4. Empowering Students With the Results of Their Learning 65
- Step One: Eliminate "Mystery Teaching" by Providing Students With Clear and Consistent Standards-Based Learning Targets and Assessments
- Step Two: Give Students Specific Feedback Regarding Their Progress Toward Learning Targets in a Timely and Caring Manner and in a Format That Is Understandable to Them
- Step Three: Give Students Opportunities to Self-Assess and Improve Their Work
- Step Four: Provide Interventions to Help Students Reach Learning Targets in a Timely Manner
- Chapter Four Rubric: Empowering Students With the Results of Their Learning
- Reflections
- 5. Powering Achievement in Culturally Diverse Classrooms 82
- Step One: Become a "Cultural Broker"
- Step Two: Analyze the Needs of Subgroups Through the Use of Disaggregated Test Data
- Step Three: Address the Needs of Subgroups by More Accurately Measuring What Students Know Rather Than Their Ability to Communicate Their Knowledge in Standard English
- Chapter Five Rubric: Powering Achievement in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
- Reflections
- 6. Harnessing the Power of Collective Wisdom
- Data-Driven Changes in Curriculum and Instruction
- Data-Driven Staff Development Initiatives
- Data-Driven Student Interventions
- Making the Most of Team Time
- Chapter Six Rubric: Harnessing the Power of Collective Wisdom
- Reflections
- Glossary of Terms
- References
- Index
