Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment

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Paul LeMahieu, Ph.D. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and The University of Hawaii - Mãnoa

Research shows that the single, most powerful solution to improving education today is quality assessment for learning. However, the shift to a dynamic learning paradigm in schools must begin with leaders and policy makers. Assessment for learning not only enables our students to achieve success, but also provides a system of true accountability for learners of all ages. The experiences, insights, and resources within this practical guide, formerly titled Transforming Barriers to Assessment for Learning, will help leaders successfully transform schools and systems. Using stories and samples, co-authors Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, and Beth Parrott Reynolds illustrate the processes that enable leaders to successfully work towards transformation, identify the trouble before it happens, and plan next steps. Also featured are practical ideas and tools to support every leader and leadership team to problem solve along the way. The companion book in this Leaders’ Series, Leading the Way to Assessment for Learning: A Practical Guide, describes what assessment for learning looks like at the classroom, school, and district levels, and how leaders can best support teachers and colleagues in their practice. The Leaders’ Series complements the bestselling book Making Classroom Assessment Work.

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Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment:

Second Edition

A Practical Guide

Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment: A Practical Guide

Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment: A Practical Guide

Davies l Herbst l Reynolds

“Every one of us shares in the responsibility for the organization and its success. Only this organic view allows for the leadership and attendant responsibility to be distributed in ways that support success in modern organizations. It is the only form of leadership appropriate amongst communities of professional peers. This is the vision of leadership implicit in this book and we can all learn from it.”

Anne Davies l Sandra Herbst l Beth Parrott Reynolds

A Joint Publication

Foreword by Paul LeMahieu


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