Books & Videos

Combining educational neuroscience, formative assessment, and differentiated instruction strategies to improve student achievement, Nickelsen and Dickson create a four-step instructional cycle that educators can easily implement.

Design assessment for learning and drive student engagement and academic achievement. Gain holistic assessment methods and tools for both summative and formative assessment in the classroom, and transition to a mode of assessment that truly reflects course curriculum and student progress.

This user-friendly resource provides practical recommendations and strategies for designing units of study that center on students writing narrative fiction and nonfiction.

Developed as a companion to Dylan Wiliam’s Embedded Formative Assessment, this practical handbook is packed with proven techniques and how-tos for effective assessment strategies in the classroom. Use this Embedded Formative Assessment study guide in your journey to raise student engagement and academic achievement.

Discover how to shift to a competency-based education system that replaces traditional, ineffective practices with a new model that fosters personalized, student-centered learning. This learner-centered approach will help you assess performance to ensure learning for all students.

This title focuses on the element of assessing in the Unstoppable Learning model and offers step-by-step actions for reworking your assessment systems.

Learn why classroom assessments should become the primary method for formally measuring student learning and how to revamp them to ensure validity and reliability.

This book provides the pathway for implementing evidence-based grading practices in schools through a straightforward, five-phase creative model.

Discover ten key assessment design tools for K–12 educators and learn proven strategies for incorporating them into your practices.

Discover how to shift your classroom focus to prioritize effective feedback over grades, giving students all the information they need to succeed.