{"product_id":"assessment-bridge","title":"Assessment Bridge","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Just the kind of bridge we need to span the ideological wars and make schools work for teachers and their students.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003eAnn Lieberman\u003cbr\u003e  Senior Scholar, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching\u003cbr\u003e  Visiting Professor, Stanford University\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In her supremely well-written and useful book, Dr. Solomon has woven together historical perspective, research, and her own considerable experience to address reforming schools in the 21st Century.  After defining the problem (productive change), Dr. Solomon has examined ′old′ solutions and conceptualized new ones to create better schools for students.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003eNancy Goldman, Director of Curriculum\u003cbr\u003e  Pearl River School District\u003cbr\u003e  Pearl River, NY\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Standards and implementation of the learning process go hand in hand. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Assessment Bridge \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003emakes us clearly aware of the present need for a bridge between the two so that standards may not create greater failure and the rejection of formal education by many children.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003eMatthew Foley, Pastor\u003cbr\u003e  Epiphany Roman Catholic Church\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe must ensure that tests serve the needs of education—not force education to fulfill needs of test creators.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Assessment Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e is award-winning educator Pearl Solomon′s penetrating and cogent examination of today′s high-stakes standards-based testing movement, which seems to compromise effective teaching and learning rather than improve it. Committed teachers know the importance of student assessment as a guide to classroom instruction. Restoring assessment to its proper place in the curriculum is the goal of this clear-headed analysis. Chapters cover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe origins and history of the current testing movement \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow good tests guide teaching and learning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to balance standardized tests, curriculum standards, and critical local variables such as class size, socioeconomics, and teacher attitudes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to build bridges from test anxiety to improved student learning, teacher training, curriculum and instruction, and school administration and leadership \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to recruit, train, and nurture a new generation of talented, committed, and effective teachers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmphasizing the positive at all times, Solomon guides us toward creation of better schools where the best teachers and school leaders link tests to standards, curriculum, and improved student learning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246675775832,"sku":"9780761945949","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780761945949.jpg?v=1777785361","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/assessment-bridge","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}