Kate Kennedy, Mary Peters, Mike Thomas

Broschiertes Buch

How to Use Value-Added Analysis to Improve Student Learning

A Field Guide for School and District Leaders

Beschreibung

A step-by-step guide to transforming student learning with value-added analysis Value-added analysis is the most robust, statistically significant method available for helping educators quantify student progress over time. This book provides a field-tested continuous improvement model for using value-added information to increase student learning in both the classroom and schoolwide. The five-step process shows how to: Create the conditions for success Examine district, school, and classroom reports to assess strengths and challenges Use these reports to create an improvement plan Implement instructional changes Evaluate and adjust the changes as the new school year starts

Autor

Kate Kennedy develops and leads professional development workshops for educators on how to use value-added analysis, formative assessment, and other research-based strategies and tools for school improvement. A Director at Battelle for Kids in Columbus, Ohio, she also develops online learning resources to support educators' efforts to apply these strategies to accelerate student progress. Kate has traveled from Ohio to Hong Kong, and many interesting places in between, to help educators help kids. Before joining the staff at Battelle for Kids, Kate studied education leadership at Teachers College in New York City and was an ESL, English Language Arts, and Social Studies teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9781412996334
• ISBN-10: 1412996333
• Artikelnr.: 35118715