Clarity in the Classroom
Written by our director Michael Absolum, an essential text for all educators.
Leaders and teachers find this book useful for explaining clearly and simply, with examples, the principles and practices of formative assessment. They particularly appreciate the practical suggestions and strategies for establishing learning-focused relationships with students and developing effective classroom practice.
Clarity in the Classroom is published by Hodder Education 2006. A United Kingdom edition was published in 2009 and a North American edition in Canada in 2010.
You can order it from Education Resource Centres around the country. Some kura and schools have purchased a copy for each of the kaiako on their staff as an essential teaching resource.
Praise for Clarity in the Classroom
This is one of the best professional reads I’ve enjoyed in a long time. Researched based information that is easy to understand and implement. Supports best practices teachers are already doing but gives simple easy ideas to “make it better”. By sharpening my clarity, my students no longer ask why because it is embedded in my instruction. I keep hearing “that makes sense”. You won’t be sorry you purchased this book!
The content is pertinent, clear and well-argued [and] ‘Try This’ sections encourage teachers to take the practical steps they will need if habits are to change and be sustained. At the back of the book are some ‘masters’ for teachers to copy and use immediately. This is a book for practitioners, based on sound research and its feet firmly planted in real classrooms. – Ruth Sutton, assessment consultant