Below are some of the most popular topics/resources on Assessment FOR Learning:

• Practical Examples of AFL
• The Philosophy of AFL
• Interactive AFL Faculty Meetings
• Communicating AFL to Students and Parents
• Grading (as it relates to AFL)
• Sports Analogies

If you have suggestions for good AFL-related books, please send your recommendation to scotthabeeb@gmail.com.

• Fair Isn't Always Equal by Rick Wormeli
• The Collected Writings (so far) of Rick Wormeli by Rick Wormeli
• Transformative Assessment by W. James Popham

• Assessment and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom - companion site to Rick Wormeli's Fair Isn't Always Equal
• Seven Practices for Effective Learning - article in ASCD's November 2005 Educational Leadership
• AFL: Maximizing the Power of Assessment to Increase Student Achievement - article published in VASCD's Spring 2011 Journal
• Education Week: Best Practice - Formative Assessment Done Right
• Wikipedia Definition and Discussion of AFL - a great overview of what AFL is all about

• ELA/Reading Diagnostic Assessments - assessment resources from AFL member, Mark Pennington

• Rubistar - make rubrics for project-based assessments

• DePaul University Rubric Resources - everything you need about rubrics

• Formative and Summative Assessments in the Classrooms - explanation of the differences between the 2 and how both can be used

• NCTM Article - a good formative assessment article from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics