School leaders gain a clear vision of what excellence in assessment looks like and what it takes to achieve it. This book also identifies specific competencies leaders need to support assessment for learning and provides activities and resources to help learn and apply these skills. Rick Stiggins' DVD presentation Developing Balanced Assessment Systems and a CD-ROM with more than 30 individual and group activities, teaching resources and planning tools are included. Written for use in individual or group study.

Also included in the Total Professional Development Package - ISBN 9780132548922

Professional Papers and Recent Staff Articles

Stiggins, Richard J. (09/01/2005). Assessment for learning defined

Stiggins, Richard J. & Popham, W. James (08/01/2008). Assessing students' affect related to assessment FOR learning.

Stiggins, Richard J. (11/01/2006). Assessment for learning: A key to motivation and achivement.

Stiggins, Richard J. (12/01/2005). From Formative assessment to assessment for learning: A path to success in standards-based schools.


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