Table of Contents
About the Author ix
Introduction: Embracing Student Self-Assessment 1
Examples of Student Self-Assessment 2
Data Notebooks and Portfolios for Self-Assessment 5
About This Book 6
Conclusion 7
Chapter 1 Making a Compelling Case for Self-Assessment 9
Three Paradigm Shifts 10
The Purpose of Data Notebooks and Portfolios 15
Other Self-Assessment Tools 16
Where to Start 17
Questions to Guide Conversation and Reflection 17
Chapter 2 Setting Up a Self-Assessment- Process and Documenting Learning 19
Considerations for Self-Assessment 20
How to Make This Work 24
Where to Start 34
Tools to Support Self-Assessment 34
Questions to Guide Conversation and Reflection 35
All About Me: Early Elementary 36
All About Me 37
What Would You Like to Do? 38
My Dreams and Ambitions 39
My Learning Story Sample: Early Elementary 40
My Learning Story Sample 41
Sample Unit Tracker 42
Monitoring My Learning 43
Documenting and Reflecting on My Learning 44
Chapter 3 Engaging in Analysis and Reflection 45
Considerations for Self-Assessment 48
How to Make This Work 50
Where to Start 60
Tools to Support Self-Assessment 60
Questions to Guide Conversation and Reflection 61
Margin Symbols 62
Reflection on a Work Sample: Single-Point Rubric 63
Tracking My Progress 64
Growth Card 65
Reflecting on Success Criteria 66
Most Important Things 67
My Action Plan 68
Assess and Reflect on Reading Skills 69
Chapter 4 Imagining Possibilities and Setting Goals 71
Elements of Goal Setting 73
Considerations for Self-Assessment 75
How to Make This Work 80
Where to Start 81
Tools to Support Self-Assessment 81
Questions to Guide Conversation and Reflection 82
Reflecting on Competencies 84
Today's Coal 85
Short- and Long-Term Goals 86
Reflecting and Goal Setting: English Language Arts 87
Connecting Long-Term Goals to Short-Term Targets 88
My Goals 89
Goal Setting During Exploration 90
Daily Goal Setting 91
Reflecting and Goal Setting Prior to Sharing Learning With Others 92
Daily Decision Making 93
Reaching My Goal 94
My Assessment Record 95
It's All Down to Decisions: Monitoring Goals 96
Chapter 5 Celebrating Growth 97
Considerations for Self-Assessment 99
How to Make This Work 101
Where to Start 101
Tools to Support Self-Assessment 102
Questions to Guide Conversation and Reflection 102
I Can Self-Assess! 104
Celebrations With Others 105
How I Would Like to Celebrate 106
Celebration Time! 107
Chapter 6 Examining Age, Security, Families, and Other Factors 109
Self-Assessment and Students in Early Elementary Classrooms 109
Safety and Privacy 111
Family Engagement 113
Teacher and Student Roles 113
How to Overcome Common Barriers 116
Where to Start 118
Questions to Guide Conversation and Reflection 118
Epilogue 121
Appendix: Example Self-Assessment Sequence 123
Getting Ready to Write 125
Writing Sample: Life Is an Elevator 126
Single-Point Rubric for "Life as a Metaphor" 127
Data Collection: Transition Words and Use of Examples 128
Analysis and Reflection 129
Writing Sample Revision: Life Is an Elevator 130
Final Reflection 131
My Goals and Celebration 132
References and Resources 133
Index 137
