Assessing 21st Century Skills
A Guide to Evaluating Mastery and Authentic Learning
- Laura M. Greenstein - Montville Public Schools
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.
"This is the book we’ve all been waiting for! 21st Century Assessment is timely and right on target. This book is a blend of theoretical and practical and is a must-have title for any educator who wants to truly meet the needs of 21st century learners."
"This unique book on assessment has it all! The author has done a phenomenal job of laying a research-based foundation; defining thinking skills, actions, and skills for living in the world; showing how to incorporate common core standards and technology into the mix; and providing suggestions on how to asses it all. An added bonus is the inclusion of numerous rubrics and checklists, a lesson plan format, and a completed sample lesson plan. With a detailed table of contents, sections clearly labeled, and the inclusion of an index, the book can be used as a textbook or as a handbook."
This is an excellent resource for my students needing to have criteria for grading assignments that are non-traditional.