Welcome!

Hello fellow classmates!  Welcome to our blog on Assessment!   We will be reviewing some key points covered by Damian Cooper at the 2010 Reaching and Teaching Conference.  We will be highlighting information on Backward Design as well as Formative Assessment.  We will have a list of important resources that we think will help you to improve your practice.

Most Students can hit the target if they can see it clearly and it stays still for them.

     - Rick Stiggins

List of Resources

Resources


Black, P., and Willian, D.  (1998).  Inside the Black Box: Raising Standars Through Classroom Assessment. Phi Delta Kappan.



Boushey, G. (2010). The Cafe Book: Engaging All Students in Daily Literary Assessment & Instruction 


Boushey, G. (2010). The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades.





Cooper, D. (2007) Talk about Assessment: Strategies and Tools to Improve Teaching and  Learning.  Nelson Education.


Cooper, D. (2010). Talk About Assessment: High School Strategies and Tools. Nelson Education.


Davies, A. (2000). Making Classroom Assessment Work, Connections Publishing.


Marzano, R. (2000).  Transforming Classrom Grading ASCD.


O’Connor, K.  (2009). How to Grade for Learning 3rd Edition.  Skylight.


Stiggins, R. (2004).Classroom Assessment for Student Learning Assessment Training Institute.


Wiggins, G.  (1998). Educative Assessment. Jossey Bass.


Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. (1998). Understanding By Design, ASCD.