Fair Isn't Always Equal: Assessing and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom, 2nd Edition, April/2018
| Author(s) | Rick Wormeli |
| ISBN10 | 162531017X |
| ISBN13 | 9781625310170 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| Year Publish | 2018 April |
Synopsis
"Reading Fair Isn’t Always Equal inspires me to be a better teacher. This is not a book to browse through over summer vacation. This is a book to work with, to take chapter by chapter and use to assess your own assessment and grading practices. This is a book to commit to, with a community of colleagues, to discuss, to debate, to share. It is a book for teachers and administrators".
--- Jennifer Randall, Middleweb.com
Fair Isn’t Always Equal outlines coherent and effective standards-based grading practices for a high-stakes, accountability-focused world. Recognizing the importance of having a shared school vision for assessment and grading, Rick addresses the challenges for teachers and administrators alike.
Educators from kindergarten to high school will find real examples and gray areas of grading. Rick tackles important and sometimes controversial assessment and grading issues constructively, incorporating modern pedagogy and the challenges of working with diverse groups of students. New sections address sports eligibility, honor roll, descriptive feedback techniques, and gifted/talented students. Chapters on test questions, redos/retakes, grading scales, and grading effort and behavior have been revised extensively.
This important book clearly explains the principles behind best grading practices so that you’re ready for all grading questions or realities that you may encounter in your classrooms and schools.
About the Author:
Rick Wormeli is a National Board-Certified Teacher and a columnist for Middle Ground magazine. The winner of Disney's American Teacher Award for English in 1996, Rick is an internationally known speaker on middle-level education, innovation, and teacher professionalism.
Rick offers a wealth of experience having worked as a middle grades teacher, human growth and development teacher, and staff development educator. He is also an educational consultant to National Public Radio, USA Today, and the Smithsonian Institute.
Rick has presented at the White House, has appeared on Good Morning America, and has worked with school districts all across the country.
