Book cover for Jackpot!: Nurturing Student Investment Through Assessment (An actionable plan for increasing student engagement) by Nicole Dimich, Cassandra Erkens and Tom Schimmer

Jackpot!

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

2022 Released
216 Pages
4-5 Hours
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Solution Tree PressISBN 9781943874811

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

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