Student Self-Assessment: Data Notebooks, Portfolios, and Other Tools to Advance Learning

Increase the achievement of every learner with Student Self-Assessment. In this practical guide, author Katie White outlines how to plan and implement various self-assessment strategies to ensure student growth at all grade levels. She covers every stage of the process--from setup to goal setting to celebrating. In each chapter, you'll find helpful step-by-step guidelines as well as questions to guide conversation and reflection throughout the journey.

• Understand how self-assessment skills benefit students now and in the future.
• Learn how to set up a self-assessment process and document learning.
• Train students to analyze and reflect on their own performance.
• Set strong, achievable goals in order to motivate students to realize their potential.
• Celebrate successes and continue to engage students with self-assessment.

Contents:

Introduction: Embracing Student Self-Assessment

Chapter 1: Making a Compelling Case for Student-Self-Assessment

Chapter 2: Setting Up a Self-Assessment Process and Documenting Learning

Chapter 3: Engaging in Analysis and Reflection

Chapter 4: Imagining Possibilities and Setting Goals

Chapter 5: Celebrating Growth

Chapter 6: Examining Age, Security, Families, and Other Factors

Epilogue

Appendix: Sample Self-Assessment Sequence

References and Resources

Index

<p><b>Katie White</b> is coordinator of learning for the North East School Division in Saskatchewan, Canada, and an educational speaker and presenter. With more than 20 years working in education, she has been a district and in-school administrator, a learning coach, and a K-12 classroom teacher.</p> <p>Katie was an integral part of her school division's multiyear journey through renewed curricula and standards-based assessment and reporting. She helps develop and utilize strong assessment and grading practices that support teaching and learning in classrooms. Her focus is on helping educators develop a personalized understanding of the connections between curriculum, assessment, and instruction. She has developed multiple supports for teachers and administrators as well as facilitators of school-based professional learning. She is a co-moderator of the All Things Assessment (#ATAssess) Twitter chat and a frequent contributor to the All Things Assessment blog (allthingsassessment.info/blog).</p> <p>In addition to <i>Student Self-Assessment</i>, she has authored <i>Softening the Edges: Assessment Practices That Honor K-12 Teachers and Learners</i> and <i>Unlocked: Assessment as the Key to Everyday Creativity in the Classroom</i>.</p> <p>Katie received a bachelor of education and master of education in curriculum studies from the University of Saskatchewan.</p> <p>To learn more about Katie's work, visit kwhiteconsulting.com, or follow her @KatieWhite426 on Twitter.</p>