Hamm and Adams present models to help teachers identify student learning problems—recognizing when to re-teach, when to move ahead, and when to explain or give more examples. Activating Assessment for All Students takes all of these into account when it provides differentiated science/math methods and goes on to suggest ways that formative assessment practices can inform differentiated teaching, learning, and assessment. These methods promote success for more students by helping teachers develop informative assessment for lessons and related tools for reaching the varying levels of student competencies within their classes. This book builds on the expanding knowledge of what works in classrooms and suggests approaches that can open up individual and group possibilities for science and mathematics instruction. It intends to help you answer the following questions: * What is differentiated instructional assessment? * How can I amplify the results of DI by using formative assessments? * How might quality assessment tools (like portfolios) benefit all students? * How will I know that differentiated formative assessment works?

"Activating Assessment for All Students is a practical 'how-to' guide for teachers of mathematics and science. It details the connections among mathematics and science teaching, learning, and assessment. ... As educators, we know that assessment is much more than examination of student work. We also know that we must meet the needs of all students through differentiation. Activating Assessment for All Students supports our ability to make both a reality. The book comes with a dual recommendation for classroom teachers and professional development leaders. For the classroom teacher, it suggests ideas and structure for assessing and differentiating. For professional development leaders, it yields a good topic for a book study or action research project." - Teaching Children Mathematics

"Activating Assessment for All Students presents a fascinating overview of the importance of differentiated teaching and assessment in the classroom. Hamm and Adams take educators through the entire process of differentiation in the classroom through activities and clearly written examples. The authors share a variety of differentiated activities and assessment tools that provide teachers with a toolbox to keep students actively engaged and give students ownership of their own learning. The authors also share their scientific research base all the way through teacher selfreflection. The book allows educators to understand when it might be necessary to reteach and when it is time to move ahead. The reader is presented with a bounty of examples, both in activities and assessments, in math and science. . . .This book is an excellent tool for any educator, whether he or she is new to teaching or a seasoned veteran. This would actually make an excellent book study for a Professional Learning Community or any group of educators." - Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School

"The first two chapters of this book are devoted to discussing differentiated learning and informative assessment methods. Professionals looking for research-based information will be pleased." - Mathematics Teacher