The Active Teacher; Practical Strategies for Maximizing Teacher Effectiveness

by Ron Nash

• ISBN13: 9781412973878
• ISBN10: 1412973872
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-02
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Use assessment as a powerful tool to inform instruction and learning!With practical, informed assessment techniques, you can increase your instructional effectiveness and demonstrate improvements in student learning. This research-based book, part of the In A Nutshell series, provides a succinct yet substantive discussion about formative assessments and how they impact the teaching/learning cycle. The authors present results-oriented methods, offer invaluable tips, and examine three types of inFormative assessments: Routine inFormative Assessments to weave into everyday instruction Reflective inFormative Assessments to foster self-assessment for students and teachers Rigorous inFormative Assessments to provide continuous tools that inform teaching practices and student learning

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Prologue	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
About the Author	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
Positioning First Things First	p. 3
Investing in Sustainable Relationships	p. 13
Getting a Handle on Self-Control	p. 25
Shifting Students From Passive to Active	p. 35
Harnessing the Power of Feedback	p. 47
Balancing Formative and Summative Assessment	p. 63
Enlisting Investment Partners	p. 77
Ramping Up Relevance	p. 91
Epilogue	p. 105
Appendix: Preparing for Day Six	p. 113
References	p. 119
Index	p. 125
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