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Carbaugh, Eric M.; McCullough, Laura; Raftery, Meghan; Linaburg, Ebbie – ASCD, 2022
This practical guide shows leaders how to implement and sustain a robust microcredentialing program in their school or district. Teachers require rigorous professional learning that ensures mastery rather than simply marking time served. Microcredentials offer a competency-based approach to professional learning that can be tailored to…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Credentials, Faculty Development, Mastery Learning
Bergmann, Jonathan – ASCD, 2022
Mastery learning is an instructional approach that empowers every student to progress with confidence. Using flexible pacing and targeted supports, teachers guide students through a cyclic process of preparation, demonstration, and formative feedback until there is a mutual agreement between teacher and student that the student is ready to…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Educational Objectives, Scoring Rubrics, Student Evaluation
Goodwin, Bryan; Gibson, Tonia; Lewis, Dale; Rouleau, Kris – ASCD, 2018
Good ideas, the best intentions, and a stirring vision from the top aren't enough to effect change in schools. "Unstuck" offers a road map to help schools change from the inside out instead of the top down. Inside-out approaches are designed to encourage schools to become more innovative and entrepreneurial, finding better ways to help…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Peer Teaching, Coaching (Performance), Teamwork
Jung, Lee Ann – ASCD, 2018
All students deserve research-based, systematic support and a team that is committed to their success. In this book, Lee Ann Jung lays out a growth planning process that integrates seamlessly with existing IEP and Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2) structures and is also suitable for any student who has individualized or personalized…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Response to Intervention, Special Education, General Education
Guskey, Thomas R., Ed.; Brookhart, Susan M., Ed. – ASCD, 2019
Grading is one of the most hotly debated topics in education, and grading practices themselves are largely based on tradition, instinct, or personal history or philosophy. But to be effective, grading policies and practices must be based on trustworthy research evidence. Enter this book: a review of 100-plus years of grading research that presents…
Descriptors: Grading, Educational Objectives, Feedback (Response), Grades (Scholastic)
Moss, Connie M.; Brookhart, Susan M. – ASCD, 2019
Formative assessment is one of the best ways to increase student learning and enhance teacher quality. But effective formative assessment is not part of most classrooms, largely because teachers misunderstand what it is and don't have the necessary skills to implement it. In the updated 2nd edition of this practical guide for school leaders,…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Success, Educational Objectives