Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Guide to Evaluating Mastery and Authentic Learning - Paperback

by Laura M. Greenstein (Author)

Go beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests!

The Common Core State Standards clearly define the skills students need for success in college and the 21st century workplace. The question is, how can you measure student mastery of skills like creativity, problem solving, and use of technology? Laura Greenstein demonstrates how teachers can teach and assess 21st century skills using authentic learning experiences and rigorous, varied assessment strategies. Based on the best ideas of renowned experts in education, this book provides a framework and practical ideas for measuring

• Thinking skills: critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and metacognition
• Actions: communication, collaboration, digital and technological literacy
• Living skills: citizenship, global understanding, leadership, college and career readiness

Included are numerous rubrics and checklists, a step-by-step model for developing your own classroom assessments, a lesson planning template, and sample completed lesson plans. Assessing 21st Century Skills gives you the tools and strategies you need to prepare students to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

Author Biography

Laura Greenstein is currently the High School Department Chair of Arts and Vocational at Montville Public Schools in Oakdale, Connecticut, as well as an adjunct professor at both the University of New Haven and the University of Connecticut. She has worked in education for 30 years as a classroom teacher (pre-K, middle, and high school), department chair, college professor, board of education member, author, and professional developer. She recently published What Teachers Really Need to Know About Formative Assessment with ASCD. She recently launched a assessment resource website: http: //www.assessmentnetwork.net/index.php.