Finding the Connections: Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Curriculum in Elementary Mathematics - Softcover

Moon, Jean; Schulman, Linda

 
9780435083700: Finding the Connections: Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Curriculum in Elementary Mathematics

Synopsis

Emphasizes the conceptual links among assessment, instruction, and curriculum, focusing on classroom practices in grades K-6. The book provides a model for integrating assessment with instruction and ideas for communicating with parents, students and administrators.

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About the Authors

Jean Moon is currently on leave from Lesley College to work as Advisor for Education Programs for the ExxonMobil Foundation. She has directed numerous teacher professional development projects throughout the years and has served as lead principal investigator on many evaluation studies in K-12 mathematics and science education. Moon has written a number of articles on alternative assessment.



Linda Schulman began her career as an elementary school teacher. She is currently a professor of education and mathematics at Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Recognized as a leading author of innovative supplementary materials for the teaching of mathematics, Schulman has coauthored more than seventy student books, teacher resource guides, and problem decks. At present, her work focuses on helping teachers transform their notions of learning and teaching mathematics through investigations and authentic assessment strategies.

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