The Leaders of Their Own Learning Companion
New Tools and Tips for Tackling the Common Challenges of Student-Engaged Assessment
1. Edition November 2019
368 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Further versions
A New Companion to Leaders of Their Own Learning Puts Students in Charge of Their Learning and Growth
Five years after the publication of Leaders of Their Own Learning, EL Education is back with a new companion guide to help you tackle the common challenges of student-engaged assessment. This unique, student-centered approach to assessment equips and compels students to understand goals for their learning and growth, track their progress toward those goals, and take responsibility for reaching them.
EL Education has more than 25 years of experience supporting school transformation through student-engaged assessment. With their new book, The Leaders of Their Own Learning Companion, they have harvested the best tools and wisdom from schools across the country to help you hone student-led assessment practices in your classroom and school.
* Identifies the common challenges of implementing each of the eight interrelated student-engaged assessment practices from Leaders of Their Own Learning, and provides strategies and tools for tackling them
* Offers practical tips for school leaders
* Deepens your learning with 46 videos and an online toolbox
The Leaders of Their Own Learning Companion is designed for teachers and leaders of all grade levels and no prior knowledge of the original Leaders of Their Own Learning is necessary to make the most of this book.
About EL Education xxiii
Acknowledgments xxv
Foreword xxvii
Preface xxxi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Learning Targets 5
Chapter 2 Checking for Understanding during Daily Lessons 45
Chapter 3 Using Data with Students 85
Chapter 4 Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback 117
Chapter 5 Student-Led Conferences 155
Chapter 6 Celebrations of Learning 193
Chapter 7 Passage Presentations with Portfolios 231
Chapter 8 Standards-Based Grading 271
Appendix: What's in the Online Toolbox? 311
References 315
Index 317
