Standards-Based Learning in Action: Moving from Theory to Practice (A Guide to Implementing Standards-Based Grading, Instruction, and Learning)

Standards-Based Learning in Action: Moving from Theory to Practice (A Guide to Implementing Standards-Based Grading, Instruction, and Learning)

<p>Get past the knowing-doing gap and confidently implement standards-based learning. This book offers a comprehensive look at what standards-based learning looks like in action, from creating formative assessments to using data to inform instruction to transitioning to standards-based grading systems. Instead of comparing students to each other, standards-based learning compares students' proficiency levels to performance standards and learning targets. Each chapter offers readers a well-thought-out action plan for implementation and effective strategies for communicating with students and parents about the classroom changes that will occur during the transition.</p> <p><b>Use this book as your action plan for implementing standards-based learning:</b> <ul><li>Explore concrete steps for putting standards-based grading, instruction, and learning into action.</li> <li>Implement schoolwide change beginning with classroom practices.</li> <li>Address common implementation mistakes and challenges.</li> <li>Effectively sequence units and align them with unpacked standards and learning targets.</li> <li>Create effective proficiency level scales and rubrics.</li></ul></p> <p><b>Contents:</b> <BR>Introduction <BR>Chapter 1: Standards-Based Learning in Action <BR>Chapter 2: Standards Alignment in Action <BR>Chapter 3: Formative Assessment in Action <BR>Chapter 4: Effective Feedback in Action <BR>Chapter 5: Meaningful Homework in Action <BR>Chapter 6: Self- and Peer Assessment in Action <BR>Chapter 7: Summative Assessment in Action <BR>Chapter 8: Redos, Retakes, and Reassessment in Action <BR>Chapter 9: Proficiency Scales and Rubrics in Action <BR>Chapter 10: Standards-Based Reporting in Action <BR>Epilogue <BR>References and Resources <BR>Index </p>