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Using formative assessment to differentiate mathematics instruction, grades 4-10 : seven practices to maximize learning
- Author
- Laud, Leslie.
- Title
- Using formative assessment to differentiate mathematics instruction, grades 4-10 : seven practices to maximize learning / Leslie Laud.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, c2011.
- Description
- xix, 145 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Other contributors
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
- Notes
- "A joint publication [with] National Council of Teachers of Mathematics." Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Machine generated contents note: 1.Getting Started and Establishing Norms
- Getting Started
- Establishing Class Norms
- 2.Formative Assessment
- What is Formative Assessment?
- Where Am I? Involving Students in Self-Assessment
- Where Am I Going? Conveying Criteria or Learning Targets
- How Will I Get There? Providing Feedback
- Impact of Assessment on Confidence and Motivation
- 3.Tiered Instruction
- What Is a Tiered Lesson?
- Differentiating by Student Characteristics
- Tiering by Instructional Characteristics
- Tiering Existing Textbook Lessons
- Creating a Differentiated Lesson
- 4.Supporting Students Who Are Low Achieving
- Differentiating Instruction in Basic Facts
- Differentiating for Conceptual Understanding
- Differentiating Procedural Support
- 5.Challenging Students Who Are High Achieving
- Exemptions Based on Prior Knowledge or Pace of Learning
- Opportunities for Higher Order Math
- Strategies to Avoid
- Importance of Challenge
- 6.Time-Saving Management Strategies
- Planning Lessons and Units
- Managing Students Working on Different Tasks
- Assigning Homework
- Grading
- Wrap Up
- Suggested Resources.
- Subject headings
- Mathematics--Study and teaching (Middle school) Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary) Curriculum planning. Curriculum evaluation.
- ISBN
- 9781412995245 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1412995248 (pbk. : alk. paper)