What Teachers Really Need to Know about Formative Assessment

<p>What does formative assessment look like and when should I use it? What kind of planning does it require and what kinds of data does it generate? How will formative assessment improve my teaching and help my students succeed in a standards-based environment? How does it relate to my application of multiple intelligences theory to differentiated instruction and to everything else I'm already doing in my classroom?</p><p>In this volume author Laura Greenstein has gathered what you really need to know in order to make formative assessment a seamless part of your everyday practice. Emphasizing formative assessment application in secondary schools but applicable to teachers of all grade levels and all subject areas this book provides</p><p><br>* Straightforward answers to teachers' most frequently asked questions</br><br>* Dozens of strategies for measuring student understanding and diagnosing learning needs before during and after instruction</br><br>* Illustrations of formative assessment across the content areas from math to language arts to science to social studies to health and physical education</br><br>* Guidance on making data-informed instructional adjustments</br><br>* Sample templates for organizing assessment data to track both whole-class and individual progress toward identified goals</br><br>* Case studies to illustrate effective and ineffective formative assessment and deepen your understanding</br></p><p>If you're looking to take formative assessment from theory to practice--and from practice to genuine learning improvement--this is the place to begin.</p>