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System-wide professional learning to support effective assessment practice has been central to school improvement efforts at the Limestone District School Board for the past three years. Over that time, teachers and administrators have worked collaboratively to develop a framework for planning, assessment, evaluation and reporting, including the establishment of a set of key beliefs related to assessment for, of and as learning. Developing a set of beliefs that all teachers can support was a challenge, but has helped to shift teacher thinking so that teacher decisions are based on that belief system, or "what should we do to maximize student learning" instead of being based on a regulatory system, or "what are we allowed to do."
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| New book: Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning
This practical new book by Jan Chappuis organizes research-based recommendations about classroom assessment practices around three formative assessment questions: "Where am I going?"; "Where am I now?"; and "How can I close the gap?"
The framework is sequenced so that you can easily weave assessment for learning practices into daily teaching and assessment activities.
The Seven Strategies are organized around the three big questions:
Where Am I Going?
Strategy 1: Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target.
Strategy 2: Use examples and models of strong and weak work.
Where Am I Now?
Strategy 3: Offer regular descriptive feedback
Strategy 4: Teach students to self-assess and set goals.
How Can I Close the Gap?
Strategy 5: Design lessons to focus on one aspect of quality at a time.
Strategy 6: Teach students focused revision.
Strategy 7: Engage students in self-reflection and let them keep track of and share their learning
Special introductory price of $28 until April 30. This is a saving of $6!
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