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The Teacher as Assessment Leader, Second Edition
Effective assessment leadership on the part of teachers is crucial for student success. This book helps teachers develop skills in formative assessment, data analysis, and evidence-based decision making. It emphasizes strategies for fostering a growth mindset, promoting self-regulation and aligning assessments with learning goals to accelerate learning and improve student achievement.
Practical strategies for utilizing formative assessment
In The Teacher as Assessment Leader, Second Edition, editor Thomas R. Guskey and expert contributors offer research-backed strategies for re-envisioning assessment to enhance student learning and teacher instruction. The authors provide actionable steps, practical examples, and strategies for utilizing formative assessments. These strategies promote a growth mindset, proficiency, self-regulation, and student ownership, ultimately fostering improved instructional effectiveness and student achievement.
K–12 teachers can use this book to:
- Adopt new perspectives on assessment’s role in guiding student learning
- Employ practical strategies to improve instruction and enhance student achievement
- Promote regular assessment analysis to enhance instructional strategies
- Encourage student self-efficacy in identifying and pursuing learning goals
- Lead and collaborate with colleagues in developing more effective, practical assessments and alternative instructional strategies
