Rigor And Assessment In The Classroom

Author : Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317386922
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rigor and Assessment in the Classroom written by Barbara R. Blackburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to assess students in a way that truly impacts learning. In Rigor and Assessment in the Classroom, bestselling author Barbara R. Blackburn provides a broad range of practical strategies for increasing the rigor and usefulness of your formative and summative assessments. You’ll discover how to... Create an environment where students are expected to learn at high levels; Evaluate and check student learning in a way that ensures growth; Strengthen the validity and reliability of your assessments; Plan assessments in conjunction with planning the instruction; Differentiate assessments to increase the rigor for all students; Enhance the effectiveness of your grading system and feedback; Use performance-based assessment to enhance rigor; and Design clear, reader-friendly rubrics and scoring guides. Each chapter includes ready-to-use tools, examples across the subject areas, and "Think About It" questions to help you reflect on what you’ve read. Many of the tools are also offered as free eResources at www.routledge.com/9781138936140, so you can easily print and distribute them for classroom use.

Author : Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317922069
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rigor Is NOT a Four-Letter Word written by Barbara R. Blackburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to increase rigor so that all students can reach higher levels of learning! With this new edition of a teacher-tested best seller, you get practical ideas for increasing text complexity, providing scaffolding during reading instruction, creating open-ended projects, and much more. The enhanced second edition provides important connections to the Common Core State Standards, plus new sections on problem-based learning, implementation of high standards, and working with special-needs students.

Author : Todd Stanley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317930177
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Thinking and Formative Assessments written by Todd Stanley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop your students' critical thinking skills and prepare them to perform competitively in the classroom, on state tests, and beyond. In this book, Moore and Stanley show you how to effectively instruct your students to think on higher levels, and how to assess their progress. As states implement the Common Core State Standards, teachers have been called upon to provide higher levels of rigor in their classrooms. Moore and Stanley demonstrate critical thinking as a key approach to accomplishing this goal. They explore the benefits of critical thinking and provide the tools you need to develop and monitor critical thinking skills in the classroom. Topics include: The Difference Between Higher-Level and Lower-Level Thinking Writing Higher-Level Thinking Questions Assessing Critical Thinking Strategies to Develop Higher-Level Thinking Skills

Author : Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000246353
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rigor in the Remote Learning Classroom written by Barbara R. Blackburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-16 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to keep the rigor and motivation alive in a remote learning or hybrid K–12 classroom. In this essential book, bestselling author Barbara R. Blackburn shares frameworks and tools to help you move online without compromising the rigor of your instruction. You’ll learn... how to create a remote culture of high expectations; how to scaffold so students reach higher levels of learning; how to have students collaborate in different settings; and how to provide virtual feedback and deliver effective assessments. You’ll also discover how common activities, such as virtual field trips, can lack rigor without critical thinking prompts. The book provides practical strategies you can implement immediately to help all students reach higher levels of success.

Author : Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351185896
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rigor and Differentiation in the Classroom written by Barbara R. Blackburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to differentiate instruction while maintaining a rigorous learning environment. In this practical book, rigor expert Barbara R. Blackburn shows that the differentiated classroom doesn’t mean extra work for top students and easy work for others; instead, you can have high expectations for all students and provide scaffolding so that everyone can reach success. She also addresses many of the greatest concerns teachers have about implementing differentiated instruction, including: How to manage your time so that you can create lessons, find resources, and grade assignments for students working at different levels; How to balance differentiated instruction and teaching standards; How to ensure rigor at all tiers of instruction; How to collaborate with teachers and other faculty members; How to differentiate homework and other out-of-class assignments; How to explain differentiated instruction to parents and families; And more... Each chapter includes practical tools and activities that you can use immediately to bring all students to higher levels of achievement. Many of these tools are available as eResources and can be downloaded for free from the book’s product page: www.routledge.com/9780815394471.

