Chapter 1 Instructional Assessment: Using Formative Assessment and Differentiated Instruction to Improve Learning Chapter 2 Integrated Performance Assessments: Portfolios and Other Methods for Assessing Differentiated Learning Chapter 3 Science Instruction: Collaborative Inquiry, Assessment, and the Differentiated Classroom Chapter 4 Differentiated Math Instruction: Problem-Solving and Assessment in the Math Classroom Chapter 5 Lesson Plans for Science and Math: Informative Assessment and Adjusting the Teaching/Learning Process
Mary Hamm is a professor of science and mathematics at San Francisco State University. She has published more than ten books and eighty journal articles on these topics. Dennis Adams is an educational consultant who has taught classes at McGill University in Montreal. He is author of more than twelve books and a hundred journal articles on various educational topics.
Activating Assessment for All Students is a practical 'how-to'
guide for teachers of mathematics and science. It details the
connections among mathematics and science teaching, learning, and
assessment. ... As educators, we know that assessment is much more
than examination of student work. We also know that we must meet
the needs of all students through differentiation. Activating
Assessment for All Students supports our ability to make both a
reality. The book comes with a dual recommendation for classroom
teachers and professional development leaders. For the classroom
teacher, it suggests ideas and structure for assessing and
differentiating. For professional development leaders, it yields a
good topic for a book study or action research project.
*Teaching Children Mathematics*
Activating Assessment for All Students presents a fascinating
overview of the importance of differentiated teaching and
assessment in the classroom. Hamm and Adams take educators through
the entire process of differentiation in the classroom through
activities and clearly written examples. The authors share a
variety of differentiated activities and assessment tools that
provide teachers with a toolbox to keep students actively engaged
and give students ownership of their own learning. The authors also
share their scientific research base all the way through teacher
selfreflection. The book allows educators to understand when it
might be necessary to reteach and when it is time to move ahead.
The reader is presented with a bounty of examples, both in
activities and assessments, in math and science. . . .This book is
an excellent tool for any educator, whether he or she is new to
teaching or a seasoned veteran. This would actually make an
excellent book study for a Professional Learning Community or any
group of educators.
*Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School*
The first two chapters of this book are devoted to discussing
differentiated learning and informative assessment methods.
Professionals looking for research-based information will be
pleased.
*Mathematics Teacher*
Activating Assessment for All Students, second edition, clearly
delineates the importance of Informative assessment as a process
which naturally stimulates expression of ideas, peer feedback, and
teacher-led discussion. . . . Hamm and Adams effectively
demonstrate how teachers can use science and math strategies in
learning to plan and evaluate instruction and assessment techniques
in their well-researched and documented chapters. Diversity in
student population, ability level, and learning style all speak to
the need for-and the importance of differentiated instruction and
assessment of teaching math skills to include reasoning and
problem-solving and of science skills to include collaborative
inquiry, critical thinking, and communication. The points for
discussion and sample lesson plans serve as a quality guide to
possible research, discussion, and active lesson planning in the
implementation of prescribed ideas and suggestions.
*J. Bird, teacher of special needs children, Sacramento,
California*
The second edition of Activating Assessment for All Students
provides teachers with a variety of formative and performance
assessment tools to guide curriculum planning, lesson design, and
use of adaptive teaching strategies to foster student success. Mary
Hamm and Dennis Adams present differentiated classroom activities,
plus many ideas to improve instruction so that students will be
actively engaged in their own learning. The authors provide a
clear, realistic and useful approach to informative assessment.
This book serves as a useful guide to gather information in order
to "know your students."
*Cindy Mazoch, teacher, Stevens Point, Wisconsin*
Activating Assessment for All Students provides an interesting look
at the value of differentiated teaching in the classroom. The
authors discuss recent research in cognitive science including an
examination of Multiple Intelligence Theory and its relevance to
the modern classroom. The book canvasses a variety of assessment
tools for both individual and group learning. From portfolios to
collaborative inquiry, the authors include a number of practical
assessment models with a strong emphasis on Math and Science. They
also highlight the importance of both formative and summative
assessment while also making recommendations for teachers'
self-reflection as part of the leaning process.
*Meaghan Storey, Teacher, New Brunkswick, Canada*
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