The Teacher as Assessment Leader

The Teacher as Assessment Leader – Thomas R. Guskey

Teachers are often the people who know most about their students’ learning, yet discussions about assessment tend to focus on large-scale tests and administrative decisions. The Teacher as Assessment Leader, edited by Thomas R. Guskey, a leading authority on assessment and grading, and published by Solution Tree, highlights the crucial role that classroom teachers can play in leading assessment practice.

The book brings together chapters by respected educators and assessment experts, each exploring how teachers can use assessment more effectively to support learning and to lead change in their schools. Contributors discuss topics such as formative assessment, designing high-quality classroom assessments, using data to inform instruction, providing effective feedback, involving students in self-assessment, grading and reporting practices, and collaborating with colleagues in professional learning communities.

Throughout the book, the emphasis is on practical ideas that teachers can apply in their own classrooms and share with colleagues. The authors offer examples, strategies and tools that show how assessment can be used not just to measure achievement, but to improve it, and how teacher leaders can influence assessment culture across their schools and districts.

Each chapter combines research with classroom experience, making the ideas both credible and actionable.

Insightful and practical, The Teacher as Assessment Leader is a valuable resource for classroom teachers, instructional coaches, department heads and school leaders who want to use assessment to raise student achievement and build stronger learning communities.