Science Formative Assessment, Volume 2
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Science Formative Assessment, Volume 2 by Page Keeley
A Copublication of Corwin Press and NSTA PressThis book shows readers how to use assessment to inform instruction and learning in the science classroom. In the bestselling first volume, Page Keeley shared 75 techniques that help K-12 science teachers determine students' understanding of key concepts and design learning opportunities that will deepend students' mastery of content and standards. Volume 2 will present 50 new strategies linked to the Next Generation Science Standards. These flexible assessments can be used with any science curriculum.The assessments include:-- a description of how each technique promotes student learning-- considerations for design and implementation, such as required materials, timing, modeling the technique, and grouping students-- modifications for different types of students or purposes-- caveats for using each technique, and-- ways the techniques can be used in other content areas."Teachers everywhere are spending a lot of time and energy looking for ways to increase student achievement. Well, the answer is not a big secret, nor is it expensive. Fortunately, Page Keely has an answer. Improved performance lies in using formative assessments as an integral aspect of a lesson. In this book Keely shows how 50 formative assessments, in the form of FACTs, can lead to greater student success in science." -- Douglas Llewellyn
"The Next Generation Science Standards provide a wide open opportunity for engagement with students and science. We are in a time of assessing for learning rather than assessment of learning. Page Keeley has provided 50 new ideas that educators at all grade levels can use to find out what their students understand and how that learning is progressing throughout instruction. It is easy to use and implement in your classroom. Science Assessment Volume 2 is a treasure trove of ideas that tie learning, instruction, and assessment together. It is a timely resource at the right time!" -- James T. McDonald, Professor of Science Education
"This book is paramount to how students learn, question, and critically think about the real world. Page Keely’s Science Formative Assessment- Volume 2: 50 More Strategies Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning invites teachers to purposefully engage in the complex practices of crafting authentic student discourse in fun and energetic ways. Teachers will absolutely rave about the new probes in Mrs. Page’s insightful book!" -- Karen Dupre Jacobs, Secondary Science Coordinator
"Differentiating instruction in science is a key pedagogical skill for teachers. Page Keely makes it seem-less for teachers in Science Formative Assessment- Volume 2: 50 More Strategies Linking Assessment. By addressing misconceptions head-on, teachers will be able to assess commonplace misconceptions and help move their students toward making a conceptual shift in scientific thought." -- Gelyn Cornell, Elementary Science Coordinator
"Science teachers can transform their classrooms into collaborative, positive learning environments through probes highlighted in Page Keeley’s Science Formative Assessment- Volume 2: 50 More Strategies Linking Assessment. Teachers are provided strategies and probes that are designed to have their students discuss their ideas collaboratively with each other in groups, carefully listen to the ideas of their peers, modify their thinking based upon reasoning, claims, and evidence- all part of the scientific process! This informs teachers’ future instruction and builds students’ confidence and collegiality along the way." -- Denia Puerto-Rivera, District Science Interventionist
"The probes and strategies utilized in Page Keeley’s book Science Formative Assessment- Volume 2: 50 More Strategies Linking Assessment serve as a springboard for scientific authenticity and promote inquiry in the classroom. They serve as a great foundation for checking for student understanding and guide thinking through argumentation, writing, reasoning, drawing, and discourse. As teachers of student-scientists, our job is to prepare the next generation of innovators." -- Monica Ibanez, District Science Interventionist
"If you are a fan of Page and have her first book, volume 2 is a powerful addition to your library of formative assessment tools. If you are new to Page, you can′t lose by owning both books. These 50 strategies range from quick "on the fly" techniques to thought-probing activities that link to Page′s ′Uncovering Student Ideas′ series." -- David Vernot, Curriculum Consultant
"As a professional development provider, I am always looking for materials that translate abstract theory into concrete practice. Keeley has hit a ′home run′! This book provides extensive examples of strategies that teachers can immediately implement to inform teaching and promote learning."
