Collaborative Common Assessments: Teamwork. Instruction. Results.

by Cassandra Erkens

This book assists teaching teams in developing data protocols to examine assessment data in the service of student learning.Reignite the passion and energy assessment practices bring as tools to guide teaching and learning. Strengthen instructional agility in professional learning communities with collaborative common assessments that collect vital information and consider all levels of the organization. Explore the practical steps teacher teams must take to establish clear, comprehensive assessment systems, and discover how to continually improve results.
Foreword by Richard DuFour
Doing Assessment Right . . . All the Time
Chapter 1: Doing Extraordinary Things
Chapter 2: Embedding Collaborative Common Assessments in a Balanced Assessment System
Chapter 3: Working Together for a Common Purpose
Chapter 4: Preparing the Foundation for Collaborative Common Assessments
Chapter 5: Designing Collaborative Common Assessments
Chapter 6: Delivering New Approaches to Assessment
Chapter 7: Examining Data to Improve Learning
Chapter 8: Responding With Instructional Agility

192 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published January 15, 2016

Reviews

[Christopher Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding book on how teams can work together to ensure assessments are informative to both teacher and student. A must read for those districts pursuing a true PLC environment.