A discussion of assessment and the tools used in performance assessment. Includes bibliographical references.
A discussion of assessment and the tools used in performance assessment. Includes bibliographical references.
Can your students encode critical information into their long-term memories? Academic standards call for increased rigor, but simply raising complexity is not enough. Students must also know how to retrieve critical information and comprehend key features of the content. Teachers must strategically impart the skills students need to authentically engage with content so they can effectively process the learning and store it for future use. Processing New Information: Classroom Techniques to Help Students Engage With Content explores explicit techniques for mastering a crucial strategy of instructional practice: processing new information. It includes: Explicit steps for implementation Recommendations for monitoring if students are able to process new information Adaptations for students who struggle, have special needs, or excel in learning Examples and nonexamples from classroom practice Common mistakes and ways to avoid them The Essentials for Achieving Rigor series of instruction
Processing New Information: Classroom Techniques to Help Students Engage With Content explores explicit techniques for mastering a crucial strategy of instructional practice: processing new information.
Collaborative Teams That Transform Schools: The Next Step in PLCs offers K-12 teachers and administrators a practical, comprehensive model of effective professional learning communities (PLCs). Authors Robert J. Marzano, Tammy Heflebower, Jan K. Hoegh, Phil Warrick, and Gavin Grift and contributors Laurel Hecker and Janelle Wills present a clear look at the future of the PLC process. Beginning with essential research and theory, they then detail the fundamental features of effective collaborative teams. Throughout the book, the authors go deeper to present guidelines and strategies readers can use to expand the responsibilities of collaborative teams.
Throughout the book, the authors go deeper to present guidelines and strategies readers can use to expand the responsibilities of collaborative teams.
Provides information for teachers on ways to promote vocabulary development in every content area.
Provides information for teachers on ways to promote vocabulary development in every content area.
A guide to the Dimensions of Learning program covers such topics as instruction planning, curriculum design, and performance assessment.
A guide to the Dimensions of Learning program covers such topics as instruction planning, curriculum design, and performance assessment.
Usher in the new era of school reform. The authors help you transform your schools into organizations that take proactive steps to prevent failure and ensure student success. Using a research-based five-level hierarchy along with leading and lagging indicators, you’ll learn to assess, monitor, and confirm the effectiveness of your schools. Each chapter includes what actions should be taken at each level.
Usher in the new era of school reform.
