This text builds fundamental knowledge and helps to clarify a lot of the misunderstanding around testing in a conversational tone. It is framed around practical actions that can be taken to strengthen assessment literacy.

Providing step-by-step insights, this book shows teachers how to incorporate performance tasks as a tool to teach, monitor, and extend student learning.

Go beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests! This book provides a framework and practical ideas for assessing 21st century skills such as problem solving, collaboration, and creativity.

This invaluable resource shows teachers how to introduce inquiry incrementally, systematically, and successfully as a stepping stone to deeper-level skills.

A practical guide for teachers on how to integrate technology into their teaching

A growing body of evidence suggests that many traditional grading practices are ineffective and potentially damaging. This book provides teachers with practical alternatives to traditional methods, and guiding questions to help them decide on the best practices for their schools.

Education measurement and evaluation expert W. James Popham critiques what is wrong with many existing teacher-evaluation systems and offers an alternate system that respects the professionalism and dignity of teachers.

By flipping the traditional "reading first, writing second" sequence, this innovative book lets teachers make the most of the writing-to-reading connection via 30 carefully matched lesson pairs.

Delving into what really motivates students, this book will loosen and then break your classroom's dependence on the "A-through-F" grading system that does little more than silence student voices.

#FormativeTech shows how technology tools can energize teacher practice by providing easy ways to implement formative assessment every day in any K-12 classroom.