The author, Michael Absolum, shows how building learning-focused relationships between teacher and student helps make ?assessment for learning? principles work effectively. He does this by breaking down the bigger ideas of assessment into smaller parts that make it easy for educators to understand. Throughout the book, Absolum shares his ideas about the: ? Nature of student learning; ? Nature of the student/teacher relationship; ? Skills that teachers need to support students; and ? Skills that students need to learn. Originally written for a New Zealand readership, Clarity in the Classroom has been adapted for North American educators. This book is an essential resource for every teacher and administrator looking to support and enhance the learning opportunities for all students. The adaptions to the North American edition were done by James Gray, a vice-principal in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Meagan Mutchmor, a K?8 mathematics consultant for the Winnipeg School Division.

Clarity in the Classroom: Using Formative Assessment for Building Learning-Focused Relationships

Education & Teaching

Absolum, Michael

Schools & Teaching

Portage & Main Press

Review\nFor educators in the UK in 2009, this book could not be more timely. Even in England, where the government has been clinging to external tests despite the mounting evidence of their long term failure to transform learning, the disasters of the SATs in 2008 has led to the start of their demise. Now teachers and schools can begin again to focus on what matters in the classroom. Two key messages are central to Michael Absolum's book: the first is suggested in the title, Clarity in the Classroom, as teachers spell out for their students the expectations and criteria for successful achievement. The second message, a pre-condition for the first, is the primacy of relationships. Students need the will as well as the skill to improve their work: the relationships between teacher and students, and among the students themselves, are at the heart of students' necessary belief in their capacity to learn.\nThe content is pertinent, clear and well-argued [and] 'Try This' sections encourage teachers to take the practical steps they will need if habits are to change and be sustained. At the back of the book are some 'masters' for teachers to copy and use immediately. This is a book for practitioners, based on sound research and its feet firmly planted in real classrooms.―Ruth Sutton, assessment consultant\nSupporting students to be confident and enthusiastic learners is of primary concern for teachers today. We all want students who have high expectations of themselves as learners; students who feel confident about their capacity to learn, who set goals for their learning, and who are able to construct enjoyable and challenging learning pathways for themselves.\nUsing practical suggestions and examples, Clarity in the Classroom describes an evidence-based, reflective approach, which will enable teachers to help their students achieve to the highest levels. It is about:\n* the nature of student learning 
* the nature of the student/teacher relationship needed to sustain that learning 
* the skills that teachers need to develop in order to support students 
* the skills that students need to learn in order to learn best.\nWith an emphasis on 'assessment for learning' principles, and the partnerships that evolve out of well-developed learning-focused relationships, Clarity in the Classroom provides busy teachers with key strategies and easy-to-use techniques for developing effective and meaningful classroom practices. It is an essential resource for all teachers.

Clarity in the Classroom: Using Formative Assessment

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

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Clarity in the Classroom: Using Formative Assessment for Building Learning-Focused Relationships

Clarity in the Classroom: Using Formative Assessment