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S Common Formative Assessments provides a superb antidote to the 'over-tested and under-assessed' dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nation "s premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement., " Common Formative Assessments provides a superb antidote to the "over-tested and under-assessed" dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nation's premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement.", This book is a must have for teachers and administrators alike. In this age of accountability it is extremely helpful to have a resource that helps explain assessment practices, disaggregation of data, and the importance of unwrapping the standards all in one book designed for practicing educators to read. This is a perfect resource for faculty study groups and staff development purposes for educators in grades K-12., Common Formative Assessments provides a superb antidote to the over-tested and under-assessed” dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nation’s premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement.”, This book is extremely helpful in the use of assessments. It can be useful to both new and veteran teachers. Parents want to know how their students are progressing in school, and these types of assessments can help a teacher answer that question., At a time when teachers are being relentlessly pressured to improve students scores on accountability tests, Ainsworth and Viegut offer Common Formative Assessmentsas a powerful way of coping with accountability while helping kids learn. This important book lays out a game plan for coming up with an educationally defensible response to todays score-boosting pressures., 'eoe Common Formative Assessments provides a superb antidote to the 'over-tested and under-assessed' dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nation'e(tm)s premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement.'e�, Highly recommended-Ainsworth and Viegut have written a clear and helpful guide to navigating the terrain of instruction, assessment, and standards., The authors have provided school administrators with some useful guidelines to follow in structuring professional development activities centered on aligningwhat teachers are teaching to important content standards and assessment objectives., "?"Common Formative Assessments "provides a superb antidote to the 'over-tested and under-assessed' dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nation?'s premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement.'?", A powerful resource. The authors clarify the terminology of assessment with painstaking precision and offer specific, practical steps to help educators develop their assessment literacy., In this era of high-stakes testing, this book conveys the power of formative assessments as a means of improving student achievement by providing educators with specific and timely information they can use to plan instruction. It puts teachers on the road to becoming competent diagnosticians, an invaluable skill as we strive to close the achievement gap., In this era of high stakes testing, this book conveys the power of formative assessments as a means of improving student achievement - by providing educators specific and timely information they can use to plan instruction. It puts teachers on the road to becoming competent diagnosticians, an invaluable skill as we strive to close the achievement gap., Common Formative Assessments provides a superb antidote to the over-tested and under-assessed dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nation's premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement., The authors have provided school administrators with some useful guidelines to follow in structuring professional development activities centered on aligning what teachers are teaching to important content standards and assessment objectives., "Highly recommended - Ainsworth & Viegut have written a clear and helpful guide to navigating the terrain of instruction, assessment, and standards." -- Mike Schmoker, Author, Speaker, and Consultant (10/18/2005), Ainsworth and Viegut skillfully weave connection among the works of contemporary researchers to help guide school leaders and teachers through the development of meaningful formative assessments that will make a positive difference for student achievement., This book is extremely helpful in the use of assessments. It can be useful to both new and 'veteran' teachers. Parents want to know how their students are progressing in school, and these types of assessments can help a teacher to answer that question. This book is the 'how-to.', ""Common Formative Assessments "provides a superb antidote to the over-tested and under-assessed dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nations premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement." -- From the Foreword by Douglas B. Reeves (10/26/2005), "Ainsworth and Viegut skillfully weave connection among the works of contemporary researchers to help guide school leaders and teachers through the development of meaningful formative assessments that will make a positive difference for student achievement." -- Catherine Payne, Principal (09/19/2005), '¬S Common Formative Assessments provides a superb antidote to the '¬Sover-tested and under-assessed'¬¥ dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nation's premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement.'¬¥, "Highly recommended'e"Ainsworth and Viegut have written a clear and helpful guide to navigating the terrain of instruction, assessment, and standards.", This book is a must-have for teachers and administrators alike. In this age of accountability, it is extremely helpful to have a resource that helps explain assessment practices, disaggregation of data, and the importance of unwrapping the standards. This is a perfect resource for faculty study groups and staff development for educators in grades K-12., """Common Formative Assessments"provides a superb antidote to the "over-tested and under-assessed" dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nation's premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement."" -- From the Foreword by Douglas B. Reeves, At a time when teachers are being relentlessly pressured to improve students' scores on accountability tests, Ainsworth and Viegut offer Common Formative Assessments as a powerful way of coping with accountability while helping kids learn. This important book lays out a game plan for coming up with an educationally defensible response to today's score-boosting pressures., "This book is a must have for teachers and administrators alike. In this age of accountability it is extremely helpful to have a resource that helps explain assessment practices, disaggregation of data, and the importance of unwrapping the standards all in one book designed for practicing educators to read. This is a perfect resource for faculty study groups and staff development purposes for educators in grades K-12." -- Susan Stone Kessler, Assistant Principal (09/25/2005), Highly recommended - Ainsworth & Viegut have written a clear and helpful guide to navigating the terrain of instruction, assessment, and standards., "Highly recommendede"Ainsworth and Viegut have written a clear and helpful guide to navigating the terrain of instruction, assessment, and standards.", eoe Common Formative Assessments provides a superb antidote to the 'over-tested and under-assessed' dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the natione(tm)s premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement.e, "In this era of high stakes testing, this book conveys the power of formative assessments as a means of improving student achievement - by providing educators specific and timely information they can use to plan instruction. It puts teachers on the road to becoming competent diagnosticians, an invaluable skill as we strive to close the achievement gap." -- Nancy Stark, Education Manager of School Improvement and Literacy (10/09/2005), Ainsworth and Viegut skillfully weave connections between the works of contemporary researchers to help guide school leaders and teachers through the development of meaningful formative assessments that will make a positive difference for student achievement., At a time when teachers are being relentlessly pressured to improve students' scores on accountability tests, Ainsworth and Viegut offer Common Formative Assessments as a powerful way of coping with accountability while, at the same time, helping kids learn. This important book lays out a game plan for coming up with an educationally defensible response to today's score-boosting pressures., Common Formative Assessments provides a superb antidote to the 'over-tested and under-assessed' dilemma. With the practical advice of career educators and the deep insights of one of the nation's premier professional developers, the authors will help you save time, streamline analysis, avoid unnecessary and pointless busywork and, most importantly, improve student achievement., The authors have provided school administrators with some useful guidelines to follow in structuring professional development activities centered on aligning what teachers are teaching to important content standards and assessment objectives., Highly recommended--Ainsworth and Viegut have written a clear and helpful guide to navigating the terrain of instruction, assessment, and standards.
