otal 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