Guskey, Thomas R

Eleven teachers discuss their roles as assessment leaders in the American education system; offering tips and advice on strategies to design, use, and analyze assessments; and describing the importance of teacher collaboration, a four-step process to align assessments with learning targets, prepare alternative principles for English language learners, and more.

"Guides teachers and school leaders toward successful data-based decision making"--Amazon.com.

Presents a framework from which to explore the process of developing grading and reporting systems, identifying the major issues that must be confronted when trying to improve grading and reporting practices and policies, looking at various methods, examining model reporting forms, and discussing special needs grading, and other issues.

Discusses grading challenges in a standards-based education system, and explores ways for teachers to assign fair grades for English language learners and students with special needs, influential legal issues, report card grades, consistency, and other related topics.

Asserts the need to align grading and reporting practices to better reflect what students are learning in grades kindergarten through grade twelve.

Contains articles that provide ideas for education leaders, especially school principals, on how to initiate, lead, and sustain improvements in teaching and learning through assessments.

Explains how to better evaluate professional development in order to ensure that it increases student learning, providing questions for accurate measurement of professional development and showing how to demonstrate results and accountability.