nEffective classroom formative assessment helps educators make minute-by-minute, day-by-day instructional decisions. This clear, practical guide for teachers centers on five key instructional strategies, along with an overview of each strategy and practical formative assessment techniques for implementation in K-12 classrooms. The authors provide guidance on when and how to use the techniques, tips, cautions, and enhancements to sustain formative assessment.n nEducators will learn how to: n- Clarify, share, and understand learning intentions and success criteria n- Engineer productive discussions and activities that elicit evidence of learning n- Provide feedback that moves learners forward n- Activate students as learning resources for each other n- Activate students as agents of their own learning nContents: nTechniques: Tips, Cautions, and Enhancements nAcknowledgments nAbout the Authors nIntroduction nChapter 1: Why Formative Assessment Should Be a Priority for Every Teacher nChapter 2: Your Professional Learning nChapter 3: Strategy 1--Clarifying, Sharing, and Understanding Learning Intentions and Success Criteria nChapter 4: Strategy 2--Engineering Effective Discussion, Tasks, and Activities That Elicit Evidence of Learning nChapter 5: Strategy 3--Providing Feedback That Moves Learning Forward nChapter 6: Strategy 4--Activating Students as Learning Resources for One Another nChapter 7: Strategy 5--Activating Students as Owners of Their Own Learning nConclusion nResources nAppendix nReferences nIndex