The Mindful School : How to Assess Authentic Learning - Softcover

Kay Burke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0932935583 ISBN 13: 9780932935588

Publisher: Skylight Professional Development, 1993

Synopsis

Formerly a SkyLight publication.Assessment has emerged as one of the major components in the restructured school. "Alternative," "performance," and "authentic assessment" are on the lips of every educator, administrator, and consultant in the country. Renowned author and educator Dr. Kay Burke supplies teachers with a wide range of alternative assessments that can be implemented easily and immediately into their classrooms, and takes readers step-by-step in building a conceptual understanding of this approach and demonstrates practical applications of assessment strategies. Teachers will gain insight Building observation checklists What metacognitive reflection is and how to use it Developing a unit plan using a multiple intelligences grid Designing performance tasks and rubrics When and where to use learning logs and journals New ways to assess student interviews and conferences A more effective approach to using grades Constructing better teacher-made tests

About this title

About the Author

Kay Burke has served as an award-winning classroom teacher and a school administrator, university instructor, and international professional developer. She works with Kay Burke & Associates, LLC, to provide workshops for teachers and administrators in standards-based learning, performance assessment, classroom management, mentoring, and portfolio development. For the past 18 years, Burke has presented at state and national conferences such as ASCD, NSDC, NAESP, NASSP, NMSA, and IRA as well as international conferences in Canada and Australia. She is the author of 10 professional development books and coauthor of a college textbook on assessment. Corwin Press published Burke′s best-selling From Standards to Rubrics in Six Steps: Tools for Assessing Student Learning, K–8 (2006), a 2007 finalist for the Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing presented by the Association of Educational Publishers. Other books published by Corwin Press include How to Assess Authentic Learning, Fourth Edition (2005) and What to Do With the Kid Who: Developing Cooperation, Self-Discipline and Responsibility in the Classroom (Third Edition).

Review

"Wow! Burke has written a book for schools that really gets to the point! It is easy to use and rich in resources such as checklists, rubrics, and sample unit designs to help every principal be an effective learning leader and allow teachers to utilize an approach rich in best practices for balanced assessment." -- Lee Adams, Principal "A powerful tool with classroom-ready examples that demonstrate sound and valuable assessment practices. It's a phenomenal resource." -- Eileen Depka, Assistant Superintendent "There is a great deal of practical, useful information that teachers will find valuable." -- Steve Reifman, Teacher, Roosevelt School, Santa Monica, CA "This is the type of text that teachers will keep so that they can reference it in the future." -- Kimberly Bright, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Special Education "This book will certainly appeal to educators across the nation. The abundance of research and examples will certainly benefit and motivate teachers and administrators." -- Lori Grossman, Manager of Mentoring, Professional Development Services "An important text. Classroom teachers will find the descriptions and examples very doable and extremely helpful." -- Debbie Metcalf, Teacher-in-Residence, East Carolina University "Burke has challenged teachers everywhere to raise their standards and design classroom assessments that show evidence of understanding and performance on complex tasks. The expert examples in this book provide teachers a complete road map so that assessment is truly at the heart of instruction." -- Diane Ray, Assistant Director for Teacher Leader Development

Edition details

• Publisher: Skylight Professional Development
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0932935583
• ISBN 13: 9780932935588
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 168