Peer Power

Activate an assessment revolution with the Peer Power Feedback Framework! Formative assessment produces greater increases in student learning and is cheaper than other efforts to boost achievement. Peer Power gives teachers a practical 6-step framework for empowering students to take ownership of their learning through the self and peer assessment process.

The Peer Power Framework:

• expands feedback to learners 
• amplifies quality classroom discussion
• expands student goal setting
• infuses dispositional learning
• strengthens metacognitive thinking 
• integrates SEL practices into classroom culture

Thirteen practitioners offer concrete, practical strategies to support peer assessment in primary, upper elementary, secondary, math, English, social studies, and science. There is content dedicated to supporting English language learners and the use of technology to support goal setting and reflection.

Peer Power isn’t just for students; there are three chapters written by experts on how to harness the capacity of teams (PLC’s and Impact Teams) to strengthen their collaborative expertise to put learners at the center of the assessment process.

If you are a fan of formative assessment and feedback, if you believe in student-centered approaches to learning, if you want to increase student achievement by developing self-directed learners -- you will be a big fan of Peer Power.

Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Part I: Growing Empowered Learners
Chapter 1 Unite, Learn, and Prosper! Activate an
Assessment Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2 What’s My Contribution? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 3 The Peer Power Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 4 Proving Learning: The Power of Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 5 Expanding Meta-Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Part II: Voices from the Field
Chapter 6 The Reflective Learning Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Chapter 7 Lifting Language Learning With Peer Power . . . . . . . . . 105
Chapter 8 Igniting Goal Setting With Emerging Readers . . . . . . . . . 121

Chapter 9 The Anthem of Empowerment in Grades 3–5 . . . . . . . . 135
Chapter 10 Learning to Learn With Students for
Effective Collaborative Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chapter 11 The Case for Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Chapter 12 Yes! #PeerPower in Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Chapter 13 Learning for Democracy With #PeerPower . . . . . . . . . . 187
Chapter 14 History Class: A Microcosm of Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Part III: Empower Teams to Empower Learners
Chapter 15 Five Keys to Developing High Impact Teams . . . . . . . . . . 231
Chapter 16 Relational Trust: The Glue That Holds Teams Together . . . . 237
Chapter 17 Empowering Teacher Teams to Drive Their Learning:
Transforming Professional Learning with
Impact Team Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Part IV: A Call to Action
Chapter 18 Unite, Learn, and Prosper . . .
Become a #PeerPower Activist! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273