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Raise student achievement with effective standards-based assessments This comprehensive professional development package offers updated, easy-to-implement formative assessment tools teachers can use to help all students meet or exceed mandated academic standards. Best-selling author Kay Burke provides strategies based on current research and step-by-step instructions for: Developing unit plans using differentiated learning and assessment strategiesBuilding Response to Intervention checklists for struggling studentsDesigning performance tasks that engage all learners Creating tests that focus on higher-order thinking skillsThe multimedia package includes:The fifth edition of How to Assess Authentic Learning, with more than 50 examples of formative assessments, real classroom examples, embedded performance tasks, user-friendly checklists, rubrics, graphic organizers, and implementation strategies A content-rich 69-minute DVD featuring Kay Burke describing the process for differentiating classroom assessments to help students achieve academic excellence An easy-to-use facilitatorAEs guide with segment prompts, workshop outlines, activities, and discussion questions that connect the bookAEs content with theaDVDEffective for large or small groups, this all-in-one training kit is ideal for professional development leaders and teachers who want to expand their knowledge of formative assessment and maximize student learning.