Rethinking Classroom Assessment with Purpose in Mind

Rethinking Classroom Assessment with Purpose in Mind
Author: Lorna M. Earl
Publisher: Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Academic achievement
ISBN: 9780771134999

This document is intended to inform discussion among Manitoba educators regarding the effective use of assessment processes to facilitate learning for all students.

Assessment as Learning

Assessment as Learning
Author: Lorna M. Earl
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452242976

This is a book for teachers and school leaders on formative assessment i.e., assessment as learning where assessment occurs throughout the learning process to inform learning as opposed to assessment that occurs at the end of a learning unit to measure what students have learned (summative assessment). Formative assessment emphasizes the role of the student, not only as a contributor to the assessment and learning process, but the critical connector between them. It defines assessment of learning, assessment for learning and assessment as learning, making a case for assessment as learning. It addresses assessment in the context of what learning is. It shows how to use formative assessment to motivate student learning, help students make connections so that they move from emergent to proficient, extend their learning and to help them become reflective self-regulators of their own learning. It explores how teachers can make the shift to formative assessment by engaging in conceptual change.

Poplars and Willows

Poplars and Willows
Author: Jud G. Isebrands
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 700
Release: 2014-02-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1780641087

Poplars and willows form an important component of forestry and agricultural systems, providing a wide range of wood and non-wood products. This book synthesizes research on poplars and willows, providing a practical worldwide overview and guide to their basic characteristics, cultivation and use, issues, problems and trends. Prominence is given to environmental benefits and the importance of poplar and willow cultivation in meeting the needs of people and communities, sustainable livelihoods, land use and development.

Corporate Giving Directory

Corporate Giving Directory
Author: Taft Group (Detroit, Mich.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1616
Release: 2004-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781569954676

Corporate Giving Directory provides analysis of over 1,000 corporate giving programs, corporate foundations, and companies which offer direct giving programs in the U.S., including hard-to-find information on corporate direct gifts, nonmonetary gifts, matching gifts, and corporate sponsorships, when available. To be listed in Corporate Giving Directory, programs/foundations must give at least $200,000 in total cash and nonmonetary gifts combined per year.Key information offered in company profiles includes: company contact information, including email and URL addresses (when available); company description; operating locations; giving program contact and description; giving philosophy; nonmonetary support type and figures; financial summary; typical recipients; contributions analysis; corporate and foundation officers and directors; restrictions on giving; application information; grants analysis; and recent grants.Included are 331 email addresses for company giving programs, as well as web addresses for 462 corporate foundations and 1,129 corporate headquarters.Corporate Giving Directory is extensively indexed - indexes: Funders by Headquarters State Funders by Operating Location Funders by Location of Grant Recipient Funders by Recipient Type Funders by Grant Type Funders by Nonmonetary Support Type Funders by Application Deadline Officers & Directors by Name Officers & Directors by Place of Birth Officers & Directors by Alma Mater Officers & Directors by Corporate Affiliations Officers & Directors by Nonprofit Affiliations Officers & Directors by Club Affiliations Master Index