{"product_id":"assessing-student-learning-by-design-principles-and-practices-for-teachers-and-school-leaders-paperback","title":"Assessing Student Learning by Design: Principles and Practices for Teachers and School Leaders - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay McTighe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteve Ferrara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Brookhart\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Adopting these ideas could create powerful changes in a teacher, a learner, and a classroom.... The writers of this book have organized their thoughts like signposts that lead the reader along in a natural flow of ideas. Throughout the work, they present the concepts in charts that make it easy for a reader to understand and refer to when needed.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Education Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we help teachers \u003cb\u003euse classroom assessments to gather appropriate evidence for all valued learning goals\u003c\/b\u003e, and to use those assessments not just to measure learning but to promote it? This book provides an answer in \u003cb\u003ea practical, proven, and unique Assessment Planning Framework \u003c\/b\u003ethat moves away from solely multiple-choice tests toward a wide range of approaches to classroom assessment activities, including performance-based assessments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cb\u003euser-friendly guide\u003c\/b\u003e will help pre- and inservice teachers to match assessments to purpose, goals, and content; select appropriate tasks; communicate productive feedback to students and parents; and use assessment results to inform instruction. School leaders will find it a practical guide for improving schoolwide assessment practices, as well as supporting teachers and orienting new staff. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssessing Student Learning by Design\u003c\/i\u003e encourages educators to \u003cb\u003euse classroom assessment as a way to inform teaching and learning\u003c\/b\u003e, rather than simply to assign grades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilds on the classic book Understanding by Design, written by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers a practical, nontechnical presentation appropriate for teacher preparation and busy practitioners (K-16).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores different purposes for, and methods of, classroom assessment and grading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses assessment of academic standards as well as transdisciplinary outcomes, such as 21st-century skills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes the principles and practices underlying standards-based grading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay McTighe \u003c\/b\u003eis an educational consultant, bestselling author, and a regular speaker at national and international conferences and workshops. \u003cb\u003e Steve Ferrara\u003c\/b\u003e, senior advisor at Cognia, Inc., was a high school special education teacher, taught at the preschool and graduate school levels, and is a former Maryland state director of student assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.7 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53682108694835,"sku":"9780807765401","price":56.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/10yi70y3779780807765401.webp?v=1784471942","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/assessing-student-learning-by-design-principles-and-practices-for-teachers-and-school-leaders-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}