Performance Tasks and Rubrics for Upper Elementary Mathematics

In this bestselling book, educational experts Charlotte Danielson and Joshua Dragoon explain how to construct and apply performance tasks to gauge students' deeper understanding of mathematical concepts at the upper elementary level.

Charlotte Danielson is an educational consultant now based in San Francisco, California. She has taught at all levels from kindergarten through college, and has worked as an administrator, a curriculum director, and a staff developer. Joshua Dragoon began his career in education as an elementary school classroom teacher. In addition to teaching, Joshua has served as a school administrator and district instructional coach. Most recently, he has led large-scale mathematics professional development initiatives across New York City for teachers at all grade levels.

eResources Meet the Authors Foreword by Jay McTighe Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction: What Is Performance Assessment? Chapter 2: Why Use Performance Assessment? Chapter 3: Making an Evaluation Plan Chapter 4: Understanding Quality Performance Tasks Chapter 5: Creating and Adapting Performance Tasks Chapter 6: Using Rubrics to Evaluate Complex Performance Chapter 7: Creating and Adapting Rubrics Chapter 8: Upper Elementary Mathematics Performance Tasks