additional resources
Standards-Based Education & Student Report Cards
(All grades)
Peter Robertson
The following may be helpful in setting up teacher study groups, action research projects, etc. for the purpose of digging deeper into vocabulary instruction.
Examining Student Work:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/results/res2-01rich.cfm
Faculty Study Groups:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/murphy202.cfm
Critical Friends Group:
http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/resources/view/ces_res/43
Assessment Resources and Publications of the National Assessment of Educational Progress
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=031#010
National Center for Educational Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/
Condition of Education 2004
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Assessment and Rubric Information
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html
Professional Reading
Resnick, Lauren; Principles of Learning CD-Rom; Institute of Learning
Stiggins, Richard J.; Student-involved Classroom Assessment; Prentice-Hall, NJ; 2001
O'Connor, Kenneth; How to Grade for Learning; SkyLight Professional Development; Arlington Heights, IL; 2002
Marzano, Robert J.; Transforming Classroom Grading; ASCD.org