Plan Teach Assess with Damian Cooper

Books

Damian's books have been used by thousands of educators in schools and districts across Canada, the United States and many countries around the world. They are also core texts in many faculties of education across Canada.

Rebooting Assessment

A Practical Guide for Balancing Conversations, Performances, and Products

Assessment is overdue for a technologysupported reboot, and this practical guide will help you do just that. Within its pages, you’ll discover a technology-supported and balanced approach to assessment that includes conversations and performance-based observations as key components.

Benefits:

  • Understand how balanced classroom assessment leads to deeper student engagement, greater equity, and increased reliability.

  • Discover the role of formative and summative assessments and how to use triangulation to assess student learning outcomes.

  • Watch video clips that feature real-life teachers and students implementing balanced assessment in the classroom.

  • Learn how to develop positive relationships with students and create a learning environment characterized by trust and collaboration.

  • Understand how to use technology and digital evidence to support assessment, including student self-assessment and peer assessment.

  • Rely on the teacher-readiness scale to help you identify your comfort level with the types of assessment and approaches within the book.

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Redefining fair

How to Plan, Assess and Grade for Excellence in Mixed-Ability Classrooms

In Redefining Fair, Damian draws from his extensive experience in the field to answer the most common questions teachers have about putting differentiation into action, and offers instructional solutions that are comprehensive, practical, clear and effective. 

 
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Talk about assessment

Strategies and Tools to Improve Learning

Effective assessment is key to student learning. This concept is at the centre of Talk About Assessment, a comprehensive resource that speaks directly to the K-8 classroom teacher. 

 
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Talk about assessment

High School Strategies and Tools

Assessment that guides instruction is key to effective student learning. This concept is at the centre of Talk About Assessment, a comprehensive resource that speaks directly to the high school classroom teacher.