Performance Tasks and Rubrics for Early Elementary Mathematics ─ Meeting Rigorous Standards and Assessments

Performance tasks are highly effective tools to assist you in implementing the Common Core Math Standards. But how do you create, evaluate, and use such tools? In this bestselling book, educational experts Charlotte Danielson and Joshua Dragoon clearly answer those questions and more. You’ll find out what criteria to use to evaluate effective math tasks. You’ll learn how to use the tasks for instructional decision-making (formative assessment) and to prepare students for summative assessments. In addition, you will discover how to use your students’ results to communicate more effectively with parents. This must-have second edition is fully aligned to the Common Core standards and assessments and includes a variety of new performance tasks and rubrics, along with samples of student work.

Charlotte Danielson is an educational consultant based in Princeton, New Jersey. She has taught at all levels, from kindergarten through college, and has worked as an administrator, a curriculum director, and a staff developer. In her consulting work, Ms. Danielson has specialized in aspects of teacher quality and evaluation, curriculum planning, performance assessment, and professional development.