Kim Bailey & Chris Jakicic 
Common Formative Assessment 
A Toolkit for Professional Learning Communities at Work® Second Edition(Harness the power of common formative assessment to nurture student engagement and achievement)

In the second edition of this pivotal work by Kim Bailey and Chris Jakicic, you will discover updated and improved resources to use formative data to support higher levels of student learning. Data-driven techniques and new tools will guide you in improving collaboration and student engagement throughout the assessment process. Teams can use the ideas, templates, and protocols in this practitioner-friendly resource.

K–12 educators will:

• Identify successful assessment tools for implementation


• Understand the role of assessments in advancing student learning


• Reflect on assessment processes and the standards driving instruction


• Access a wide variety of assessment designs and strategies for guiding collaboration


• Utilize data-driven jump-start resources and templates that suit their teams’ needs

Contents:

Foreword by Robert Eaker

Introduction

Chapter 1: Getting Started as a Collaborative Team

Chapter 2: Setting the Stage for Common Formative Assessments

Chapter 3: Essential Standards—Determining Priorities for Student Learning

Chapter 4: Achieving Collective Clarity With the Unwrapping Process

Chapter 5: Designing Quality Common Formative Assessments

Chapter 6: Going Deeper—Advanced Processes for Designing Assessments

Chapter 7: Now What? Using Data to Make a Difference

Chapter 8: Building Student Self-Efficacy in Learning

Chapter 9: Strengthening and Sustaining the Work

Appendix: Tools for Teams

References and Resources

Index