Jackpot!: Nurturing Student Investment Through Assessment

by Nicole Dimich, Cassandra Erkens, Tom Schimmer

An age-old question universal to all teachers is “How do we get our students to care about their learning?” Jackpot! delivers actionable strategies to achieve that most important outcome of assessment—student investment. Not only does the book offer tools you can use, but it also addresses the mindset shift necessary for teachers to set students up for success as partners in their own learning.




Classroom teachers

Explore case studies covering a wide range of classroom experiences
Gain access to many different tools to successfully orient a growth mindset toward assessment
Understand the ideas behind successful assessment and how to put it into practice
Utilize sample charts to better direct the course of learning improvements
Reflect on personal classroom experiences and ways to improve



Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Introduction

Chapter 1: Hope, Efficacy, and Achievement in a Learning Culture

Chapter 2: Assessment Purpose

Chapter 3: Assessment Architecture

Chapter 4: Interpretation of Results

Chapter 5: Communication

Chapter 6: Instructional Agility

Epilogue

References and Resources

Index

332 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 9, 2022