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The Formative Assessment Handbook
Resources to Improve Learning Outcomes for All Students
"The Formative Assessment Handbook is a great addition to any teacher's library. It clearly explains the need for formative assessments and how it can assist with improving the teacher's craft. In today's classroom, more and more teachers are second career and/or with no college of education background. This book fills in the background behind assessments and how to craft assessments toward student learning. For any teacher or new teacher, this book will be a great resource to improve their work with students." "This book is a teacher's best friend as it is filled with a treasure trove of actionable insights and practical tools to enhance the learning journey of each student. The book provides a roadmap that guides teachers in how to establish and facilitate a rigorous learning environment through a thoughtfully designed and implemented formative assessment tools and techniques. Every educator committed to student growth should have this essential guide on their shelf. Congratulations to Sandy and Marine on developing this much-needed comprehensive resource!"
—Dr. Kyle Dresback, Regional Superintendent for Secondary and Alternative Schools; Former President – Florida Association of School Administrators (2022-2023)
—Dr. Mariné Avagyan, Leadership Coach and Consultant
Marine Freibrun (Author), Sandy Brunet (Author)
9781394170739, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 25 January 2024
304 pages
23.4 x 18.5 x 2 cm, 0.454 kg
Explore the "why," "what," and "how" of formative assessments in the classroom In The Formative Assessment Handbook: Resources to Improve Learning Outcomes for All Students, the authors, with over 40 years of cumulative classroom, school, and district and state-level experience, deliver a crucial toolkit of ready-to-go ideas, activities, and reproducibles that make it easy to implement formative assessment quickly, effectively, and efficiently. You'll also learn what formative assessment is, what it looks like, and why it’s a critical component to student achievement. The authors explain how to set your classroom up for success and develop & select learning targets and success criteria to create a clear pathway and roadmap for your formative assessments. You’ll also find: An indispensable resource for both new and veteran K-12 educators, The Formative Assessment Handbook will also prove invaluable to administrators and educational coaches.
Introduction: The Why for Our Book vii Acknowledgments xiii About the Authors xv List of Resources in the Book xvii Part I Before Instruction: Setting Up Your Classroom for Success 1 Chapter 1 Formative Assessment Overview: What the Research Says 3 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Classroom for Successful Implementation 17 Chapter 3 Selecting Learning Targets and Developing Success Criteria 29 Chapter 4 Utilizing Pre-Assessments 57 Part II During Instruction: Effective “In-the-Moment” Formative Assessment Instructional Practices and Resources 89 Chapter 5 Effective Formative Assessment Instructional Practices and Resources 91 Chapter 6 In-the-Moment Formative Instruction: Collaborative Routines 161 Chapter 7 Dialogic Teaching and Dialectic Synergy 189 Chapter 8 Common Formative Assessments and Your PLC 207 Part III Formative Assessment After Instruction 231 Chapter 9 Formative Assessment Resources in Practice: Student Self-Assessment 233 Chapter 10 Formative Assessment After Instruction 255 Chapter 11 Concluding Thoughts 269 References 271 Bibliography 273 Index 275
Subject Areas: Education [JN]
