Sandra Herbst explains in the foreword to Setting and Using Criteria that "when teachers work not only to share the learning destination with their students, but to identify what quality evidence of learning looks like en route to the learning destination, then students have a much clearer picture o[...]
In the foreword to Self-Assessment and Goal Setting, Heidi Andrade explains that "self-assessment is a key element in formative assessment because it involves students in thinking about the quality of their own work rather than relying on their teacher as the sole source of evaluative judgments." Th[...]
When should we assess, and when should we evaluate? What might be the results of evaluating too early or too much? How do we know if we are evaluating the right things? How do we know what makes sense for the learner and for the course? These questions are at the heart of Making Classroom Assessment[...]
In Leading the Way to Assessment for Learning, authors Anne Davis, Sandra Herbst, and Beth Parrott Reynolds encourage leaders to take on the role of learner. School and system leaders must fully understand the principles being practiced in the classroom if they are to provide support to their educat[...]
Boost your chances of getting pregnant and prepare for a successful birth and a healthy baby using natural therapies, diet and simple exercise regimes. This is the perfect approach for the modern parent-to-be: how making the right kinds of lifestyle and diet decisions can help optimize your chances [...]