Author : Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317820916
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rigor in Your Classroom written by Barbara R. Blackburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers are required to increase the rigor for students, but how? This book by bestselling author and rigor expert Barbara Blackburn has the answer! It is a treasure chest of more than 200 practical and highly-effective tools that can be used across grade levels and subject areas to increase student rigor, leading your students to higher engagement and deeper learning. Topics covered include... Asking higher-level questions Scaffolding to help all students achieve success Differentiating instruction and using modifications Fostering independence through gradual release of responsibility Increasing text difficulty and teaching close reading Setting high expectations Changing students’ views of success Encouraging effort and goal-setting Creating an environment that is conducive to learning Using effective grading policies and assessment tools Working with parents, colleagues, and administrators And much, much more! Rigor in Your Classroom will be your go-to resource throughout the school year, as you continually return to it to try new tools with your students. Bonus: The tools are accompanied by graphic organizers, charts, templates, and reproducibles for easy implementation.

Author : Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317801326
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rigor for Students with Special Needs written by Barbara R. Blackburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical, easy-to-read guide explains how to raise the rigor for students with special needs so they can achieve higher levels of learning. Learn how to set clear goals and expectations establish a climate of success scaffold and model lessons use graphic organizers and "think-alouds" apply modifications and accommodations use rigorous questioning strategies differentiate instruction increase family involvement Get even more out of this book by discussing it with others! It’s ideal for study groups and the appendix features a detailed guide on how to make it work for your group! Bonus! You get a great variety of handy black line masters for use in your own classroom.

Author : Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317273923
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rigor in the RTI and MTSS Classroom written by Barbara R. Blackburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new book, bestselling author Barbara R. Blackburn and intervention expert Bradley S. Witzel show you how to develop rigorous RTI and MTSS programs that will support students and lead them to lasting success. Written in a clear, engaging style, Rigor in the RTI and MTSS Classroom combines an in-depth discussion of the issues facing at-risk and learning-disabled students with practical strategies for all teachers. You’ll discover how to: Improve academic and social-emotional performance with scaffolding and demonstration of learning techniques; Establish and teach class rules, expectations, and consequences; Use evidence-based activities to spark student discussion; Implement rigorous, research-based strategies for math, literacy, reading, and writing development; Assess student growth and encourage self-reflection. Form an MTSS leadership team to ensure that student needs are met across building and district levels. Each chapter contains anecdotes from schools across the country as well as a variety of ready-to-use tools and activities. Many of the tools are offered as free eResources at www.routledge.com/9781138193383, so you can easily print and distribute them for classroom use.

Author : Richard J. Stiggins
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
ISBN 13 : 9780132563833
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Student-involved Assessment for Learning written by Richard J. Stiggins and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for pre-service teacher candidates who have little or no classroom experience, Rick Stiggins' multiple award-winning and market-leading text focuses squarely on preparing new teachers to assess students in classrooms, providing them with their initial orientation to classroom assessment and to the challenges they will face in monitoring student learning, in using the assessment process, and its results to benefit their students. The text clearly instructs teaching candidates on how to gather dependable evidence of student learning using quality assessments and how to use those assessments to support and to certify student learning. The book has an exceptionally strong focus on integrating assessment with instruction through student involvement in the assessment process; it is clearly the most non-technical and hands on practical orientation to assessment validity and reliability yet developed. It offers five easy-to-understand keys to effective classroom assessment practice that any teacher can learn to apply. The presentation covers the full range of classroom assessment methods, when and how to use them and how to communicate results in ways that support learning. Examples and models are offered across grade levels and schools subjects to assist candidates in learning these things. The treatment of student-involved assessment, record keeping, and communication as an instructional intervention is a unique entity of the text. Specific assessment strategies are offered throughout for helping students see the learning target from the beginning and then watch themselves move progressively close over time until they achieve ultimate learning success. Showing how to use assessment to accurately reflect student achievement and how to benefit-not merely grade-student learning, the text examines the full spectrum of assessment topics, from articulating targets, through developing quality assessments and communicating results effectively.

Author : Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351062042
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rigor in the 6–12 ELA and Social Studies Classroom written by Barbara R. Blackburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to incorporate rigorous activities in your English language arts or social studies classroom and help students reach higher levels of learning. Expert educators and consultants Barbara R. Blackburn and Melissa Miles offer a practical framework for understanding rigor and provide specialized examples for middle and high school ELA and social studies teachers. Topics covered include: Creating a rigorous environment High expectations Support and scaffolding Demonstration of learning Assessing student progress Collaborating with colleagues The book comes with classroom-ready tools, offered in the book and as free eResources on our website at www.routledge.com/9781138480773.