Bücher von Starr Sackstein

The single greatest authority on student learning is the student doing the learning-but the right structures must be in place for students' voices to be clearly heard and truly valued.Conventional formative and summative assessment are most often conducted through one-size-fits-all quizzes and tests that yield narrow, predetermined categories of data about students' academic progress. But if we want a truly accurate look at what, how, and to what extent students are learning, who better to consult than the obvious experts on the matter: the students themselves.In this lively and comprehensive guide, veteran teacher and author Starr Sackstein provides the tools needed to help students compile and present evidence of learning through portfolios and student-led conferences-from templates and rubrics to personal testimonials, reflection questions, and activities. The book features · Forms-applicable across grade levels and content areas-for unpacking standards, co-constructing success criteria with students, evaluating current classroom practices, and more. · Real-life perspectives and scenarios from educators in the field who have embraced portfolios and student-led conferences over standardized tests and letter grades. · Practical, experience-based guidance for building classroom and schoolwide learning cultures that promote both learner agency and academic achievement.The resources, recommendations, and reflections in Student-Led Assessment allow educators at all levels to develop systems and protocols for ensuring student ownership of-and pride in-their own hard-won achievement.

Transform your classroom into a dynamic learning experience with small groups A learning centers model enhances excellent pedagogy. Learning is a dynamic experience, and students thrive when educators acknowledge individual learners' needs and interests and inspire them to engage with the content more deeply within personalized spaces. Learning centers create robust thinkers, problem-solvers, and brave leaders. As teachers and administrators, we can build learning structures that include everyone and allow students to collaborate, experiment, reflect, self-assess, and transfer the learning to their lives beyond school. Hacking Learning Centers in Grades 6-12 shares the "e;why"e; along with practical guidance to design and teach with learning centers. Authors and award-winning educators Starr Sackstein and Karen Terwilliger show how to: Design small-group instruction centers to foster active learningEmpower unexpected leadersRaise the bar on student accountabilityActivate the fun and bring learning to lifeInspire students to share ideas and make decisions

Explains how to use reflection to help students decipher their own learning needs and engage in deep, thought-provoking discourse about progress. Filled with practical tips, innovative ideas, and sample reflections, this book shows you how to incorporate self-assessment in ways that encourage students to grow into mindful, receptive learners.

How to Go Gradeless -- Assessment That Makes Learning Visible"What's my grade? What's it worth? Is there extra credit? Is this for a mark? " It's time to shift the conversation and make learning visible. Now, you can easily stop reducing students to a number, letter, or any label that misrepresents learning. Now, you can help children see the value in every single assignment. Today, you can make assessment a rich, ongoing conversation that inspires learning for the sake of learning, rather than as a punishment or a reward. All you have to do is go gradeless. Throw out your grade book tomorrow!In Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School, award-winning teacher and world-renowned formative assessment expert Starr Sackstein unravels one of education's oldest mysteries: how to assess learning without grades -- even in a school that uses numbers, letters, GPAs, and report cards. While many educators can only muse about the possibility of a world without grades, teachers like Sackstein are reimagining education. In this unique, eagerly-anticipated book, Sackstein shows you exactly how to create a remarkable no-grades classroom like hers, a vibrant place where students grow, share, thrive, and become independent learners who never ask, "What's this worth?"Learn what formative assessment really looks like.Summative assessment is typically an end-of-unit exam or standardized test, but what is formative assessment? Many teachers struggle with the concept. Hacking Assessment not only explains what formative assessment is, it provides blueprints for implementation and examples from educators around the world, who use this strategy successfully every day.Read It and You Can Take These Actions Immediately:Shift everyone's mindset away from gradesTrack student progress without a grade bookCommunicate learning to all stakeholders in real timeMaximize time while providing meaningful feedbackTeach students to reflect and "self-grade"Deliver feedback in a digital worldCreate cloud-based learning archivesInspire Students to share their work openlyThis is not your average assessment bookHacking Assessment won't bore you with outdated research or unrealistic strategies. In her captivating, conversational style, Sackstein provides practical ideas woven into a user-friendly success guide with actionable steps for creating an amazing conversation about learning that does not require a traditional grade. Each chapter is neatly wrapped in this simple Hack Learning Series formula:The Problem (an assessment issue that plagues education)The Hack (a ridiculously easy solution that you've likely never considered)What You Can Do Tomorrow (no waiting necessary)Blueprint for Full Implementation (a step-by-step action plan for capacity building)The Hack in Action (yes, someone has actually done this)Teachers around the world are going gradeless, and you can tooScroll up and click the Buy Now or Add to Cart button; read Hacking Assessment now, and go gradeless tomorrow.