Mindful Assessment: The 6 Essential Fluencies of Innovative Learning (Teaching 21st Century Skills to Modern Learners)
Lee Crockett
(Author)
Andrew Churches
(Author)
Description
It is time to rethink the relationship between teaching and learning and assess the crucial skills students need to succeed in the 21st century. The authors assert that educators must focus assessment on mindfulness and feedback for improvement, framing assessment around six fluencies students need to cultivate. The book provides scenarios, lessons, activities, and assessment rubrics.
Benefits
- Discover the essential fluencies and skills students need for success in the 21st century.
- Examine different kinds of assessments and their focuses, strengths, and weaknesses.
- Gain assessment rubrics for evaluating students' skills in the fluencies.
- Access sample lessons and projects that support the fluencies.
- Employ the Solution Fluency Activity Planner to help students develop the fluencies they'll need to succeed in the 21st century.
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Lessons from the Dojo
- Approaches to Assessment
- Structure of the Fluencies Assessment Framework
- Solution Fluency Assessment Framework
- Information Fluency Assessment Framework
- Creativity Fluency Assessment Framework
- Media Fluency Assessment Framework
- Collaboration Fluency Assessment Framework
- Global Digital Citizen Assessment Framework
Epilogue: Where Will You Go from Here?
Appendix: Glossary of Command Terms
Product Details
Price
$35.95
$33.43
Publisher
Solution Tree
Publish Date
August 31, 2016
Pages
176
Dimensions
6.9 X 9.9 X 0.6 inches | 0.85 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781942496885
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Lee believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together through humour and compassion.Lee Crockett works with governments, education systems, international agencies, and corporations to help people and organisations connect to their highest purpose and realise their wish for the future. Living in Kamakura, Japan, he practices Zen and studies the Shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute. Mindfulness and joyful curiosity is the foundation of his approach to his work and his life.An inspiring and engaging speaker, Lee has given presentations in over 20 countries. His several best-selling books have garnered many awards and are used in schools and universities around the world.To learn more about Lee's work, visit leecrockett.net.
Andrew Churches is a teacher and ICT enthusiast. He teaches at Kristin School on Auckland's North Shore, a school with a mobile computing program that sees students with personal mobile devices and laptops. He is an edublogger, wiki author, and innovator. In 2008, Andrew's wiki, Educational Origami, was nominated for the Edublogs Best Wiki awards. He contributes to a number of web sites and blogs including Techlearning, Spectrum Education magazine, and the Committed Sardine Blog. Andrew believes that to prepare our students for the future we must prepare them for change and teach them to question, think, adapt, and modify.