Assessment for Learning: An Action Guide for School Leaders (2nd Edition) (Assessment Training Institute, Inc.)
Assessment forLearning: An Action GuideforSchool Leaders,2/ehelps administrators gain a clear vision of what excellence in assessment looks like and what it takes to achieve that vision. The specific competencies leaders need to support assessmentforlearning are identified, with activities and resources to help them learn and apply the skills. The Second Edition includes the DVD of Rick Stiggins’ presentation,New Mission, New Beliefs: Assessment forLearning, and a CD-ROM with more that thirty individual and group activities, teaching resources, and planning tools. Written for use by individuals or group study.Rick Stigginsfounded theAssessment Training Institute (ATI)in 1992 to provide much-needed professional development in assessment for teachers and school leaders. ATI can help assessment users at all levels learn how to (a) create high-quality assessments, and (b) use them in the service of student success. The most unique feature of the ATI philosophy remains our advocacy of and professional development in "assessmentforlearning"; that is, the use of student-involved classroom assessment, record keeping and communication to promote success for all students.A nationally recognized expert in performance assessment,Judy Arter'sbackground includes statewide writing assessments, development of large-scale and classroom-based assessments for competency assessment and development of district performance assessments. Prior to joining ETS, Judy directed Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (NWREL) assessment unit. She has written extensively on performance assessment and rubrics, and is the co-author ofCreating & Recognizing Quality Rubrics.Prior to joining ATI,Jan Chappuiswas a curriculum and assessment specialist responsible for professional development and school improvement. Her background as an elementary and secondary teacher, combined with her assessment expertise and professional development experience, enables Jan to provide teachers and school leaders with practical solutions for motivating students and involving them in their own academic success. Her most recent publication,Seven Strategies of AssessmentforLearning, helps teachers adopt formative assessment practices shown to improve learning.Steve Chappuisbrings a strong background in educational administration to ATI. His leadership experiences include serving as a junior high principal, a senior high principal and executive director responsible for supervision of schools and principals. As an assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, he implemented a standards-based instructional program that included comprehensive assessment plans with policies and professional development in classroom assessment.