Sticky Assessment

Laura Greenstein has been an educator for over 30 years, serving as a teacher, department chair, and school leader in multiple grades and subjects. She teaches Human Development at the University of Connecticut. She also teaches graduate-level courses in Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation, Portfolio Design, and Teaching, Learning, and Assessing with Technology at the University of New Haven. She is the founder of assessmentnetwork.net.

"With a multitude of engaging and realistic classroom examples, Greenstein uses contemporary research extensively to show how teachers can plan and implement effective assessment. Her emphasis on the integration of assessment with teaching throughout the text illustrates in practical language how teachers can use assessment to enhance student learning and motivation, and her engaging, non-technical writing style concisely captures all critical components of the assessment process."James H. McMillan, Professor, Foundations of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University"Sticky Assessment will help educators understand assessment as a useful tool to not only measure data but actually improve student learning! Greenstein presents assessment as a process that any teacher could implement in their classroom, without fear of losing the fun of learning."Jessica Bennett, 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher, Brookpark Middle School, Grove City, Ohio

• TABLE OF CONTENTSList of Figures, Tables, and ImagesPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Purposeful Assessment: Planned, Progressive, and Cyclical Planning for AssessmentTeaching as a Continual Act of AssessmentDeliberate AssessmentThe Value of BlueprintsDeconstructing StandardsIn PracticeAligned and Progressive AssessmentAlignment with Learning TargetsAlignment through ProgressionsAssessment that Supports LearningIn PracticeSequenced and Cyclical AssessmentFrom Large-Scale to ClassroomRecurring CyclesUsing the Assessment CycleIn PracticeReciprocal and Responsive AssessmentReciprocal Give and TakeResponding to AssessmentUnexpected OutcomesIn PracticeChapter SummaryKey IdeasWhy this WorksReflection and ApplicationChapter 2: Informative Assessment (Assessment for Learning, Learning from Assessment)Clear Learning TargetsVisible OutcomesCoherent AssessmentTransparent to AllIn PracticeFormative AssessmentFormative ProcessFormative PracticeFormative for a PurposeFormative by PlacementIn Practice Assessment that IlluminatesSupports LearnersThe Value of FeedbackLearning from MistakesInforms and Guides InstructionIn PracticeEmphasis on Growth and ImprovementLearning for MasteryAssessment that is Growth OrientedIn PracticeChapter SummaryKey IdeasWhy this WorksReflection and ApplicationChapter 3: Sticky Assessment: Where Learning Takes HoldAssessment that MotivatesMindsetDriveStress ManagementRelationship BuildingStudents as AssessorsAssessment HabitsEngaging Learners Choice Boosts AccountabilityEncouraging MetacognitionReasonable ChallengeIn PracticeFlexible AssessmentDifferentiationDifferentiating ContentDifferentiating ProcessDifferentiating ProductDifferentiating with TechnologyIn PracticeEmbedded AssessmentIntegrating Learning and AssessingAssessment as LearningHigher and DeeperReleasing ResponsibilityChapter SummaryKey IdeasWhy this worksReflection and ApplicationChapter 4: Technically Sound Assessment Technically Sound AssessmentValidReliableFairBalancedChapter SummaryKey IdeasWhy this WorksReflection and ApplicationSummary: Endings are New BeginningsReturning to the Roots of AssessmentFinding BalanceAssessment SystemsLocal Systems Elements of an Assessment SystemLocal Assessment CycleStrengthening Classroom AssessmentSupporting TeachersDeveloping StudentsFostering a Culture of AssessmentPrerequisites to ChangeRestorative AssessmentIn ClosingReferencesIndexes