Jackpot!: Nurturing Student Investment Through Assessment (an Actionable Plan for Increasing Student Engagement)

An age-old question universal to all teachers is, "How do we get our students to care about their learning?" Jackpot! delivers actionable strategies to achieve that most important outcome of assessment--student investment. Not only does the book offer tools you can use, but it also addresses the mindset shift necessary for teachers to set students up for success as partners in their own learning.

• Explore case studies covering a wide range of classroom experiences
• Gain access to many different tools to successfully orient a growth mindset toward assessment
• Understand the ideas behind successful assessment and how to put it into practice
• Utilize sample charts to better direct the course of learning improvements
• Reflect on personal classroom experiences and ways to improve

Contents:
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: Hope, Efficacy, and Achievement in a Learning Culture
Chapter 2: Assessment Purpose
Chapter 3: Assessment Architecture
Chapter 4: Interpretation of Results
Chapter 5: Communication
Chapter 6: Instructional Agility
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index