Assessment is overdue for a technology-supported reboot, and this practical guide will help you do just that. Within its pages, you'll discover a technology-supported and balanced approach to assessment for learning that includes conversations and performance-based observations as key components. Real-world case studies and differentiated implementation options are available throughout the book to help you identify your current level of knowledge, gain confidence, and hone your skills.

Use this book to guide your journey to effective performance-based assessment:

• Understand how balanced classroom assessment leads to deeper student engagement, greater equity, and increased reliability.
• Discover the role of formative and summative assessments and how to use triangulation to assess student learning outcomes.
• Watch video clips that feature real-life teachers and students implementing balanced assessment in the classroom.
• Learn how to develop positive relationships with students and create a learning environment characterized by trust and collaboration.
• Understand how to use technology and digital evidence to support assessment, including student self-assessment and peer assessment.
• Rely on the teacher-readiness scale to help you identify your comfort level with the types of assessment and approaches within the book.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Is Balanced Assessment Important?
Chapter 2: How Do I Plan Balanced Assessments?
Chapter 3: How Do I Assess Through Observation and Conversation?
Chapter 4: How Can I Use Technology to Benefit Assessment?
Chapter 5: How Do I Use a VOCAL Approach to Improve Learning?
Chapter 6: How Do I Communicate About Learning in the Digital Age?
Epilogue
Appendix
References and Resources
Index

Learn how to define proficiency accurately and differentiate to help all students achieve it. With a focus on mixed-ability classes, the author outlines instructional practices that engage, empower, and motivate students. Using stories, strategies, case histories, and sample documents, he explains how to implement equitable instruction, assessment, grading, and reporting practices for diverse 21st century learners.

A son's story of the debilitating illness, anorexia nervosa, that his single mother suffered from throughout his childhood. The mother and son formed a close bond and the boy's description of their life together is filled with both joy and sadness.
Damian Cooper has written a straightforward, honest and loving account of his boyhood, set against a poignant parallel story of his mother's excessive focus on body image, food, diet and exercise.
Told from a boy's point of view - Damian's freedom and developing sense of responsibility come to the fore as his mother's illness worsens. She dies of the eating disorder anorexia when he is just 18 years old.
Set in Australia and New Zealand, Damian Cooper's memoir is a true account of the early years of his life without reference to the medical terms of the eating disorder psychopathology. His story is told simply so that it is accessible to the average reader. All dates, place names and events in this memoir are factual. However, in accordance with the wishes of certain participants, many names have been changed in order to protect their privacy.