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From Follett
Title proper from title frame.;Mode of access: World Wide Web. <p>By overemphasizing high-stakes evaluations as tools for reporting what students know and can do, we’ve created <em>a culture of grading</em> instead of <em>a culture of feedback</em> in our schools and classrooms. In this book, the authors urge educators to shift their classroom focus, prioritizing effective feedback over grades and making students partners in their own learning. Discover how to state learning intentions clearly and provide individualized feedback to give students all the information they need to succeed.</p><p>Benefits</p><ul><li>Gain instructional strategies for prioritizing feedback over grading in upper elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.</li><li>Shift classrooms from a culture of grading to a culture of feedback.</li><li>Discover how important feedback is to developing learners and how to use digital tools to effectively involve students in assessment.</li><li>Determine the characteristics of effective feedback for students, including how to clarify for students what mastery of the content and skills looks like.</li><li>Learn the benefits of having students engage in peer feedback.</li><li>Gain guidance on communicating the differences between grading and feedback to parents and students.</li></ul><p>Contents</p><p>Foreword</p><p>Introduc tion</p><p>1 Where Am I Going?</p><p>2 How Am I Doing?</p><p>3 What Are My Next Steps?</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>References</p>