The Principal as Assessment Leader
Edited by Thomas R. Guskey
Filled with first-hand experiences from expert practitioners, The Principal as Assessment Leader delivers the motivation needed to ignite a shift toward formative assessment and overall school improvement through building teacher literacy, providing targeted professional development, acquiring appropriate technology, and more.
Benefits
- An overview of the characteristics of an effective, balanced assessment system
- Insights as to how principals can best support improved assessment practice in the classroom
- Strategies for creating professional development that builds schoolwide assessment literacy
- A guide to assessment technology tools, including what to look for, how to use them, and what to expect from staff
- A guide to data analysis that staff will commit to and use to improve student learning
- Information on the advantages of standards-based grading and reporting and practical ideas for implementation
- Strategies for using assessment processes to lower failure and dropout rates
- Strategies for using assessment to engage learners at risk
Additional Info
Paperback
Product Code: BKF344
ISBN: 9781934009482
eBook
Product Code: EKF041
ISBN: 9781935542414
Study Guide
This study guide is arranged by chapter, enabling readers to either work their way through the entire book or to focus on topics addressed in a particular chapter.
Reproducibles
These reproducibles include handouts to copy and share, as well as forms you can fill in electronically.
- Data Collection: One Team’s Story
- Digital Assessment Tools for 21st-Century Learning Teams
- Types of Data
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