This set includes:

• Making Standards Work, Third Edition by Douglas B. Reeves

  Standards are the foundation of our educational systems today.  Fairness, rigor, and high achievement for all students are the focus of standards-based schools.  Yet the standards movement means nothing if it does not improve student achievement in the classroom.  In this revised edition, Dr. Reeves provides step-by-step guidance on how to design and implement standards-based performance assessments to make improved teaching and learning a reality in the classroom.

• “Unwrapping” the Standards by Larry Ainsworth

  “Unwrapping” the academic content standards is a technique to help educators identify from the full text of the standards exactly what they need to teach their students. “Unwrapped” standards provide clarity as to what students must know and be able to do.  When teachers take the time to analyze each standard to identify its essential concepts and skills, the result is more effective instructional planning, assessment, and student learning.  From the “unwrapped” concepts and skills, educators next determine the “Big Ideas,” or learning goals, they want their students to remember long after instruction ends, and then write “Essential Questions” to guide their students toward the attainment of these Big Ideas.

• Power Standards by Larry Ainsworth

  Power Standards is a step-by-step, practical manual that explains how educators can distinguish the Power Standards—standards that are absolutely essential for student success—from those that are “nice to know.”

• Rigorous Curriculum Design: How to Create Curricular Units of Study that Align Standards, Instruction, and Assessment by Larry Ainsworth

  Rigorous Curriculum Design presents a carefully sequenced, hands-on model that curriculum designers and educators in every school system can follow to create a progression of units of study that keep standards, instruction, and assessment tightly focused and connected.

• Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and Learning by Larry Ainsworth, Linda Gregg, Douglas B. Reeves and others

  Ahead of the Curve is written by the most influential, leading-edge luminaries on assessment and brings their ideas and recommendations into a single resource, illustrating the range of effective assessment design and implementation.  From involving students in the assessment process to ensuring accuracy to applying assessments to English language learners and special needs students, you will find compelling insights and proven strategies.

• Standards, Assessment, & Accountability—Real Questions from Educators with Real Answers by Douglas B. Reeves

  Standards, Assessment, & Accountability—Real Questions from Educators with Real Answers from Douglas B. Reeves, Ph.D. is about teaching the teacher through responses to today’s tough educational questions.  Using a question and answer format, Douglas B. Reeves, Ph.D., focuses on what to teach, how to teach, and how to meet the needs of all students.

• The Leader’s Guide to Standards by Douglas B. Reeves

  In today’s school environment educational leaders are mandated to use academic standards to measure the progress of their school's teachers and students.  Despite the wealth of material that addresses the topic of academic standards there is little written for those who must lead the effort to put in place an effective standards system.  The Leader’s Guide to Standards is a landmark book—written by Douglas Reeves, an expert in academic standards, performance assessment, and accountability—that shows school principals, assistant principals, teachers, and district-level administrators how to build a comprehensive accountability system for standards-based reform that focuses on leadership skills.  Reeves offers practical recommendations for assessing and nurturing teacher performance, setting up balanced assessment and accountability policies, and making the case for standards to the public.  In addition, the book addresses the vital role that policymakers from the local school board to state and national leaders play in the successful implementation of educational standards.

• Common Formative Assessments by Larry Ainsworth and Donald Viegut

  Now you have powerful means to closely align curriculum, instruction, and assessment to the standards essential for student success. You will learn how teams of teachers in the same content area or grade level can collaboratively develop, test, and refine common formative assessments in order to gain reliable and timely feedback on student progress. The results provide teachers with critical insight into how well students are understanding the standards, what changes are needed in instructional strategies, and how to best meet the needs of every student!

• 101 Questions and Answers About Standards, Assessment, and Accountability by Douglas B. Reeves

  This easy-to-use reference book provides clear answers to commonly asked questions about the most pressing issues in education today. Standards and standardized tests, writing and student achievement, accountability systems, interventions for under-performing students, standards and the arts, motivation, leadership issues, plus many more topics are addressed in this handbook for educators. Dr. Reeves clearly articulates responses to questions he has received over the years during teacher workshops and national presentations, while facilitating K-12 accountability task force meetings and working with students in the classroom, and as the Test Doctor on the Internet. This book is a helpful reference for understanding the issues and improving communication among teachers, parents, students, and all stakeholders in school communities.

• 101 More Questions and Answers About Standards, Assessment, and Accountability by Douglas B. Reeves

  In the three years since the publication of the first volume of 101 Questions & Answers about Standards, Assessment, and Accountability, Dr. Reeves and The Leadership and Learning Center have continued to receive and respond to real-world questions from teachers, school leaders, parents, students, and educational researchers. Now, in the age of increased accountability and No Child Left Behind, Dr. Reeves offers this second collection of questions and answers that addresses a new set of issues affecting education today.

• Test Better, Teach Better by W. James Popham

  The right kinds of tests, correctly applied, can help every teacher become a better teacher. But unless you know the nuts and bolts of effective test design and application, you may be collecting the wrong data; misinterpreting data; and drawing off-base conclusions about what students know and can do, what to teach next, and how effective your instruction has been.

  In Test Better, Teach Better, assessment expert W. James Popham explores the links between assessment and instruction and provides a jargon-free look at classroom and large-scale test construction, interpretation, and application.

• Effective Grading Practices – Leadership and Learning Live, Volume 1, DVD 3 by Douglas B. Reeves

  In this session, Dr. Reeves presents a compelling case improvement of grading practices. He'll argue that school-wide implementation of a consistent and effective grading system will have an immediate impact on reducing failures and improving student achievement, teacher morale, student behavior, and parental engagement. In the DVD Dr. Reeves will lead interactive learning exercises: to teach the elements of effective grading, analyze common grading systems; experiment with alternative systems; create improved feedback strategies; and develop an implementation plan that participants can be immediately applied.