Smith
Lighthouse Learning Community
Wayzata, Minnesota
Mandy Stalets
Mathematics Teacher
Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School
Normal, Illinois
Jennifer South
Seventh-Grade Math/ELA Teacher
High School PE Teacher
Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate
Melfort, Saskatchewan
Canada
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Table of Contents
Reproducible pages are in italics.
The Science of Assessment: A Fresh Perspective
The Art of Assessment: The Master’s Landscape
Assessment and the Whole Person
Understanding the Concept of the Whole Person
Identifying the Benefits of Assessing the Whole Person
Why and When Are We Assessing?
Changing the Assessment Paradigm
False Dichotomies Between Achievement and Creativity
Instruction and Assessment Planning Using a Learning Continuum
Understanding the Learning Continuum
Backward Planning and Unpacking
Learning Events With Clear Purpose
Exploring the Stages for Creating the Learning Continuum
Exploring the Learning Goal
Building Readiness
Enriching Understanding
Putting the Stages Together
Anticipating Challenges
Final Thoughts
Questions for
