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 //Fair Isn't Always Equal//
**Assessing and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom** **Rick Wormeli ** Differentiated instruction is a nice idea, but what happens when it comes to assessing and grading students? What's both fair and leads to real student learning? // Fair Isn't Always Equal // answers that question and much more. Rick Wormeli offers the latest research and common sense thinking that teachers and administrators seek when it comes to assessment and grading in differentiated classes. Filled with real examples and “gray” areas that middle- and high-school educators will easily recognize, Rick tackles important and sometimes controversial assessment and grading issues constructively.

Wormeli on Assessment and Grading
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Dean David Chard on Formative Assessment
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Resources
**Staying Focused on Formative Assessment** By Rick Wormeli //[Note: Portions of this article originally appeared in the October 2008 issue of Middle Ground magazine,// //published by National Middle School Association. Used with Permission.]//

**Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards through Classroom Assessment** by Paul Black and Dylan William //Firm evidence shows that formative assessment is an essential component of classroom// //work and that its development can raise standards of achievement, Mr. Black and Mr.// //Wiliam point out. Indeed, they know of no other way of raising standards for which// //such a strong prima facie case can be made.// ===**//[|Dylan Wiliam’s website] // ** ===

This resource is useful for gathering facts about the learner and classroom demands. Taken from //Differentiating Instruction: Collaborative Planning and Teaching for Universally Designed Learning// by Jacqueline S. Thousand, Richard A. Villa, and Ann I. Nevin. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, www.corwinpress.com