Resources for Measuring What Matters
How Teachers Can Turn Data into Action (ASCD, 2014) by Daniel R. Venables. Stock no. 114007. $19.96 (member); $24.95 (non-member).
With easy-to-use templates and teacher-friendly protocols, this book provides a systematic process for translating data into classroom practice in cycles of two to nine weeks.
Measuring What We Do in Schools: How to Know If What We Are Doing Is Making a Difference (ASCD, 2017) by Victoria L. Bernhardt. Stock no. 117021. $23.16 (member); $28.95 (non-member).
This book details the critical role that program evaluation serves in school success and how to implement meaningful evaluations that make a difference.
The Perfect Assessment System (ASCD, 2017) by Rick Stiggins. Stock no. 117079. $19.96 (member); $24.95 (non-member).
Stiggins offers a bold plan for reforming assessment practice and culture to generate accurate accountability data, improve classroom instruction, and support student learning and well-being.
Rethinking Grading: Meaningful Assessment for Standards-Based Learning (ASCD, 2015) by Cathy Vatterott. Stock no. 115001. $19.16 (member); $23.95 (non-member).
With concrete examples from elementary, middle, and high schools, along with the latest research on grading, this book shows educators how standards-based grading can more authentically reflect student progress—and also significantly improve both teaching and learning.
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ASCD Empower18 March 24–26, 2018 Boston, MA
This is a conference designed by educators, for educators, where you can create your own personalized learning experience to transform education and ignite a spark in your students.
2018 Conference on Teaching Excellence June 29 – July 1, 2018 Dallas, TX
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Focusing on What Matters
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