Quality assessment is central to every learner’s success. Through our Assessment Coaching Academy, your leadership team will participate in a comprehensive series of professional development engagements and discover how to implement assessment practices that have the power to reduce failure rates and increase achievement.
Acclaimed author Tom Schimmer calls assessment literacy “the most efficient and effective professional investment any educator can make.” In this complimentary resource, he explains how sound assessment practices can bring hope, efficacy, and achievement into your classroom.
Make school a better experience for students by ensuring grading and reporting practices are honest, accurate, meaningful, and fair. A follow-up to the best-selling On Your Mark, this newest book by Thomas R. Guskey outlines an action plan you can start immediately.
In this best-selling book, you’ll learn how to clarify the purpose of grades, craft a vision statement aligned with this purpose, and discover research-based strategies to implement effective grading and reporting practices.
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From 2005 to 2012, student scores on the California Academic Performance Index (API) increased from 702 to 822. For EL students, the scores increased from 636 to 772.
In just two years, Seneca High School rose to the 42nd percentile of all schools in the state after being in the bottom 5th percentile.
SAT scores in critical reading, mathematics, and writing combined increased from 1767 to 1915.
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