-- Joyce Tugel, Science Specialist"Science Formative Assessment, Volume 2 contains a wealth of tools that encourage students to engage in practices such as scientific argumentation and discourse. By emphasizing the alignment of the FACT with Science and Engineering Practices, Keeley provides multiple ways for teachers to monitor more than the disciplinary core ideas being taught."
-- Susan German, Science TeacherFor nearly 20 years, PAGE KEELEY has been a pioneer in science education. She left the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA) in 2012 as Senior Science Program Director, where she had worked since 1996. She now works as an independent consultant, lecturer, and author, delivering professional development in the fields of formative assessment and teaching for conceptual comprehension to school systems and businesses. Page has served as the lead investigator and project director for three National Science Foundation-funded projects: the Northern New England Co-Mentoring Network (NNECN), PRISMS- Phenomena and Representations for Middle School Science Teaching, and Curriculum Topic Study- A Systematic Method to Using National Standards and Cognitive Research. She also designed and directed state MSP programs such as Science Content, Conceptual Change, and Collaboration (SC4) and TIES K-12- Teachers Integrating Engineering into Science K-12, as well as two National Semiconductor Foundation awards, Connecting Science, Inquiry, and Language Literacy (L-SILL) and Linking Science, Engineering, and Language Literacy (L-SELL), and two National Semiconductor Foundation grants, Linking Science, Engineering, and Language Literacy (L-SELL).
She founded and directed the Maine Governor's Academy for Science and Mathematics Education Leadership, a replication of the National Academy for Science and Mathematics Education Leadership, of which she is a Fellow. Page has written over twenty best-selling and award-winning publications, including twelve in the Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series, four in the first edition Curriculum Topic Study series, and four in the Science and Mathematics Formative Assessment- Practical Methods for Connecting Assessment, Teaching, and Learning series. Some of her publications have won important educational publishing prizes. She's written a number of journal papers and contributed to a number of book chapters.
She is a frequent speaker on the topics of formative assessment in science, comprehension students' (and instructors') thinking, and teaching for conceptual understanding at regional, national, and worldwide conferences. Page taught middle and high school science for 15 years before leaving to work at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in 1996. She was an active teacher leader at the time, serving two years as President of the Maine Science Teachers Association and NSTA District II Director from 1995 to 1998, as well as a member of the NSTA Executive Board (prior to the Board and Council restructuring in 1997). In 1992, she was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching, and in 1993, she was honored with the Milken National Distinguished Educator Award.
Her leadership and professional development work has been widely recognized since she left the classroom in 1996. She was elected President of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) for the 63rd time in 2008, the world's biggest association of K-12, university, and informal science educators. Susan Loucks-Horsley Prize for Leadership in Science and Mathematics Professional Development was given to her by the National Staff Development Council (formerly Learning Forward) in 2009. She was awarded the Outstanding Leadership in Science Education award by the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) in 2013 and the Distinguished Service to Science Education Award by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in 2018.
She was a Cohort 1 Fellow in the National Academy for Science and Mathematics Education Leadership, a science literacy leader for the AAAS/Project 2061 Professional Development Program, and a member of numerous national advisory boards. She has led science/STEM education delegations to South Africa (2009), China (2010), India (2012), Cuba (2014), Iceland (2017), Panama (2018), and Costa Rica (2019) because she is passionate about global science education. Before to becoming a teacher, Page worked as a research assistant at the Jackson Laboratory of Mammalian Genetics in Bar Harbor, Maine, with immunogeneticist Dr. Leonard Schultz. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in science.
She received her bachelor's degree in Life Sciences/pre-veterinary studies from the University of New Hampshire and her master's degree in Science Education from the University of Maine. She enjoys traveling, reading, photography, fiber work, and dabbles in modernist cooking and culinary art in her leisure time. Page has lived in Maine for for 40 years, and she and her husband now split their time between Fort Myers, Florida, and Wickford, Rhode Island. Page's email address is pagekeeley@gmail.com, and her website is www.uncoveringstudentideas.org.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781452270258 |
| ISBN 10 | 1452270252 |
| Title | Science Formative Assessment, Volume 2 |
| Author | Page Keeley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2014-12-18 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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