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Assessing 21st Century Skills

A Guide to Evaluating Mastery and Authentic Learning

By: Laura M. Greenstein

Go beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests! This book provides a framework and practical ideas for assessing 21st century skills such as problem solving, collaboration, and creativity.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781452218014
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2012
Page Count: 264
Publication date: July 23, 2012

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Description

Go beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests!

The Common Core State Standards clearly define the skills students need for success in college and the 21st century workplace. The question is, how can you measure student mastery of skills like creativity, problem solving, and use of technology? Laura Greenstein demonstrates how teachers can teach and assess 21st century skills using authentic learning experiences and rigorous, varied assessment strategies. Based on the best ideas of renowned experts in education, this book provides a framework and practical ideas for measuring

Thinking skills: critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and metacognition
Actions: communication, collaboration, digital and technological literacy
Living skills: citizenship, global understanding, leadership, college and career readiness

Included are numerous rubrics and checklists, a step-by-step model for developing your own classroom assessments, a lesson planning template, and sample completed lesson plans. Assessing 21st Century Skills gives you the tools and strategies you need to prepare students to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

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Laura M. Greenstein

Laura Greenstein has been an educator for over 30 years serving as a teacher, department chair, and school leader in multiple grades and subjects. She combines this background with her experience as a school board member and professional development specialist to bring fresh and original ideas to educators about teaching, learning, and assessing. She consults with schools and districts and presents at workshops and conferences locally and nationally.

As an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut and the University of New Haven, she teaches Human Development and Assessment to undergraduate and graduate students and more recently, Teaching, Learning, and Assessing with Technology in the 6th year Digital Literacy program. She has a B.S. from the University of Connecticut, an M.S. from the State University of New York at Oneonta in education, a 6th year from Sacred Heart University in administration, and an Ed.D. from Johnson and Wales University in Educational Leadership.

Her website, http://www.assessmentnetwork.net is a valuable source of information on issues and topics in assessment. She is the author of What Teachers Really Need to Know About Formative Assessment from ASCD and Assessing 21st Century Skills with Corwin. You can follow her on Twitter @lauragteacher and email her at laura.m.greenstein@gmail.com.

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: A Synthesis of 21st Century Skills

Chapter 3: Assessment Fundamentals

Chapter 4: Assessment Strategies

Chapter 5: Assessing Thinking Skills

Chapter 6: Assessing Actions

Chapter 7: Assessing Skills for Living in the World

Chapter 8: Multipurpose Assessments

Chapter 9: Moving Assessment Into the 21st Century

Appendices

References

Index

Reviews

"This is the book we’ve all been waiting for! 21st Century Assessment is timely and right on target. This book is a blend of theoretical and practical and is a must-have title for any educator who wants to truly meet the needs of 21st century learners."

Cindy Corlett, Teacher and Professional Developer
Cimarron Middle School, Rowlock Way, CO

"This unique book on assessment has it all! The author has done a phenomenal job of laying a research-based foundation; defining thinking skills, actions, and skills for living in the world; showing how to incorporate common core standards and technology into the mix; and providing suggestions on how to asses it all. An added bonus is the inclusion of numerous rubrics and checklists, a lesson plan format, and a completed sample lesson plan. With a detailed table of contents, sections clearly labeled, and the inclusion of an index, the book can be used as a textbook or as a handbook."

Julie Prescott, Assessment Coordinator
Vallivue High School, Caldwell, ID

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