The Power of Collaboration and Teamwork in Assessment Planning
Include how principals and other leaders can partner with teachers in curriculum choice, recruiting qualified teachers, scheduling collaboration, hiring instructional coaches, providing consistent feedback. Give examples and be specific. Elaborate on the characteristics of collaboration and teaming as part of this process.
Madaus, G. F., Higgins, J., & Russell, M. K. (2009). The Paradoxes of High Stakes Testing : How They Affect Students, Their Parents, Teachers, Principals, Schools, and Society. Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age Publishing.
Chapter 10
Saunders, W. M., Goldenberg, C. N., & Gallimore, R. (2009). Increasing achievement by focusing grade-level teams on improving classroom learning: A prospective, quasi-experimental study of title I schools. American Educational Research Journal, 46(4), 1006-1033. doi:10.3102/0002831209333185
Sindelar, N. W. (2011). Assessment-Powered Teaching. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin.Read Chapter 6
Udelhofen, S. K. (2005). Keys to Curriculum Mapping : Strategies and Tools to Make It Work. Thousand Oaks: Corwin.
Read Chapter 1
Helpful Websites:
ETS K-12 Student Assessment Programs: Collaborative Planning
https://www.ets.org/k12/capabilities/planning/
