Books & Videos

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

Choose soft edges over hard edges to deliver assessment for learning and student engagement. Align students’ and teachers’ needs with assessment practices meant to meet learning targets. Use responsible assessment methods to smoothly guide students so confidence grows and their experiences are positive and relevant.

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

Explore six essential tenets of assessment that will help deepen your understanding of assessment to meet standards and enhance your students’ academic success.

Discover how to write and use team-designed common formative assessments that help ensure all students master essential skills and concepts.

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

Discover how to ensure schoolwide grading practices center on four essential criteria: fairness, accuracy, specificity, and timeliness.

Drawing from evidence-based research findings, distinguished author and leading formative assessment authority Dylan Wiliam clearly and concisely explains how formative assessment, when applied properly, has the greatest impact on student achievement.

The time for grading reform is now. Discover the steps your team can take to implement standards-based practices that transform grading and reporting schoolwide.

Explore research-based steps and strategies you can use to increase the effectiveness of collaborative teams and enhance professional learning communities.