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Below is a description of a set of new books (2007) to help leaders with assessment for learning initiatives. You would also find excellent resources in our Publications section of this website.
Leaders' Series
Authors: Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, Beth Parrott Reynolds
Today's young people must be independent and self-directed in their education, since they are likely to have many careers throughout their lifetimes. These books are jammed with practical ideas and examples of how leaders (lead learners, principals, and superintendents) can implement assessment for learning at all levels of education to make it work for everyone.
The series is comprised of two volumes described below:
- Leading the Way to Making Classroom Assessment Work
- Transforming Barriers to Assessment for Learning: Lessons Learned from Leaders
Leading the Way to Assessment for Learning: A Practical Guide
Authors: Anne Davies, with Sandra Herbst and Beth Parrott Reynolds
Based on the third edition of Making Classroom Assessment Work, the popular guidebook for teachers, Leading the Way to Assessment for Learning: A Practical Guide (the second edition of Leading the Way to Making Classroom Assessment Work) is designed to help school administrators, district leaders (or personnel), and superintendents support educators and students in the assessment process. This guide describes indicators of successful assessment practice and ways of supporting teachers in the classroom, as well as examples of how leaders have modeled assessment for learning to colleagues and students in their school communities. It also offers a practical approach to the challenges of meeting traditional evaluation standards, while assessing learning in many other ways. This book also features a collection of pertinent research summaries, as well as reproducibles to help implement the ideas into practice.
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Transforming Schools and Systems using Assessment: A Practical Guide
Authors: Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, Beth Parrott Reynolds
Research shows that quality classroom assessment is the solution to improving education in schools today. Assessment for learning engages students in developing their own learning skills and providing the proof of learning that is required for teachers to report according to regulations. In order for this paradigm shift to happen for students in the classroom, the change must begin with policy makers and leaders. Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment: A Practical Guide (the second edition of Transforming Barriers to Assessment for Learning: Lessons Learned from Leaders) shows how school administrators, district personnel and superintendents have implemented a new system of learning for all. By experiencing the process and benefits of assessment for learning first-hand, lead learners can become enthusiastic models for colleagues and students.
Coauthors Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, and Beth Parrott Reynolds share ideas and stories of how educational leaders have found their way through the challenges, using assessment for learning to achieve success for all learners. This book also features practical ideas and tools to support every leader and leadership team, as well as reproducibles to help implement the ideas into practice.
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