Looking Together at Student Work

by Tina Blythe, Barbara Schieffelin Powell, David Allen, et al.

Book Overview

This updated third edition provides teachers and administrators with strategies and resources for examining and discussing student work, such as essays, math problems, projects, artwork, and more. The authors describe two ways of looking together at student work--The Tuning Protocol and The Collaborative Assessment Conference--including how to choose work to present and examples of groups using each protocol. This new edition also offers suggestions for addressing some of the key challenges that emerge when groups first begin to share and discuss student work, as well as guidance for using protocols once groups have progressed beyond the initial stages. This book will be useful to teachers, administrators, teacher educators, coaches, and others who are involved in the work of improving teaching and learning for all students.

New for the Third Edition:

The addition of The Microlab Protocol, a relatively quick and easy way to introduce groups to protocol-guided conversation. Facilitation strategies and more detailed notes for presenters about how to select work and prepare for their roles. Updated examples and a new case focused on a school's use of protocols to develop teachers' understanding and application of the Common Core State Standards. Current research on the effectiveness of practices that involve the collaborative examination of student work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807756466
• ISBN13: 9780807756461
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Looking Together at Student Work: A Companion Guide to Assessing Student Learning (Series on School

Excellent resource for schools looking for a concise reporting of different ways to look at data and student work. Guidance and considerations for first timer groups as well as thoughtful advice to teams trying to develop norms and procedures, while avoiding serious setbacks from needless mistakes. We have purchased multiple copies of this book for our team after positive reviews from primary and intermediate teachers alike.