Performance-Based Learning: Aligning Experiential Tasks and Assessment to Increase Learning - Softcover

Berman, Sally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412953103 ISBN 13: 9781412953108

Publisher: Corwin, 2007

Synopsis

Offers sample lesson plans that promote performance-based learning throughout the content areas, plus rubrics, updated research, projects, and an expanded discussion of cooperative learning teams.

About this title

About the Author:

Sally Berman specializes in teaching educators how to use practical strategies that expand student teamwork, cognition, metacognition, and self-evaluation skills. She developed and tested many of her ideas during her 30 years of teaching science in a large Chicago-area high school. Berman regularly presents at workshops and conferences and has taught graduate courses for SkyLight Professional Development in conjunction with St. Xavier University and Cumberland University.

Review:

"Gives educators new to performance learning a broad collection of examples for using this model. The sample lessons are tied to learning standards and incorporate a myriad of different modalities." Author: Rachel Moreno, Associate Professional Specialist Published On: 2007-01-08

"Provides excellent, thorough examples of lessons for classroom use. The lessons follow a user-friendly pattern and include outstanding rubrics that can be adapted easily by the teacher." Author: Debra Rose Howell, Teacher Published On: 2007-01-08

"The author presents clever activities in a well-organized format that includes useful planning features such as charts and rubrics to make learning concrete." Author: Masha K. Rudman, Professor of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies Published On: 2007-01-08

"Provides excellent examples of lessons for classroom application." Author: California Bookwatch, October 2007 Published On: 2007-11-07

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1412953103
• ISBN 13: 9781412953108
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 184