Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom

I ordered this book a month before my class starts because I was worried about getting it on time. It arrived within a few days. The condition was very good. There is some highlighting that was done, but the product info indicated that there could be. Other than that, the book almost looks like new. Very happy.

As a former classroom teacher who currently works with educators and administrators in a professional development capacity, I strongly recommend this book. It clearly organizes and expresses research-based best practices in assessment and demonstrates how those practices are essential for responsive teaching. There are also "case in points" included with every chapter, which illustrate how these aspects of assessment would like in a real classroom (to my knowledge these are actual examples that occured and not just made up illustrations). Like most of Tomlinson's work, there is not much "make and take" in this book. This might be frustrating for educators looking for a quick and easy strategy or tool. In my opinion, that just not how good teaching works (either from pd to teachers or teachers to students). What you do get is a clear understanding of best assessment practices and how to use them effectively to better understand how to meet learners' needs.

Good info but highly repetitive if you have other books by Dr. T.

About to go into my 5th year of teaching high school English. I want to expand my abilities when it comes to differentiation and this book has already helped me with planning for the coming school year. This book holds a positive can-do tone, which I appreciate greatly.

Good textbook.

Hate to admit I could ever like a book on assessment and differentiation but this one is written well enough to be accessible, memorable, relatable and provides food for thought. Disagree with some aspects of their arguments for differentiation seems to be some inconsistencies and contradictions, but overall a good primer on issues facing teachers and students.

This is a great resource for differentiation in assessment; however, by the time I had already marked mine up and read through a good bit of it - I found that pages 67-114 were bound into my copy flipped upside down. Beware of this.

I would recommend this book to everyone in the education industry but mostly to teachers. All the assessment questions a teacher has, it is addressed in this book. And it is a smooth read. No weird lingo. If there is new jargon, it is explained.

Full of practical tips for educators to adopt for use in DI classrooms. A good book for educators to find out how they can use Assessment Literacy in DI classrooms for their students.