Jackpot!: Nurturing Student Investment Through Assessment (An actionable plan for increasing student engagement)

by Nicole Dimich, Cassandra Erkens, Tom Schimmer

Overview

An age-old question universal to all teachers is, "How do we get our students to care about their learning?" Jackpot! delivers actionable strategies to achieve that most important outcome of assessment—student investment. Not only does the book offer tools you can use, but it also addresses the mindset shift necessary for teachers to set students up for success as partners in their own learning.

Classroom teachers will:

• Explore case studies covering a wide range of classroom experiences
• Gain access to many different tools to successfully orient a growth mindset toward assessment
• Understand the ideas behind successful assessment and how to put it into practice
• Utilize sample charts to better direct the course of learning improvements
• Reflect on personal classroom experiences and ways to improve

Contents:
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: Hope, Efficacy, and Achievement in a Learning Culture
Chapter 2: Assessment Purpose
Chapter 3: Assessment Architecture
Chapter 4: Interpretation of Results
Chapter 5: Communication
Chapter 6: Instructional Agility
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781943874811
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	08/09/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	4 MB

Table of Contents

About the Authors ix

Introduction 1

Why Student Investment Is Elusive 3

How Practices Can Undermine Student Investment 4

About This Book 6

1 Hope, Efficacy, and Achievement in a Learning Culture 9

Part 1 Case Study 10

Part 2 Celebrations and Considerations 12

Part 3 Action to Take 14

Affective Domain 16

Cognitive Domain 20

Behavioral Domain 22

Part 4 A Learning Continuum for Implementation 27

Part 5 Tips for Moving Forward 30

Part 6 Questions to Guide Your Conversations With Students 32

Part 7 Dangerous Detours and Seductive Shortcuts 34

2 Assessment Purpose 37

Part 1 Case Study 38

Part 2 Celebrations and Considerations 40

Part 3 Action to Take 42

Assessment Maps 44

Learning Intentions 45

Learning Targets 45

Learning Criteria 50

Part 4 A Learning Continuum for Implementation 51

Part 5 Tips for Moving Forward 51

Part 6 Questions to Guide Your Conversations With Students 55

Part 7 Dangerous Detours and Seductive Shortcuts 56

3 Assessment Architecture 59

Part 1 Case Study 60

Part 2 Celebrations and Considerations 63

Part 3 Action to Take 66

Learning Progressions 68

Student Agency Through Assessments 71

Part 4 A Learning Continuum for Implementation 75

Part 5 Tips for Moving Forward 76

Part 6 Questions to Guide Your Conversations With Students 81

Part 7 Dangerous Detours and Seductive Shortcuts 82

4 Interpretation of Results 85

Part 1 Case Study 87

Part 2 Celebrations and Considerations 89

Part 3 Action to Take 91

Large-Scale Assessments 93

Success Criteria 94

Goal Setting 98

Self-Assessment 100

Data Notebooks 101

Part 4 A Learning Continuum for Implementation 102

Part 5 Tips for Moving Forward 103

Part 6 Questions to Guide Your Conversations With Students 106

Part 7 Dangerous Detours and Seductive Shortcuts 107

5 Communication 109

Part 1 Case Study 109

Part 2 Celebrations and Considerations 111

Part 3 Action to Take 115

The LEARNS Qualities of Feedback 119

Student Involvement in Feedback 125

Grading 126

Part 4 A Learning Continuum for Implementation 132

Part 5 Tips for Moving Forward 133

Part 6 Questions to Guide Your Conversations With Students 136

Part 7 Dangerous Detours and Seductive Shortcuts 137

6 Instructional Agility 139

Part 1 Case Study 139

Part 2 Celebrations and Considerations 141

Part 3 Action to Take 145

Varied Groupings 148

Varied instructional Strategies 149

Conferencing and Assessment Conversations 151

Empowered Instructional Decision Making 154

Instructional Agility for Learners 159

Reassessment 162

Extensions 163

Reflection and Self-Monitoring 163

Part 4 A Learning Continuum for Implementation 165

Part 5 Tips for Moving Forward 167

Part 6 Questions to Guide Your Conversations With Students 169

Part 7 Dangerous Detours and Seductive Shortcuts 170

Compact Conferencing Protocol Instructions 173

Compact Conference Planning and Reflection Form 175

Drop-By Protocol 178

Epilogue 179

Pulling the Plug on Traditional Grading 179

Attributing Success 181

Driving Student Investment With Assessment 182

References and Resources 185

Index 195