Navigating Assessment and Collaboration with the Common Core State Standards

by Maryann D. Wiggs

Navigating Assessment and Collaboration with the Common Core State Standards is the final volume in the Getting Ready for the Common Core Handbook Series. It focuses on strategies to ensure the preparedness of students for large-scale assessments of the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

practical instructions for developing common formative assessment processes, implementing the technique of "unwrapping" the CCSS, and aligning Professional Learning Communities and Data Team practices with the CCSS.

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2012

Reviews

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book points out the value in assessment and collaboration when implementing the Common Core. However, the author's pointed out that while common assessments throughout a district are a good idea, the reality is that teachers need to be in charge of making the assessments, using them, analyzing the data collected once implementing the assessments, and then fine-tuning the assessments.

This book a is a must read!