Standards, assessments, grading, and reporting provide the foundation for nearly every initiative in modern education reform. But what do these terms actually mean - and what changes in each area will bring about the improvements teachers and school leaders want to see? Here, Thomas R. Guskey and Lee Ann Jung collect the essential questions that stymie educators, and give each one a short, simple, jargon - free response.
Perfect for new teacher induction or professional learning on Common Core Standards initiatives, this book offers:
- A vocabulary and frame of reference to share with other educators
- An understanding of effective implementation in standards, assessments, grading, and reporting
- Specific ideas for purposeful action
Organized in a unique, accessible Q&A format, this easy - to - use guide gives educators the common ground they need for successful improvement efforts.
Features- Title - Answers to Essential Questions About Standards, Assessments, Grading, and Reporting
- Authored - Thomas R. Guskey
- Primary Author Affiliation - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Other Author - Lee Ann Jung
- Binding - Paperback
- Pages - 176
- Publication Date - 21 - Nov - 12
- Primary Subject Code Description - Student Assessment - CD0
- Item weight - 10 oz.
- Copy Right Year - 2013
About the AuthorThomas R. Guskey, Ph.D., is Professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he began his career in education as a middle school teacher, served as an administrator in Chicago Public Schools, and was the first Director of the Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning, a national educational research center. He is the author/editor of 18 books and over 200 articles published in prominent research journals as well as Educational Leadership, Kappan, and School Administrator. Dr. Guskey served on the Policy Research Team of the National Commission on Teaching & America's Future, on the Task Force to develop the National Standards for Staff Development, and recently was named a Fellow in the American Educational Research Association, which also honored him in 2006 for his outstanding contribution relating research to practice. His most recent books include Developing Standards - Based Report Cards (2010), Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards - Based Grading (Ed.) (2009), The Principal as Assessment Leader (Ed.) (2009), The Teacher as Assessment Leader (Ed.) (2009), and Benjamin S. Bloom: Portraits of an Educator (Ed.) (2006).
