Together is Better: Collaborative Assessment, Evaluation & Reporting

by Anne Davies, Colleen Politano

Together Is Better will give teachers the confidence to try new approaches to evaluation. It shows how to include parents and children in assessing, evaluating, and reporting the learning that takes place in the classroom and how students can take ownership of that learning. This book provides many valuable examples and strategies for collaboration, including: the process for three-way learning and three-way conferencing how to set learning goals and evaluation criteria with students and parents how to help students recognize and evaluate their own learning how to integrate assessment, evaluation, and reporting into daily classroom life Together Is Better provides practical strategies, innovative ideas, and adaptable examples for elementary classroom teachers, administrators, and teachers-in-training.

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

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Anne Davies, PhD, is an author, a consultant, and a researcher. With more than 30 years of experience in education, Dr. Davies has worked in a variety of positions, including classroom teacher, school district coordinator, department of education planner, school administrator, and university instructor. A world-renowned keynote presenter, her genuine care and commitment to support educators and their important work make her an approachable and insightful specialist.

Educators at every grade level throughout Canada, the United States, and other countries have benefited from the high-touch support Dr. Davies provides during professional development events and multiyear projects. She has worked with the University of Southern Maine; University of Victoria, Victoria, BC; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; McGill University, Montreal, QC; Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon; and the University of New England, Portland, Maine.

Dr. Davies is author/coauthor of more than 30 books and resources, including the Knowing What Counts series and the award-winning two-book set, Classroom Assessment, and The Facilitator's Guide to Classroom Assessment K-12. One of her most recent projects is the popular multimedia resource kit Workshop-in-a-Box. She has written book chapters and articles for educational journals and publications worldwide.

Dr. Davies earned a doctorate in education from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.

Dr. Davies is the author of Making Classroom Assessments Work and the co-author of A Fresh Look at Grading and Reporting in High Schools, Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment, Leading the Way to Assessment for Learning, and Setting and Using Criteria.